On the Waterfront (festival)
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| Location(s) | Rockford, Illinois, USA |
| Years active | 1985 - present |
| Founded by | City of Rockford |
| Date(s) | Labor Day weekend |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Alternative rock, Rap, Punk rock, Country music |
| Website | http://www.onthewaterfront.com |
On the Waterfront is an annual music festival featuring rock, country music, alternative rock, hip hop, punk rock bands, local bands, food vendors and craft booths. On the Waterfront runs on Labor Day weekend, in downtown Rockford, Illinois.
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[edit] History
In 1983, during an economic downturn in Rockford due to a decline in manufacturing, city officials approved $15,000 in financing to create a celebration of the founding of Rockford and held it on Labor Day weekend. The annual On the Waterfront Festival has become Illinois’ largest music festival with over 100 performers in seven music venues covering 30 city blocks. The On the Waterfront Festival includes special events, attractions and venues, as well as over 50 food booths.
[edit] On the Waterfront lineups by year
[edit] 2007
- Daughtry, The Black Crowes, The New Cars, The Chi-Lites, 12 Stones, Kansas, Sara Evans, Little Big Town, 38 Special, Keith Anderson, Jason Michael Carroll, Blake Shelton, Blue County, The Wreckers, Cowboy Crush and Jason Aldean
[edit] 2006
- Pat Benatar, Buddy Guy, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Richard Elliot, John Lee Hooker, Jr., Buckwheat Zydeco
[edit] 2005
- Alice Cooper, John Waite, Bad English, Julie Roberts, Sonny Landreth, Robert Cray and Lonnie Brooks and the Brooks Family Band
