ROTHBURY Announces More Artists. Tickets On Sale Today!

Article Contributed by madison | Published on Thursday, February 28, 2008

ROTHBURY announces the addition of Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Wailers, Mickey Hart Band featuring George Porter Jr. and Steve Kimock, and Trampled By Turtles to the artist lineup.  Tickets went on sale Today, February 27 th at 12pm Noon EST.  Check out www.rothburyfestival.com for more details.

On July 4th weekend 2008, ROTHBURY emerges as a new American celebration. For this next generation of the rock and roll music festival, ROTHBURY sets forth as a huge party with a purpose. Hosted at the one-of-a-kind Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan, the unique festival site offers trails, forests, fields, lakes and beach fronts, and even on-site lodging, bars and eateries. The four day, environmentally sustainable music and camping festival promises to be an inspiring cultural assembly; one where music fans, artists and progressive thinkers gather to celebrate much more than music.

It is ROTHBURY's goal to harness the unique energy of the live music community into a durable social movement toward an important cause: Climate Change and Clean Energy Alternatives.  In addition to a diverse and stellar lineup of over 70 bands on 8 stages, ROTHBURY will host a Think Tank and Energy Fair, and features unprecedented  audience participation opportunities.

Music is the soul of ROTHBURY, which today adds to its initial artist line-up announcement.  Confirmed musical acts include Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, 311, Phil Lesh and Friends, Modest Mouse, Primus, Snoop Dogg, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Thievery Corporation, STS9 and many others .  A complete list of confirmed artists follows, and many others will be announced in the coming months.

The ROTHBURY Think Tank is an event within the event, offering various buzz sessions and roundtables between leading scientists, scholars, writers, progressive political and corporate leaders, youth leaders, and entertainers.  Confirmed as ROTHBURY Think Tank Curator is Dr. Stephen H. Schneider, with participants Dr. Eban Goodstein, L. Hunter Lovins, Winona LaDuke, and many, many others to be announced.  The Think Tank will address the topic of Climate Change and Clean Energy Solutions, geared toward conversations related to corporations, government/policy makers, and the individual.  Think Tank events will share ideas about how to lessen our ecological and carbon footprint. Interactive participation, both face-to-face and through the use of multi-media technology, enable the ROTHBURY community to engage with the Think Tank at multiple levels.

ROTHBURY's Energy Fair, where attendees engage hands-on with cutting edge, sustainable technology and products, offers a flurry of scheduled and surprise activities, plus food/drink, vending, performances/presentations on the Workshop Stage, contests and interactive opportunities, and so much more.

ROTHBURY itself is committed to producing a near zero-waste concert. The first to tackle a green program of this magnitude at an around-the-clock (camping) concert in the USA, ROTHBURY has an on-staff Greening Chief, and has implemented multiple initiatives toward this effort, including replacing disposables with 100% compostables, recycling and composting, choosing clean energy, carbon-offsetting, and Green Ticket options.

ROTHBURY's Solar Schools Program powered by Black Rock Solar will outfit a local school with a free solar panel system. ROTHBURY is committed to donating an absolute minimum of $50,000 worth of solar panels. This year's Solar Schools Program recipient:  Shelby High School in Shelby, MI. Visit www.rothburyfestival.com for more information on ROTHBURY's School Solar Program and other sustainability initiatives.

ROTHBURY's current list of confirmed artists is as follows:

Dave Matthews Band

Widespread Panic

John Mayer

311

Phil Lesh and Friends

Primus

Thievery Corporation

Snoop Dogg

Modest Mouse

Michael Franti and Spearhead

Gov't Mule

Slightly Stoopid

Rodrigo y Gabriela

STS9

Colbie Caillat

The Black Keys

Yonder Mountain String Band with Jon Fishman

Gogol Bordello

Citizen Cope

Keller Williams and The WMD'S

The Disco Biscuits

Medeski Martin & Wood

Ray LaMontagne

Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival

Drive-By Truckers

The Mickey Hart Band featuring George Porter Jr. and Steve Kimock

Of Montreal

The Dresden Dolls

Gomez

Brett Dennen

Taj Mahal

Mike Gordon

Zappa Plays Zappa

Crystal Method DJ Set

State Radio

JJ Grey & MOFRO

The Greyboy Allstars

The Secret Machines

Railroad Earth

Beth Orton

The Wailers

Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels

A 3

Bettye Lavette

Lotus

Yard Dogs Road Show

The Beautiful Girls

Sage Francis

Tea Leaf Green

Emmitt Nershi Band

EOTO

Panjea with Michael Kang

Bassnectar

Diplo

Flosstradamus

The Juan MacLean

The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker

Dead Confederate

Trampled By Turtles

DJ Rekha

Motion Potion

DJ Rootz

SOJOURN

Busdriver

Additional acts to be announced in the coming months.