Rock of Ages ~ Tribute Weekend & Hot Rod Show

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Permalink Reply by Joan Minnery on June 6, 2008 at 1:34pm

Grab your hound dog, put on your blue suede shoes, grease back that hair, hop in your pink Cadillac and set your sights on Brantford as we get ready to Shake, Rattle and Roll, at the Best Western Hotel for the 1st annual ROCK OF AGES ~ Tribute Convention & Classic Car Show invading the city on August 23rd & August 24th.

Brantford is once again stepping back in time; as the entire town will be getting knee deep in poodle skirts, classic cars, beehive hairdos, leather jackets, saddle shoes, gibson guitars and the greatest music of all time for another city invasion of Elvis & Oldies Magic!!!

The Rock of Ages festival kicks off on Saturday August 23rd at 11am with the Tribute Artist Competition, Classic Car Showcase, BBQ Sock Hop, Memorabilia Tradeshow, Vendors, and performers paying tribute to a myriad of Rock and Roll and Country Legends from the 50s - Today!!!

Saturday evening at 8pm, join us for the highly anticipated Rock and Roll Extravaganza with the Rockin' Thru the Ages Showband. A 12 piece live band saluting Elvis, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, the Stones, Bill Haley, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Grace Slick, the band, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, CCR, Roy Orbison, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. The 3 hour rock 'n' roll express will have you up on your feet dancing to the tunes of the Legends of Rock and Roll and then we will open up the stage for all of the contestants to strut their stuff in our after-hours party and open mic jam. This is a must for the fans and a time for everyone to party together and have some old time rocking fun.

Sunday morning at 11am, we start rocking again with the Contest Semi Finals, Classic Car Show, BBQ Sock Hop & all other attractions. A gospel luncheon is in the works, but we're looking for someone to run that for us.

Our festival wraps up on Sunday August 24th, from 7pm - 11pm, with the Grand Finale Showcase, Competition Finals, a special presentation by Memphis Motion and the World's Biggest Legends Jam Session; as all performers unite together on stage, for an acoustic party, where they take requests from the audience and play their own guitars. This is going to be one of the highlights of the whole weekend. It is fabulous!!!

For anyone interested in the Tribute Artist Competition; the preliminaries start on Saturday August 23rd at 11:00am, with the semi-finals taking place on Sunday August 24th at 11am, and then the finals at that evening at 7:00pm. The contest is held in the grand ballroom at the Best Western Hotel. The contest is open to ALL tribute artists, Rock Icons, Country Legends, Pop/Screen Idols...we welcome them all. Judging panel is comprised of music industry people, singers, musicians and tribute artists. *We are still looking for more, so get the word out that we need more contestants*

Join us for a weekend of fun and mayhem. We would love to see you!

Tickets are on sale NOW. All tickets must be purchased through Joan Minnery @ (519) 752-1694 OR Michelle King @ (519) 752-0741

For more information please contact
Joan Minnery, Festival Director
joan@memphismotion.com
http://memphismotion.com/ROA/ROA-home.htm

"We Are Having More Fun Than Humans Should Be Allowed To Have”

Also, join us for the Rock of Ages Sneak Preview showcase on Saturday July 19th at Harmony Square in downtown Brantford, from 1pm - 5pm. Free admission, please bring a lawn chair.

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