OFFICIALCHICAGO POWERFEST 2009SHIRT DESIGN REVEALED!!
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EARTHEN GRAVE and TONY VALLEAdded to CHICAGO POWERFEST 2009!!
CRJ Productions would like to announce that Chicago’s own EARTHEN GRAVE, featuring renowned violinist Rachel Barton and also Ron Holzner of Trouble fame, will be performing a special acoustic set in the fan lounge at the next CHICAGO POWERFEST…open to all fest attendees. Also performing in the lounge will be comedian TONY VALLE, who will be bringing a fresh new twist to the Powerfest experience…stand-up comedy. This year’s event is set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois.
CRJ would also like to congratulate LOST IN BLUE as the winners of this year’s BUZZNEWS.com Metal Wars contest. Also, many thanks go out to the BUZZNEWS staff & crew for their support of the fest & help with the contest.
Tickets for the event are currently available via all Ticketmaster locations, Pearl Room box office & Metal Haven in Chicago. Also, specially priced 2-day & 3-day ticket combos are available via www.ChicagoPowerfest.com
Final Lounge Stage Lineup (acoustic sets):
Friday, May 8:
EARTHEN GRAVE (featuring violinist Rachel Barton)
SACRED DAWN
WILL BOZARTH
Saturday, May 9:
TONY VALLE (comedian)
NOVEMBERS DOOM
GWYNBLEIDD
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and DOPEConfirmed for CHICAGO POWERFEST 2009!!
CRJ Productions would like to welcome BLACK LABEL SOCIETY as Headliner and DOPE as their direct support for the Friday, May 8th, night of the next CHICAGO POWERFEST, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Tickets for this May 8th, date of the fest will go on sale this Saturday, April 4th, at 11am CT via all Ticketmaster locations.
Festival organizers also commented, "In keeping with the Powerfest tradition of spanning a wide variety of hard rock and metal genres, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and DOPE are two more bands who will contribute perfectly. This is what we feel a metal fest should be & plan to continue in this multi-dimensional direction with the goal of being bigger and better each year."
Final Powerfest Main Stage Lineup.
Thursday, May 7 (PAGANFEST)
KORPIKLAANI
PRIMORDIAL
MOONSORROW
BLACKGUARD
SWASHBUCKLE
Friday, May 8:
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
DOPE
KIUAS
ASSAILANT
MINDWARP CHAMBER
CYCLE OF PAIN
BuzzNews.com Metal Wars Winner
Saturday, May 9:
DEVILDRIVER
SOIL
NOVEMBERS DOOM
PERZONAL WAR
SHEEPHEAD
LUNA MORTIS
DIAMOND PLATE
Current Acoustic Sets (in Fan Lounge).
Friday, May 8:
SACRED DAWN
WILL BOZARTH
Saturday, May 9:
NOVEMBERS DOOM
GWYNBLEIDD
Tickets for the other two nights of the event (May 7th featuring Paganfest USA 2 & May 9th featuring DEVILDRIVER) are currently available via all Ticketmaster locations. Also, specially priced 2-day & 3-day ticket combos will also be made available starting April 4th via www.ChicagoPowerfest.com
As previously reported, CRJ Productions will continue with its official fan sponsorship/VIP program this year…intended to give fans a higher level of participation in the fest and a chance to take advantage of some cool perks.
For more information regarding Powerfest or the VIP program, please also visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com
NOVEMBERS DOOM Acoustic Set Added!!
NOVEMBERS DOOM have just confirmed that they will be adding a very special acoustic set on the same night, May 9th, of their main stage performance at this year's CHICAGO POWERFEST. This will be their first ever acoustic set on American soil, and will be held in the Pearl Room's connected lounge (Capone's) prior to their main set.
