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Bayfest 2012 This Weekend!

Ange AlexbayfestOctober 4, 2012

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BayFest will celebrate its 18th anniversary on October 5–7, 2012 with an expected crowd of more than 200,000 guests, who will make merry in the streets of Downtown Mobile and see over 125 live musical acts on nine stages during the weekend.

Having grown substantially from a debut crowd of 50,000 in 1995, BayFest has become known for its vast array of renowned musical talent that appeals to a wide variety of audiences and is suitable for the entire family. Since BayFest’s beginning, acts such as B.B. King, Hootie & the Blowfish, The Temptations, Widespread Panic, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Ludacris, Travis Tritt, Velvet Revolver, LeAnn Rimes, Nelly, Alan Jackson, Anita Baker, Stone Temple Pilots and hundreds more have performed on BayFest stages.

BayFest offers continuous music for every taste, including country, classic rock, alternative, pop, jazz, R&B, rap, gospel, modern rock and more. One of the festival’s stages, the Launching Pad, is specifically designed to spotlight local and regional talent and showcase acts who aspire for musical greatness. The event also includes a family activity area that has garnered rave reviews in and of itself. All of this is offered at a price that is less that what most individual concerts cost!

BayFest has been honored by the Alabama Tourism Department as the Alabama Event of the Year (2009) and has been a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event for multiple years. The festival has also been named event of the year by the Mobile Press-Register, Mobile Bay Monthly and Lagniappe.

BayFest has generated in excess of $254 million for the Mobile economy since it began in 1995. The event provides destination awareness and the potential for repeat tourism to the City of Mobile.

Artist Lineup:

