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PromoWest Fest announces the lineup!

March 16, 2016

PromoWest Live will be hosting Promowest Fest, an inaugural music festival to take place July 15-17 in Columbus, Ohio’s Arena District.
The festival will host national and local talent on three stages throughout McFerson Commons and North Bank Park. Three-day and VIP tickets will go on sale with the lineup announcement in March.
The festival adds to PromoWest’s existing portfolio of concert venues including the LC Pavilion, Newport Music Hall, The Basement and A&R Music Bar in Columbus, Ohio and Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bunbury Music Festival and Buckle Up Music Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio. “We were excited to expand into the Pittsburgh market with Stage AE and then again into the Cincinnati market with Bunbury and Buckle Up, but for three years I’ve really wanted to bring something big back home to Columbus,” said Scott Stienecker, president and CEO of PromoWest Productions.
“PromoWest produces hundreds of shows annually from a few hundred attendees to tens of thousands both locally and regionally. PromoWest has shown its forward thinking as it has evolved from a simple rock club across from The Ohio State University to a true powerhouse in the concert promotion industry. PromoWest producing a festival in Columbus makes perfect sense, like the prodigal son returning home. We are excited to be part of this next step in the PromoWest story,” says Randy Malloy, owner and president of the longstanding independent alternative radio station CD102.5.
“We’re excited to see Columbus continue to grow its lineup of summer festivals,” said Brian Ross, Experience Columbus president and CEO. “These types of world-class events attract locals and visitors alike. We look forward to showing off the best of Columbus and enjoying great music throughout next summer.”
More information about PromoWest Fest will be released in the next few months. For additional details, including festival map, please visit www.promowestfest.com and be sure to like the fest on Facebook and follow along on Twitter @PWFestOfficial.
The 2016 lineup features national, regional and local acts including Walk the Moon, Modest Mouse, Snoop Dogg, Brand New, Ryan Adams, LL Cool J, Tears for Fears, Mac Miller, The Decemberists, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Fitz and the Tantrums, Milky Chance, All Time Low, Garbage, Lindsey Stirling, X Ambassadors, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Moon Taxi, Atlas Genius, The Wombats, Black Lips, Alunageorge, RJD2, The Dear Hunter, Red Wanting Blue, Black Pistol Fire, Grizfolk, Holy White Hounds, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Banners, Mimicking Birds, Pup, Coast Modern, Finish Ticket, Copywrite, Nick D’ and The Believers, Forest & the Evergreens, Lonesome as Gold, and more.
A limited number of three-day tier one passes are available now at Ticketmaster.com at $169.00 plus fees. Once tier one passes are sold out, three-day passes will be priced at $179.00 plus fees. Single-day passes will be $79.00 and will be made available once the single-day lineups are announced in June. A limited number of VIP passes are also on sale now. Three-day VIP passes are $389.00 plus fees and include:
Separate VIP entrance into the festival
Stage front viewing area at both main stages
Swag bag with commemorative poster and festival essentials
Lockers with charging stations (first come, first serve)
Complimentary food
Complimentary water
Private bars featuring discounted drink prices
Private restrooms
Air-conditioned tent
The festival adds to PromoWest’s existing portfolio of concert venues including EXPRESS LIVE!, Newport Music Hall, The Basement and A&R Music Bar in Columbus, Ohio and Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bunbury Music Festival and Buckle Up Music Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio. “We were excited to expand into the Pittsburgh market with Stage AE and then again into the Cincinnati market with Bunbury and Buckle Up, but for three years I’ve really wanted to bring something big back home to Columbus,” said Scott Stienecker, president and CEO of PromoWest Productions.
“iHeart Media Columbus is really looking forward to being involved with PromoWest Fest in Downtown, Columbus. It’s a great match for our local, heritage brands like 97.9 WNCI and 105.7 The X. We’re excited to partner with PromoWest to help make this festival a success!” says Michael McCoy, SVP of Programming for iHeart Media Markets Group Columbus Region.
“We’re excited to see Columbus continue to grow its lineup of summer festivals,” said Brian Ross, Experience Columbus president and CEO. “These types of world-class events attract locals and visitors alike. We look forward to showing off the best of Columbus and enjoying great music throughout next summer.”