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The '''2005 City Stages''' was the 16th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The festival took place on nine stages around Linn Park and 5th Avenue North on June 17-19, 2005. Weekend passes cost $35 in advance. Day passes were $28 at the door.
The '''2005 City Stages''' was the 17th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The festival hosted 125 performers on 9 stages around [[Linn Park]] and [[5th Avenue North]] on [[June 17]]-[[June 19|19]], [[2005]].


This years festival gained a title sponsor and is officially named the '''[[Vines & Waldrep]] City Stages'''
The 2005 festival gained a title sponsor and was officially named the '''[[Vines & Waldrep]] City Stages''' in a three-year deal worth $150,000 per year. Weekend passes increased by $5 to $35 in advance. Day passes were $28 at the door. Organizers secured rain insurance at a cost of $50,0000. The overall budget for the vent was around $2.4 million. The festival increased its talent budget to between $850,000 and $875,000. Aretha Franklin was scheduled to appear, but canceled her visit.
 
Ticket sales totaled an estimated $1.1 million for the weekend.
 
City Stages contracted with [[Affordable Sound and Light]] and [[Davis Production Services]] to crew the stages.


==Line up==
==Line up==
===Friday===
===Friday===
* [[Advent Five O'Clock Musicians]]
* [[Summerfest]] Musical Theatre
* [[Beitthemeans]]
* Firewood
* The Movement
* [[Promise the Ghost]]
* Graham Cotton Band
* Graham Cotton Band
* Chiara Civello
* Common
* Silvertide
* [[Red Halo]]
* [[Lynam]]
* [[Deputy 5]]
* Aqualung
* Aqualung
* Irma Thomas and the Professionals
* MIchael Tolcher and the Lucky Playboys
* MIchael Tolcher and the Lucky Playboys
* Alejandro Escovedo
* Ludacris
* Loretta Lynn
* Loretta Lynn
* The Killers


===Saturday===
===Saturday===
 
* Dancin' Donna and Cha-Cha Willie
* [[Magical Fun Bus]]
* Susan Kerva
* Greenbriar Handbell Choir
* Roger Day
* Imagination Movers
* [[The Dollar Dance Band]]
* [[The DipTones]]
* [[Jackie Tally]]
* Dave Roberts and Connie Carnes
* [[Michael Patilla|Michael]] and Carol Patilla
* Tom and Rebecca Zurn
* [[The Deadline]]
* I Nine
* [[Birmingham Rhythm Orchestra]]
* [[Charles Weaver]] and [[Dave Gallagher]]
* Alabama Gravy Soppers
* [[Kinoflux]]
* Crooked Still
* Chris Ardoin and NuStep
* Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express
* [[Severe]]
* [[Little Charlie and the Nightcats]]
* Willie King and the Liberators
* Lee Benoit and the Bayou Stompers
* Mambo Grid-Gris
* Kyle Andrews
* Lampwick
* [[Leaderdog]]
* Montana Skies
* Nightingale
* Marina Zakharova
* Pepper's Ghost
* [[Rollin' in the Hay]]
* [[Meet the Next]]
* [[Through the Sparks]]
* Jeff Bates
* [[Big Daddy's New Band]]
* [[Ladies Night Out]]
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]]
* Musiq
* Montrose
* Robbie Fulks
* Mindy Smith
* [[Taylor Hollingsworth]]
* Jim Lauderdale
* Mary Chapin Carpenter
* Gerald Levert
* Def Leppard


===Sunday===
===Sunday===
* [[Metropolitan Church of God]] choir
* [[New City Church]] King's Kid Choir
* [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]] progressive choir
* [[Southside CME Church]] choir
* [[Agape Missionary Baptist Church]] choir
* David's Army Gospel Choir
* [[Franky Velvet]]
* [[OK]]
* Patrick Thomas
* Ash Kizer and the Bonus Point Band
* [[Heritage Pipes and Drums]]
* [[Just a Few Cats]]
* Little Jimmy Reed
* Guiding Light Steppers
* [[Steven Knighten]]
* Polecat Creek
* Patton James and the Synchromatics
* Citizen Cope
* [[Michael Warren]]
* Rachael Yamagata
* [[Wes McDonald]] and the Fizz
* Steve Hobbs
* [[Phi De I]]
* David Ryan Harris
* Johnny Barbato and the Lucky Doggs
* [[Ann Bennett Edwards]] with [[Kevin Grigsby]]
* [[Earthbound]]
* [[Ona Watson]] and Champagne
* Little Jimmy Reed
* [[Taylor Hicks]]
* [[Austin Hanks]]
* North Mississippi Allstars
* North Mississippi Allstars
* Gov't Mule
* Gov't Mule
* [[Roszetta Johnson]]
* Abdel Wright
* Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
* Trace Adkins
* The Black Crowes
* The Black Crowes


[[Category:2005 City Stages|*]]
{{City Stages}}
==References==
* Cobb, Mark Hughes (June 11, 2005) "Boon or bust for outdoor festivals." {{TN}}
 
[[Category:City Stages]]
[[Category:2005 events|City Stages]]

Latest revision as of 10:13, 11 September 2022

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The 2005 City Stages was the 17th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The festival hosted 125 performers on 9 stages around Linn Park and 5th Avenue North on June 17-19, 2005.

The 2005 festival gained a title sponsor and was officially named the Vines & Waldrep City Stages in a three-year deal worth $150,000 per year. Weekend passes increased by $5 to $35 in advance. Day passes were $28 at the door. Organizers secured rain insurance at a cost of $50,0000. The overall budget for the vent was around $2.4 million. The festival increased its talent budget to between $850,000 and $875,000. Aretha Franklin was scheduled to appear, but canceled her visit.

Ticket sales totaled an estimated $1.1 million for the weekend.

City Stages contracted with Affordable Sound and Light and Davis Production Services to crew the stages.

Line up

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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