| Red
Dirt Music Festival to Return |
| Update:
Oct 19th & 20th is the scheduled rain out
date. |
| GCG
Community Report |
| August
27th, 2007 - Chickasha - With much
opposition from the Chickasha City Council and
Mayor Greg Elliot, the Red Dirt Music Festival
hosted by Curtis Hart at the Muscle Car Ranch is
to be rescheduled within the next six weeks for
rain out ticket holders and others. |
| The event that
took place on August 16th -18th, 2007 was an
official rain out, says Curtis Hart. However Stoney
LaRue is coming back to honor his commitment
to perform. Scheduling is being arranged and
when all is confirmed, a date certain will be
announced. |
| Even with all
the headaches from the Chickasha City Council,
The annual event will go on says Mr. Hart. When
asked about difficulties, Curtis had a laundry
list of road blocks that he said the City of
Chickasha has placed before him. From excessive
fines regarding last year's signage to trying to
stop the event all together. Noise levels
were kept at a 88 decibel level to insure to be
respectful of fellow residents. |
| The million
dollar annual event provides much revenue for
the city and local business owners, and for the
city council to be in such opposition is ludicrous
stated Curtis. |
| After lunch
during this years rained out event, over three
thousand vehicles were counted entered the
parking area in order to attend the annual
festival. |
| The main
sponsor of this year's event was Budweiser -
Budlight. Curtis says that he extends his deep
appreciation to his main sponsor and to Brad
McClure, Attorney for American Airlines, for
their solid backing without wavering when so
much flack was received from the Mayor and the
City Council. |
