Island Bay Day 2011 Media Kit




What is Island Bay Day?


Island Bay Day is a large scale multi-stage outdoor music festival that benefits local and regional charities. The festival features multiple big name bands including a major headliner, as well as great food, vendors, entertainment for kids that includes pony rides and face painting, soft drinks, beer, a local winery, and more. Island Bay Day 2010 attendance was the highest to date, with approximately 4000 people at the festival. Tickets for IBD 2011 will be available online at islandbayday.com, as well as at select area locations. Tickets will also be available at the door if the event is not sold-out. Island Bay Day 2011 will be Saturday October 15th from 11AM - 11PM in Stevensville on Kent Island.



History


The first Island Bay Day was a small parking lot charity music festival in October 2007 that benefitted the Chesapeake Bay Trust and had local favorites "D'Vibe & Conga" as the headlining act. In 2008 the festival outgrew the previous location and was moved to the bayfront property on Pier 6 Road in Stevensville and included a full day of live music. The charity that year was Chesapeake Cats And Dogs and the Animal Resource Foundation (A.R.F.).

In 2009 the festival was moved to the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center in Grasonville (CBEC) and benefitted that orginization. A second stage was added and the festival grew again, this time providing 12 bands in 12 hours, with local favorites "No Pets For Noah" headlining.

In 2010 Island Bay Day grew to be the Mid-Shore areas largest music festival with an attendence lever of araound 4000 people. The headlining band was "Kix", a band that has had significant MTV and radio airplay over the years and who regularly plays large scale venues and music festivals around the country. The location was the 8 acre field behind the Kent Island American Legion in Stevensville and the charity was Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed Medical Center. Proceeds of Island Bay Day 2010 went towards helping soldiers who have been wounded fighting for us in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a very good cause.
This year Island Bay Day will continue to grow. We will be using the same location as 2010 as it proved to be a perfect venue. The date will be Saturday October 15, 2011 from 11AM to 11PM and we will have great food, vendors, games, kids fun, and much more. The band lineup is currently in the works and will include well known bands. Look for more information about Island Bay Day 2011 in early 2011.

Island Bay Day is presented each year by Kent Island Online, the most read and largest Mid-Shore area website and online area guide. Island Bay Day is staffed by a large group of volunteers from the Kent Island Online community and these volunteers work all year to secure a venue, bands, vendors, food, and more.

Bands that have played at Island Bay Day include: KIX, No Pets for Noah, Sweet Leda, Defrayal, The Fashionably Late, D'Vibe & Conga, Guthrie Matthews Method, Iron Man, Wicked Rosie, Rob Fahey, Korupt, Quagmire, Loving The Lie, Sleep Thru Sunday, Prozakistan, School Of Rock, Plasmagora, and others. The headliners for Island Bay Day 2011 will be announced soon.



Island Bay Day Goals


The goal of Island Bay Day is to enhance the community by supporting charitable organizations and helping to foster relationships between the charity and local businesses. Not only facilitating the donation of thousands of dollars annually to charitable organizations but at the same time supporting social and economic efforts of businesses offering their financial support by providing the promotional services of Kent Island Online and it's partners.

We do this by hosting a music festival of diverse style annually with all proceeds going directly to a chosen charity. Recipient charity chosen annually.



Island Bay Day 2011


Each year Island Bay Day is held at the end of September or early October. Island Bay Day 2011 will be held on Saturday, October 15th from 11AM to 11PM.

Island Bay Day will be advertised / promoted in print, online, and radio. Ads for Island Bay Day will run in August and heavilly in September in the following: 98 Rock, The Bay Times, WRNR-FM, Kent Island Online.com, WCEI-FM and WINX-FM, The Chesapeake Music Guide, WNAV-AM, The Annapolis Site.com, Barcrawler Magazine, Baltimore Night Out.com, Tidewater Trader, and more.

There will be three side by side stages allowing for a full day of non-stop music. Each band will have a 40 minute set, with the headliner having 90 minutes. There will be 5 minutes between bands for any quick announcements and band introductions. Each band has 40 minutes to set up while the opposite stage is in use. Starground Entertainment is providing a professional sound system and pro-audio mixer for all bands. Bands need to supply all instruments and any on-stage equipment that they need. Starground Entertainment supplies all amplification and on-stage monitor speakers. Bands are encouraged to communicate with each-other before the event to make set-up as smooth as possible. Every other band on the schedule is on the same stage. The IBD 2011 Band Roster will be posted soon.


This was the band lineup for Island Bay Day 2010:

11:45AM - 12:25PM - School Of Rock (Stage 1)
12:30PM - 01:10PM - Fuzzbox Piranha (Stage 2)
01:15PM - 01:50PM - Off The Hook (Stage 1)
01:55PM - 02:35PM - Guthrie Matthews Method (Stage 2)
02:40PM - 03:20PM - Steel Dixon (Stage 1)
03:25PM - 04:05PM - Sweet Leda (Stage 2)
04:10PM - 04:50PM - Wicked Rosie (Stage 1)
04:55PM - 05:35PM - Quagmire (Stage 2)
05:40PM - 06:20PM - 8 Ohms Band (Stage 1)
06:25PM - 07:05PM - Korupt (Stage 2)
07:10PM - 08:15PM - No Pets For Noah (Stage 1)
08:15PM - 09:15PM - Kix Sound Check / Defrayal (Stage 3)
09:20PM - 10:50PM - Kix (Stage 2)

Times are subject to change to accommodate unforeseen issues.

The website for Island Bay Day is located at http://www.islandbayday.com and includes all festival information including direction to the venue, schedule, band links and videos, sponsorship forms and vendor forms, ticket sales, hotel options, and more.


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