Lynyrd Skynyrd Farewell Tour, Train/Goo Goo Dolls Summer Tour Hit Moondance Jam in Walker, Mn This Week
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_______________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2019 Moondance Jam Contact: Kathy Bieloh 218-836-1055 or [email protected] Photos: http://www.moondanceevents.net/festivals/pressrelease.html LYNYRD SKYNYRD FAREWELL TOUR, TRAIN/GOO GOO DOLLS SUMMER TOUR HIT MOONDANCE JAM IN WALKER, MN THIS WEEK WALKER, MINNESOTA – July 15, 2019 – Two big summer tours are hitting Moondance Jam in Walker, Minnesota this week along with many other national acts. The Lynyrd Skynyrd Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour will be featured on Saturday night along with fellow Southern rockers Gov’t Mule and Molly Hatchet. Thursday night will showcase Train and The Goo Goo Dolls Summer Tour 2019 with special guest Allen Stone along with Candlebox. Friday will start off with a heavy dose of the 80s with Vixen, Survivor and 80s superstar Rick Springfield before amping up the main stage with Skillet. Moondance owner and promoter Kathy Bieloh is excited to get the show going, “My staff and I are so thrilled to see all of our Moondance family together again for the long weekend. We love seeing familiar smiling faces and all of the new jammers too. And we are so happy to have so many fantastic artists and bands hitting our main stage and our three side stages. It’s going to be a blast in the concert area and in the campgrounds.” For fans that purchase three-day festival tickets, there is a free Pre Jam Party on Wednesday night that has become a concert experience on its own with four shows in the Saloon, three mainstage shows and fans encouraged to dress up retro style celebrating their favorite era of rock ‘n’ roll. This year’s Pre Jam will kick off with Moondance house band Mountain Ash, followed by ThundHerStruck: The Ultimate All- Girl Tribute to AC/DC and then capped off by The Sweet known for their 70s Top Ten Billboard hits “Ballroom Blitz”, “Fox on the Run”, “Love is Like Oxygen” and “Little Willy”. Festival goers who purchased three-day camping can upgrade to four-day camping at the gate if they want take part in the Pre Jam Party. Moondance added a second JumboTron for 2019 that they showed off at their country festival last month. “We kept hearing how it added so much more to the concert bowl experience,” says Kathy, “with the new location on both sides of the stage, fans could see the up-close camera shots without having to take their eyes away from the stage.” General Admission tickets, reserved camping (limited supply), general camping (21+ only) and four-day camping upgrades will be available at the gate. Tickets, Camping and Concert Gate Times Concert gates open at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday and at noon on Thursday through Saturday. The VIP tent will open Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for early check-in and the Pre Jam Party with free beer, pop/water and discount cash bar. VIP check-in starts at noon Thursday through Saturday. Early camping check-in on Wednesday runs from Noon until 9:00 p.m. Even if campers didn't originally purchase 4-day camping, they can show up a day early and upgrade at the gate. Check-in on Thursday, Friday and Saturday runs from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Campers should not show up at the gates before the check-in time – they will not be allowed to wait on the highway. If campers are checking in late, they must be at the gates (#1, #5 & #6) no later than 9:00 p.m. Location, Parking, Moondance Shuttles & Moondance Jam is held on the 300 acre Moondance Fairgrounds 6 ½ miles southeast of Walker, MN on HWY 200. There is $15/day parking available at the Moondance Fairgrounds parking lot just off of HWY 200 and $5/day motorcycle parking near the East gate (accessible through gate #1). Northern Lights Casino offers paid parking in their lot 2.5 miles west of Moondance. Moondance Jam provides a free shuttle service that runs to and from 2:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. The casino runs an early afternoon shuttle from noon - 2pm. Special needs accessible parking is available on the south side of the concert area. Private Party Buses, Limos and Private Shuttles Private party buses, limos and private shuttles need to contact Moondance in advance at 218-836-1055 for special loading and unloading instructions and times. Festival Seating for General Admission and Organized Lawn Chair Seating Moondance Jam began as classic rock festival with open festival seating for all general admission ticket holders and continues that tradition today over two decades later. All ticket holders at Moondance have equal opportunity to get up to the front of the stage or sit back on the lawn seating area. Concert goers who wish to "reserve" a spot on the lawn by bringing in a lawn chair need to purchase a chair tag. Lawn chair seating spots are taken on a daily first-come-first-served basis allowing lawn chair tag holders a reserved spot as well as access to the pit in front of the stage for their favorite shows. Accessible seating is available in the concert area with gate personnel and security available for on-hand assistance. Side Stages, Bars and Other Events at Moondance Jam in 2019 New for 2019, cash will be accepted at all vendors, bars and beer tents. Moondance will honor any Moondance Bucks that fans purchased in advance. Moondance has four different bars with various specials throughout the Jam. The Lazy Moon Bar & Grill features a full food and bar menu, a breakfast buffet and bloody mary bar in the morning, off sale beer and liquor throughout the festival and acoustic entertainment all day. The Lazy Moon will be the starting point for a Yahtzee Pub Crawl on Wednesday from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and again on Thursday and Friday from noon - 5 p.m. with a championship round on Saturday at 3 p.m. Billy B's bar on the hill is open daily and has a ton of fun events for fans at noon before the shows like Redneck Olympics on Friday, Bean Bag Toss tourneys on Friday and Saturday and a huge Beer Pong tourney on Saturday with prizes for winners. Plus, there will be free beer & wine tasting by Harvest Moon Festival on Friday and Traveling Art Pub in the MDJ Saloon on Friday and Saturday. The MDJ Saloon and outdoor Tiki Bar (just outside the Lazy Moon Bar & Grill) will feature some of the biggest regional and tribute bands from the upper Midwest. The annual camping contest takes place on Thursday and Friday in the campgrounds. The 2019 theme is “FREE BIRD!!!” with pre-registration required online. Details for all of these fan events can be found at moondancejam.com or on the Moondance Jam Facebook events page. Winners of the fan events can win backstage passes, ticket for Moondance Jam next year along with other fun prizes. Main Stage Schedule Wednesday, July 17 Pre Jam Party (free for all 3-day ticket holders) 10:30 p.m. – The Sweet 9:00 p.m. – ThundHerStruck 7:30 p.m. – Mountain Ash Thursday, July 18 10:00 – Train 8:00 – The Goo Goo Dolls 6:00 – Allen Stone 4:00 – Candlebox Friday, July 19 10:00 – Skillet 8:00 – Rick Springfield 6:00 – Survivor 4:00 – Vixen Saturday, July 20 10:00 – Lynyrd Skynyrd 8:00 – Gov’t Mule 6:00 – Molly Hatchet 4:00 – Cold Kingdom *Schedule and lineup are subject to change without notice. Side stage schedules and additional information can be found online at www.moondancejam.com. ### .