2005 City Stages

The 2005 City Stages was the 17th 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 festival gained a title sponsor and was officially named the Vines & Waldrep City Stages. Aretha Franklin was scheduled to appear, but canceled her visit.

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

Line up

Friday

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

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 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

• 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
• Gov't Mule
• Roszetta Johnson
• Abdel Wright
• Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
• Trace Adkins
• The Black Crowes

Crew

City Stages contracted with Affordable Sound and Light and Davis Production Services.