Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
September 18 – 21, 2008
Inlet Parking Lot
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The Platters, The Marvelettes & Cornell Gunter’s Coasters
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
One night only, this trio of rock and roll legends will bring their timeless, soulful hits and high-energy acts to Ocean City. This spectacular line-up of The Platters, The Marvelettes and Cornell Gunter’s Coasters can be enjoyed by all ages and will embody the meaning of feel good music
When The Platters come to Sunfest, they will roll out their sweet ballads. With hits such as, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “The Great Pretender,” and “Only You,” they will bring back some of the greatest love songs of the 1950’s. The Platters allow their audience to get caught up in the tender melodies of another era.
The Marvelettes, Motown’s first group to have a Number 1 song on the Billboard charts, will bring back their classic tunes likes, “Please, Please, Mr. Postman,” “Beechwood 4-5789,” and “Don’t Mess with Bill.” With a soulful stage presence and natural charisma, The Marvelettes will have the audience toe-tapping and hand clapping.
Let the good times roll when Cornell Gunter’s Coasters take the stage. With a long line of hits including, “Yakety Yak,” “Love Potion #9,” “Poison Ivy,” and “Charlie Brown,” this group is famous for their upbeat music and comic genius. Everyone is sure to sing along when the Coasters make the audience part of their high energy show.
Tickets are $10-$20
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Rodney Atkins
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
Country music’s Rodney Atkins captures every aspect of his life in his music. Since his debut album in 2003, Rodney has believed that country music is about life. “It’s about what people face every day. That’s what they want to hear in country music. And that’s what I draw on, what brought me here, every time I sing.”
His current album, “If You’re Going Through Hell,” Rodney explores many of the topics of life. With hit songs including, “If You’re Going Through Hell,” “Watching You” and “Cleaning This Gun,” he has proven the country music fans agree. With the hit “These are My People,” Rodney carries us to his past where he “grew up by the railroad tracks and shooting BBs at old beer cans.” Even with all of his recent country music nominations and success, he is still most comfortable in a John Deere t-shirt, jeans and work boots with a wild turkey or deer in his front yard.
Tickets $20-$35
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The Commodores
Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
For three decades, this Grammy Award winning group, The Commodores have remained a force in the music industry. Originally formed in 1968 at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, they were discovered by none other than Motown founder Berry Gordy. Upon their arrival at Motown, the Commodores turned out hit after hit, including “Easy,” “Sail On,” “Three Times a Lady” and of course “Brick House.” They sold over 60 million records for Motown. But it wasn’t until the departure of band mate Lionel Richie did the Commodores achieve Grammy recognition with their multi-platinum song “Night Shift.”
Today, the Commodores are still touring successfully worldwide, have produced six new albums and created their own record label. With their strong foundation of talent and amazing staying power, The Commodores are alive and well in the new millennium.
Tickets $15-$35
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The Shades of Blue Orchestra
Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.
Bold, Brassy, Baltimore-Based, Big Band – These are only a few words to describe this orchestra. The Shades of Blue Orchestra performs a variety of musical styles and selections to promote and recreate the “big band” sound. Established in 1976, this 18-piece Big Band consists of a well-balanced complement of brass, woodwind and rhythm instruments as well as two vocalists. Applying their big band sound to music from the 1930’s to present music, Shades of Blue is sure to become a Sunfest favorite.
FREE SHOW
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Key West Band
Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
The Key West Band made their Sunfest debut in 2006 with a large supply of Jimmy Buffett songs as well as Reggae, Creole and Latin. This band can turn any day into a high-energy Caribbean island party. The members of the Key West Band are sailors and divers who have lived and worked in Florida and the Caribbean, not a bunch of city-bound Caribbean wannabees. When the band finally takes a vacation you can expect to find them in the islands or living on a sailboat not only relaxing, but doing research for new band material.
FREE SHOW
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YOU CAN RIDE THE BUS TO SUNFEST 2008. It costs only $2.00 to ride all day long!!!
New Sunfest shuttle offered
The Ocean City Transportation Department is offering a new service this year—the Sunfest Shuttle. The town’s trolleys will offer an express shuttle (no stops) to Sunfest from the Convention Center’s south parking lot on 40th Street. The cost is $2, ride-all-day, same as the regular bus fare. Parking is free at the Convention Center south lot. Trolleys will depart the lot every 30 minutes from 9 a.m. until 30 minutes following the end of the evening’s last concert, Thursday through Saturday, and from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Sunfest Shuttle offers convenient service for festival attendees traveling from the northern part of town.
Satellite Parking Locations:
Presbyterian Church at 13th Street
Public Safety Building at 65th Street
Gold Coast Mall at 115th Street
Northside Park at 125th Street
WEST OCEAN CITY PARK & RIDE (Route 50)
It costs only $1.00 to shuttle to the South Division Street Transit Center
One block from the Sunfest grounds!
If you require special assistance with handicapped transportation
please call: 410-723-1607.
For more information about Sunfest, call The Ocean City Department of Recreation and Parks at 410-250-0125. |
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