NATIONAL ROCK SUMMIT AUGUST 30 Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida (August 4, 2008) – The 1st Annual National ROCK SUMMIT Festival will kick off Saturday August 30, 2008 in beautiful downtown Pensacola, Florida, on Labor Day Weekend! The gorgeous backdrop for the festival will be the historic village of downtown Pensacola with breathtaking views of Pensacola Bay. The ROCK SUMMIT will be broadcast live, worldwide via sponsor www.BLOGTV.com!Over 100 bands from across the country will be performing at the National Rock Summit music festival in the streets of downtown Pensacola and at participating venues, such as; Top of the Town, Pensacola Cultural Center, Jack & Ron's and Seville Quarter. The Rock Summit will start at 2PM.MADELYN and SKY TELLS ALL will headline the festival, along with the Rock Summit Finalists: MONSTERS ON MAPLE STREET, AMBITION BY DAY, A TRAGIC VICTORY, and BLANK IMAGE. Mobimark is providing a service that enables people at National Rock Summit to text votes from their cell phone to help their favorite band win Rock Summit. The winner of National Rock Summit will be announced at the end of the show. The winning band will receive a slot on next year's local Rock Summit Tour and their choice of a cash prize or an independently contracted marketing deal.Rock Summit Founder, Derrick Knight said," Rock Summit is an interactive entertainment experience which reflect the positive changes in the music industry due to the growth of online music. People can download anything these days, now they want to experience the music live." He continues, "I think the most amazing thing about the National Rock Summit is you can cross the country in one night by just crossing the streets to the different venues and checking out bands that were hand picked on the local Rock Summit Tour!"Derrick Knight, 21, spent his summer in New York City working on Rock Summit and says "I hired people to help manage events and book bands for local Rock Summits nationally and this year has been a great learning experience. I'm already looking forward to next year so I can put to use what I learned this first year.""National Rock Summit will be the perfect end to our summer! We can't wait to meet with the other bands and perform for everyone," says Justin of Ambition by Day, from the Virginia Beach Rock Summit.National Rock Summit tickets go On Sale Now. Tickets are $15; tickets will be $20 on day of festival, so save $5 online while you can! Kids 10 & under (with report card) get in Free! Christian, Punk, Metal, Hardcore and other music genres will be represented at the festival. Volunteer applications are being accepted online. For list of ticket locations, to buy online, or view complete line up visit www.ROCKSUMMIT.org
INTERVIEW WITH ROCK SUMMIT FOUNDER, DERRICK KNIGHT .. .. .. .. .. NATIONAL ROCK SUMMIT - AUGUST 30TH - LABOR DAY WEEKEND - PENSACOLA, FLORIDA!