4GivenSunday, October 073:10 PMGospel Stage
Acoustic CafeSaturday, October 063:30 PMCafe Stage
Al Green Sunday, October 077:15 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Anonymous The ApostleFriday, October 057:25 PMGospel Stage
Ashelea PenquiteSunday, October 073:15 PMCafe Stage
Battling DeliriumFriday, October 057:15 PMLaunching Pad
Big & Rich with special guests Cowboy Troy and Bradley GaskinSaturday, October 068:45 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Bonus BrothersSunday, October 075:15 PMCafe Stage
Brandon GreenSaturday, October 0610:30 PMLaunching Pad
Brothers UnitedSaturday, October 066:35 PMGospel Stage
BuckcherrySaturday, October 069:15 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Burke IngraffiaSaturday, October 064:00 PMJazz Tent
BushSaturday, October 0610:45 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Cedar St. Baptist ChurchFriday, October 058:05 PMGospel Stage
Charlie WilsonSaturday, October 0610:15 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Chris CagleSunday, October 075:45 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Cliff RobertsonFriday, October 056:45 PMGospel Stage
Da Hood PreacherSaturday, October 062:30 PMGospel Stage
Dat BSunday, October 074:15 PMCafe Stage
Davidson High School Jazz BandSunday, October 072:00 PMJazz Tent
Dennis “Fingeroll” NelsonSaturday, October 065:15 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Dennis “Fingeroll” NelsonSaturday, October 069:00 PMJazz Tent
DJ Trey Stein and Chris SpiesFriday, October 057:45 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Donna Newell & Gerry SquiresSunday, October 072:15 PMCafe Stage
DrocSunday, October 072:30 PMGospel Stage
Elley DuheSunday, October 072:45 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Elmo & the BluesmanSaturday, October 067:15 PMCafe Stage
Eric BenetFriday, October 059:30 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Excelsior BandFriday, October 056:30 PMJazz Tent
Faulkner State Sun Chief Jazz BandsSunday, October 076:00 PMJazz Tent
FlatrockSaturday, October 066:00 PMCafe Stage
Formerly KnownSaturday, October 064:45 PMCafe Stage
Friendship Baptist ChurchSaturday, October 064:30 PMGospel Stage
Gospel Music Workshop of Alabama, Mobile Area ChapterSunday, October 074:40 PMGospel Stage
Grace Potter & The NocturnalsSunday, October 077:15 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Grayson CappsSaturday, October 065:30 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Gretch Lyles & the Modern EldoradosSaturday, October 064:00 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Grits-N-PiecesSunday, October 077:15 PMCafe Stage
Jerrod NiemannSunday, October 074:15 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
John Jackson & Elements of Praise Saturday, October 067:20 PMGospel Stage
Johnny NoSaturday, October 063:45 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Jonathan Martin QuartetSunday, October 074:00 PMJazz Tent
JourneyFriday, October 059:30 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
K-RobSaturday, October 067:15 PMLaunching Pad
LedisiFriday, October 0511:00 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Light for ShadowsSaturday, October 063:50 PMGospel Stage
Los 4 AmigosSaturday, October 063:15 PMLaunching Pad
LoverboyFriday, October 057:00 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Luke BryanSunday, October 077:30 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Mary MarySaturday, October 068:15 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
McKenzie’s MillFriday, October 0510:00 PMLaunching Pad
Mel WaitersSunday, October 074:00 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Michael Franti and SpearheadSunday, October 075:30 PMCoca-Cola Stage
MiMOSAFriday, October 059:00 PMCoca-Cola Stage
MiShondiaSunday, October 075:45 PMGospel Stage
Mob Towne Revival Saturday, October 063:45 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Mobile Big BandSunday, October 079:00 PMJazz Tent
My Darkest DaysSaturday, October 067:30 PMCoca-Cola Stage
P.T. JohnsonSaturday, October 065:15 PMGospel Stage
Pat BenatarFriday, October 058:05 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Phunk Blue MoonFriday, October 056:45 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Pick of the LitterSunday, October 076:15 PMCafe Stage
Pretty LightsFriday, October 0510:30 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Randy HouserSaturday, October 067:00 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Rayland BaxterSunday, October 074:00 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Rebecca Barry QuartetSunday, October 077:30 PMJazz Tent
Rexton LeeSunday, October 073:30 PMLaunching Pad
Rez & the SolutionsSunday, October 076:45 PMLaunching Pad
Rick Hirsch and FriendsSaturday, October 066:30 PMJazz Tent
Rite DirectionSaturday, October 065:55 PMGospel Stage
Rochelle Harper BandSaturday, October 068:45 PMLaunching Pad
Rollin’ In The HaySunday, October 072:30 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Roman StreetFriday, October 059:30 PMJazz Tent
Rose RoyceSunday, October 075:30 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Ruben StuddardFriday, October 058:00 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Shad and the GangSaturday, October 062:00 PMJazz Tent
Shane Philen QuartetSaturday, October 066:00 PMJazz Tent
Sonny Bama & BandSaturday, October 062:15 PMCafe Stage
Spank the MonkeySaturday, October 062:30 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Suburban Jazz QuartetFriday, October 058:00 PMJazz Tent
TankSaturday, October 066:45 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
The Beat DaddysSunday, October 074:45 PMLaunching Pad
The Campaign 1984Saturday, October 066:15 PMCoca-Cola Stage
The Handsome ScoundrelsSaturday, October 065:45 PMLaunching Pad
The McCray FamilySaturday, October 063:10 PMGospel Stage
The SuziesSaturday, October 064:30 PMLaunching Pad
The Ugli StickSaturday, October 065:00 PMCoca-Cola Stage
Tonya Boyd-Cannon & So DivineSunday, October 072:30 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Trigger RootSaturday, October 062:30 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Unseen EvidenceFriday, October 058:30 PMLaunching Pad
Walter Sumlin, Jr. Sunday, October 073:55 PMGospel Stage
Wendell BFriday, October 056:45 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Willie NelsonSaturday, October 0610:30 PMAT&T/Southern Ford Dealers Stage
Youngest 1’sSaturday, October 062:30 PMMiller Lite/Wind Creek Casino Stage
Zombo ComboSaturday, October 067:30 PMJazz Tent

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