Gregg Allman Announces Inaugural Laid Back Festival
We are excited to share the news that Gregg Allman will be fronting his own music festival this coming August! Check out the press release below, and we look forward to hearing more about this upcoming venture between Allman and Live Nation.
“Gregg Allman, in a joint venture with Live Nation, is excited to announce the inaugural Laid Back Festival. Set to take place on August 29 in New York at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, the one-day event, named after Allman’s seminal first solo record from 1973, will feature performances by: Gregg Allman, The Doobie Brothers, Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and City of the Sun. More artists will be announced soon. Besides offering an all-star lineup of great music, Laid Back looks to become a premiere destination for great food and drink as well, with Allman and Live Nation curating over 20 of the finest regional restaurants, wineries and breweries. The full list of artists and restaurants, wineries and breweries is below.
Laid Back will begin at 4pm. VIP Packages including items such as a clam bake on the beach, and limited-edition show posters will be available. Laid Back Festival tickets and VIP packages go on sale Friday, May 1, at 9am via ticketmaster.com and laidbackfestival.com.
“Creating this fest has been a lot of fun,” says Allman. “Good music, good food and drink and a beautiful beach – what could be better?”
The Laid Back Festival artist lineup is below:
Gregg Allman
The Doobie Brothers
Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers
Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band
City of the Sun
The Laid Back Festival on-site restaurants, wineries and breweries are below:
Guy Fieri’s BBQ “Grill Out”
Paces Steaks
Swell Taco
Nuchas- Empanadas
Odies Grill
Harvest Moon Oysters
Backyard Brine Pickle Co.
Jamesport Vineyards
Carpe Vino Cellars
Maison Belle Claire
Port Jeff Brewing Company
*and more to be announced*
For more information, please visit: laidbackfestival.com
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About Gregg Allman:
Gregg Allman is one of the most acclaimed and beloved icons in rock and roll history. As a founding member of the one and only Allman Brothers Band and in his own storied solo career, Allman has long been a gifted natural interpreter of the blues, his soulful and distinctive voice one of the defining sounds in the history of American music. At the 54thAnnual Grammy Awards in 2012, the ABB was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, in part a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the group’s seminal live album Eat a Peach. Gregg himself, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, was also nominated for Best Blues Album for his acclaimed first solo record in 13 years, Low Country Blues. Allman’s critically acclaimed tell-all memoir, My Cross To Bear, was a New York Times Bestseller for many weeks and is now available in both hardcover and paperback. The book focuses on his journey as a struggling artist through the formation of the Allman Brothers Band and their ultimate explosion on the music scene, informed by the hindsight of Allman today, the survivor of unimaginable loss, alcohol and drug addictions as well as a recent liver transplant. He is currently working on a new solo album.”