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We're puttin on this HUGE benefit festival to bring communities together to help PEACE the pieces back together for those effected by the Midwest floods and tornados as well as the earthquake in China. This first annual event will take place Aug 1-4 in Clear Lake and Mason City, IA on several stages including the legandary Surf Ballroom, the VFW, Lorados, Dillingers, and East Park Bandshell. There will be a limo van/party bus shuttling people around between the stages all weekend. There will be vendors, information booths, and activities for all ages. If you buy tickets from us or at the Surf before Aug 1st or at Lasting Impressions in Ames or Delusions in Marshalltown, they're $25 a day (Friday is free) or $75 for the extended weekend Fri through Mon. If you buy them on line at betterthanadream.com or frontgatetickets.com the price went up on the 4th of July to $30 a day or $90 for the weekend. Children 12 and under are free. We have over 50 amazing bands from all over the nation who feel passionate about our cause and pumped to come and rock with us. Here's the lineup so far, and more are adding everyday.Special announcement: We have a special treat in store for us all, a one time only performance of the best of the best musicians Sunday night at the Surf.Steve Molitz of Phil Lesh and Friends and Particle,
Darrin Pujalet of Mickey Hart Band and Particle,
Jason Fladager of Big Wu and God Johnson,
Andy Miller of Big Wu and Banyan, and
Willie Waldman of Banyan, Perry Farrell, and Tupac Shakurwill form a one time band calledThe Clear Lake Allstarsand rock Iowa like its never been rocked before.You can not miss this!Thank you to everyone who helped make this sweet experience possible! Cheers!That 1 Guy,
North Indiana Allstars (members of Umphrey's McGee and Jane's Addiction and more),
Joseph Israel,
Charlie Parr,
Pert' Near Sandstone,
Radio Active,
Javier Trejo,
International Farmers,
Mr. Baber's Neighbors Solar String Band,
The Four Zoas,
Morning Will Break,
Remedy Dead Larry,
Hyentyte,
Jon Wayne and the Pain,
Jordan Mayland,
Floodplane,
Bernie King,
Jumbies,
Insectoid,
Northern Drift,
Neumoniker,
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank,
Space Moose,
The Mayflies,
Ben Wantland,
Austin Chadderdon,
Pimp Hand Strong,
Jason Sturges,
The Human Co-Op Family Band,
Sol Spectre,
Jaden Carlson,
Strong Like Bear,
The North River Ramblers,
Cirrus Minor,
Luie Lopez III,
George and Tim,
The Jason Dixon Line,
2EASY,
Bear's Acoustic Honey,
The Teddy Boys,
Give Away The Plot,
The Felt,
Michael Fugitt,
Followed By Ghosts,
Magic Celebration Factory,
The Desert Highway Drifters,
Funks G,
TUGG,
Home,
Chastity Brown,
Jonathan Bergo,
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles,
David Zollo,
Cpt. Clawtooth,
Jacob Tyler Wolfgang,
Fatty Geezer,
and more---------------------------------------------------
Here's the tentative schedule for this huge benefit event:
Friday August 1st
Clear Lake VFW 219 Main, Clear Lake
6:30 pm Chastity Brown
8:00 pm The Desert Highway Drifters
9:30 pm Capt. Clawthroat (AKA Joe Downing)
11:00 Fatty Geezer
At East Park Band Shell 4th St NE, Mason City
6:30 pm The Four Zoas
8:00 pm The Bear Clan Music Cooperative
9:30 pm The Teddy Boys -----------------------------------
Fri at Lorado's 118 N. Federal Ave., Mason City
6:30 pm Funks G
8:00 pm Magic Celebration Factory
9:30 pm Irie Sol
11:00 pm George and Tim -----------------------------------
Fri att Dillinger's Bar and Grill 1617 S. Monroe Ave., MC
7:30 pm Ashley Fumich
9:00 pm Senseless Beauty
10:30 pm Give Away The Plot
Midnight Papa Smiley and the Brain Bananas-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------------Saturday August 2nd
At the Surf Ballroom:
10:00 am Morning Will Break
11:15 am T.U.G.G.
12:30 pm Remedy
2:00 pm Mr. Baber's Neighbors
3:30 pm Dead Larry
5:00 pm Hyentyte
6:30 pm Jon Wayne and The Pain
8:00 pm Javier Trejo
9:15 pm Sol Spectre
10:30 pm Joseph Israel ------------------------------------
Sat at East Park Band Shell 4th St NE, Mason City
11:30 am Pimp Hand Strong
1:00 pm The Human Co-op Band
2:30 pm Ashleigh Fumich
4:30 pm Bernie King
6:00 pm Jordan Mayland
7:30 pm George and Tim
9:00 pm The North River Ramblers --------------------------
Sat at Lorado's 118 N. Federal Ave., Mason City
4:30 pm T.U.G.G.
6:00 pm Magic Celebration Factory
7:30 pm Desert Highway Drifters
9:00 pm Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles
Sat at Dillinger's Bar and Grill 1617 S. Monroe Ave., MCity
2:30 pm Jacob Tyler Wolfgang
4:00 pm Michael Fuggit
5:30 pm Chastity Brown
7:00 pm Funks G
8:30 pm HOME--------------------------------------------------------
------------------------Sunday August 3rd
At the Surf Ballroom:
10:00 am The Human Co-op
11:15 am Bernie King
12:30 pm Jumbies
2:00 pm Northern Drift
3:15 pm Neumoniker
4:30 pm Insectoid
5:45 pm Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank
7:15 pm Charlie Parr
8:30 pm Pert Near Sandstone
10:00 pm That 1 Guy --------------------------------------
Sun at Clear Lake VFW 219 Main, Clear Lake
1:00 pm Long Shadow Men
2:30 pm Jonathan Bergo
4:00 pm Followed By Ghosts
5:30 pm The Teddy Boys
7:00 pm The Felt
8:30 pm Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles -------------
Sun at East Park Band Shell 4th St NE, Mason City
11:30 am Radio Active
1:00 pm The Bear Clan
2:30 pm Space Moose
4:30 pm Pimp Hand Strong
6:00 The Jason Dixon Line
7:30 pm Cirrus Minor
9:00 pm Dead Larry ----------------------------------
Sun at Dillinger's Bar and Grill 1617 S. Monroe Ave., MCity
5:30 pm Capt. Clawthroat (AKA Joe Downing)
7:00 pm Michael Fuggit------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------Monday August 4th
At the Surf Ballroom:
11:00 am HOME
12:00 pm Ben Wantland
1:15 pm Jason Sturges
2:30 pm Strong Like Bear
3:45 pm Jaden Carlson
5:00 pm Radio Active
6:30 pm The Mayflies
8:00 pm International Farmers
9:30 pm That 1 Guy
11:30 North Indiana Allstars