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LIFOR MEETING DATE: September 13, 2007
SUBJECT: Summer Concert Series
Prepared by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and provide input to Staff
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The City will be sponsoring Dublin's 12th Annual Summer Concert
Series beginning in July 2008. Five free concerts will be held on consecutive Friday evenings from 7:00
to 9:00 p.m. outdoors at the Dublin Civic Center plaza area, and are free to the public. Traditionally, the
concerts begin on the first Friday following the July 4th Holiday. However, since July 4th falls on a Friday
in 2008, the concerts will be scheduled to begin on the following Friday, July 11th, and continue through
August 8th
Staff is interested in considering the selection of artists for the 2008 summer series and would like some
input from the Commission on the different types of music that would be preferred. Typically, the
summer series 'features a variety of musical styles including; Rhythm & Blues, Cajun/Zydeco, Motown,
Classic Rock, Country Western and popular music from the past four decades. Besides the general
categories listed above, some other types of musical genera to consider are; Modem Rock, Top 40, Rock
& Blues, Classical, Folk, Swing/Big Band, Dixieland Jazz, Hawaiian, Classic Oldies, Symphonic,
Calypso/Reggae, Mariachi, Afro-Cuban, and Tribute Bands. In many situations, bands often play a
combination of two or three different styles of music to provide a greater variety of sounds that appeal to
a larger audience.
For the Commission's review, Staff has compiled a list of bands that have performed at the summer
concerts over the past five years, with attendance figures in parenthesis. Each band has been listed under a
general category of musical style:
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Country Rock& Roll (60's-90's) Contemporary Jazz
Cow Bop (175) Dave Martin's House Party(200) Frankye Kelly(225)
La Deana(200) Don's Neighbors (200) Downtown Allstars (220)
Bell Brothers (250) The Back Pages (250) Pamela Rose (250)
Stone Soup (275)
Jukebox Heroes (225)
Rhythm& Blues Caribbean/Latin Soul/Cajun/Reggae
Busta Groove (450) Broken English (250) Zydeco Flames (325)
Alta Rockers (300) Rolando Morales (300) The Parrotheads (500)
Aja Vu(325) Soca Sisters (250) Tom Rigney&Flambeau(375)
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East Bay Mud (350) Red Di (225)
Alameda All Stars (225)
Big Band/Swing
David Hardiman All Star(300)
Last summer, the Commission suggested a mix of music styles somewhat similar to the 2006 Series with
genera such as Reggae, Big Band, R&B, Rock & Roll and Country. Based on the Commission's input,
the following bands were contracted to provide entertainment for the Summer 2007 Concert Series:
• Jukebox Heroes (attendance 225)—Rock &Roll
• Bell Brothers (attendance 250)—Country
• David Hardiman All Star Band(attendance 300)—Big Band
• Red Di (attendance 225)—Reggae
• Alameda All Stars (attendance 225)—Rhythm &Blues
Based on the Commission's input on styles of music desired, Staff will attempt to contract with individual
music groups for the summer series, taking into consideration availability and budget limitations. Staff
will also consider summer concert offerings in surrounding cities such as San Ramon, Pleasanton, and
Danville, in order to avoid duplicate bookings of the same bands.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
receive the report and provide input to Staff.
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