For this year's POWERFEST, festival organizer's CRJ Productions have made arrangements to have the adjacent lounge opened up to fest attendees as a special room for fans to kick back, hang out & check out some cool acoustic performances which will take place in between main stage acts. Additional vendors will also be invited to set up in the lounge area, and if any vendors are interested, please contact CRJ via the fest website www.ChicagoPowerfest.com
CRJ also commented, "This is yet another step towards our ultimate goal of creating the complete festival experience for the POWERFEST, and we're very excited to see how things will continue to develop. We hope that by opening up the lounge this year, it will give fans a chance to hang out, and even an opportunity to rest instead of having to stand the entire night.something many fans have expressed an eager interest in over the years."
Lineup Shift & Ticket Sale Date Announced
Headliners DEVILDRIVER, along with support bands SOIL and NOVEMBERS DOOM, will now be playing the Saturday, May 9th, date of this year's CHICAGO POWERFEST instead of the previously reported Friday May 8th date. Festival organizers, CRJ Productions, also commented: "Sorry for any inconvenience, but due to reasons beyond our control stemming from scheduling conflicts, this shift has become necessary."
Also, individual night tickets for Thursday, May 7th, & Saturday, May 9th, will go on sale this Saturday, March 7th, at 11am CT via all Ticketmaster locations.
MAJOR Friday headliner announcement will be made 3/30, along with their direct support and ticket info., including 2 & 3 day passes.
DEVILDRIVER and SOIL Confirmed!!
CRJ Productions would like to welcome DEVILDRIVER and SOIL as part of the next CHICAGO POWERFEST, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. This will be both bands' first show in the Chicago area in over a year & also since finishing the recording of their new albums.both of which are scheduled for release in early summer.
Festival organizers also commented, "In keeping with the Powerfest tradition of spanning a wide variety of hard rock and metal genres, DEVILDRIVER and SOIL will contribute perfectly. This is what we feel a metal fest should be & plan to continue in this multi-dimensional direction with the goal of being bigger and better each year."
KIUAS, NOVEMBERS DOOM, PERZONAL WAR:First Announced Bands for CHICAGO POWERFEST
Finland’s up-and-coming KIUAS, Chicago’s very own metal veterans NOVEMBERS DOOM, and Germany’s PERZONAL WAR are among the first bands to be announced for CHICAGO POWERFEST 2009 (Main Event). Rounding out some of the other support slots will be Sweden’s ASSAILANT, Germany’s SHEEPHEAD, and Chicago’s MINDWARP CHAMBER.
The 7th edition of the Chicago Powerfest will take place at the Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois on May 7-9, 2009. Also, as previously announced, the PAGANFEST USA: Part 2 tour will be making a stop on the first night (May 7) of this year’s Powerfest to kick it off again with some amazing Pagan metal!!
CHICAGO POWERFEST 2009 ANNOUNCES DATESAND WELCOMES PAGANFEST
The 7th edition of the CHICAGO POWERFEST will take place at the Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois on May 7-9, 2009.
Also, in keeping with a new annual Powerfest tradition of a Thursday night “kick-off” show, organizers/promoters CRJ Productions are very pleased to welcome the next Paganfest USA tour, featuring PRIMORDIAL, ELUVEITIE, MOONSORROW and BLACKGUARD (formerly Profugus Mortis) on May 7th.
Commented CRJ: "Here we are again, preparing for yet another installment of an ultimate weekend of some amazing metal!! And what better way to start things off again in high gear, than by getting the next Paganfest tour routed through the Powerfest for the kick-off night!!! All in all, things are progressing quite well and we're looking forward to what 2009 will bring. Stay tuned for more confirmed bands being announced in the coming weeks.”
Once again, tickets will be available for individual days as well as 2-day & 3-day ticket combos. CRJ Productions will also continue with its official fan sponsorship/VIP program this year that will give fans a higher level of participation in the fest and a chance to take advantage of some cool perks. More details regarding tickets and the VIP programs will be made available soon.
For more information regarding Powerfest or the VIP program, please visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com
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