Filling in for Tone Loc is hip hop pioneer ROB BASE, who will appear as part of the Old Skool All Stars with the previously announced SUGAR HILL GANG and NAUGHTY BY NATURE. The triple-billed concert will be the featured performance on Saturday evening, June 6th at 7:30 p.m.
Best known for his 1998 platinum hip-hop classic “It Takes Two,” Rob Base along with childhood friend DJ E-Z Rock rode their smash hit onto R&B radio stations as well as dance clubs around the world and provided a touchstone for the style known as hip-house.
“It Takes Two” became a street sensation upon its release in 1988. Massive club airplay enhanced its impact considerably and the song was named Single of the Year by both the Village Voice and Spin Magazine.
All Celebrate Fairfax! Festival tickets include admission and concerts on five stages. More than 60 performers, 250 exhibits and attractions, and 75,000 visitors are expected for the three-day, award winning Celebrate Fairfax! Festival. The event is produced by the 501(c)3 non-profit Celebrate Fairfax, Inc.
For more information, please visit www.CelebrateFairfax.com.
Check out the new, interactive Celebrate Fairfax! event guide, just published online here. This is your guide to everything for our 2009 event – from parking and shuttle info, to the entertainment schedule, to kids activities, to exhibitors, photos and more! Check it out!
Festival Interview with Meagan Lindsay, Communications Director for Celebrate Fairfax! on the Cox Communications Local Edition.
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Think you have what it takes to be the Karaoke Champion of Fairfax County? Well now is your chance! The 2009 Celebrate Fairfax! Festival is proud to present the first annual Fairfax County Karaoke Championship. The competition will consist of three rounds: preliminary (see schedule of hosting venues below), semi-final and final — both at the Celebrate Fairfax! Festival on Saturday June 6th, 2009.
GRAND PRIZE: $1,000
FOR ALL PRIZE DETAILS,
PLEASE SEE THE OFFICIAL RULES
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8 Applebee’s –Chantilly @ 9:30pm |
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10 PJ Skidoos @ 9:30pm |
11 Uptown Sushi Bar and Grill @ 9:30pm |
12 Fast Eddie’s –Fairfax @ 9:30pm |
13 Vespucci @ 6:30pm
Backyard Grill @ 10:00pm
Velocity V @ 9:00pm |
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15 Applebee’s –Falls Church @ 10:00pm
Uptown Sushi Bar and Grill @ 9:30pm |
16 Applebee’s –Chantilly @ 9:30pm |
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17 PJ Skidoos @ 9:30pm |
18 Uptown Sushi Bar and Grill @ 9:30pm |
19 Fast Eddie’s –Fairfax @ 9:30pm
Auld Shebeen @ 10:00pm |
20 Vespucci @ 6:30pm
Backyard Grill @ 10:00pm
Velocity V @ 9:00pm |
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Breakers Sky Lounge @ 9:00pm |
22 Applebee’s –Chantilly @ 9:30pm
Applebee’s –Falls Church @ 10:00pm
Uptown Sushi Bar and Grill @ 9:30pm |
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24 PJ Skidoos @ 9:30pm |
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26 Fast Eddie’s –Fairfax @ 9:30pm
Auld Shebeen @ 10:00pm |
27 Vespucci @ 6:30pm
Backyard Grill @ 10:00pm
Velocity V @ 9:00pm |
28 Vespucci @ 6:30pm
Breakers Sky Lounge @ 9:00pm |
29 Applebee’s –Falls Church @ 10:00pm |
30 Applebee’s –Chantilly @ 9:30pm |
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Only one contestant from each hosting venue will move on to the semi-finals.
Times will be posted as they become available. For more specific preliminary round information, please contact Metro Entertainment
More dates and locations coming soon!!
Hosting Venue Information
| Applebee’s – Chantilly Ph (703) 378-1133 4995 Westone Plaza Drive Chantilly, VA 20151 |
Applebee’s – Falls Church Ph (703) 532-5380 127 E Broad Street Falls Church, VA 22046 |
Auld Shebeen Ph (703) 293-9600 3971 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, VA 22030 |
| Backyard Grill Ph (703) 817-1585 13999 Metro Drive Chantilly, VA 20151 |
Breakers Sky Lounge Ph (703) 793-6233 2455 Centreville Road Herndon, VA 20150 |
Fast Eddie’s – Fairfax Ph (703) 385-7529 9687 Fairfax Boulevard Fairfax, VA 22032 |
| PJ Skidoos Ph (703) 591-4515 9908 Fairfax Boulevard Fairfax, VA 22030 |
Uptown Sushi Bar and Grill Ph (703) 691-7670 9715 Fairfax Boulevard Fairfax, VA 22031 |
Velocity V Ph (703) 207-9464 8111 Lee Highway Falls Church, VA 22042 |
| Vespucci Ph (703) 272-8113 10579 Fairfaix Boulevard Fairfax, VA 22030 |
The semi-final competition will be held at the Celebrate Fairfax! Festival on Saturday, June 6th, 2009 at 5:00pm at the Fairfax Corner Music Café in the Coca-Cola Food Court.
Five (5) finalists will move on to the final round of the Championship to be held at the Celebrate Fairfax! Festival on Saturday, June 6th, 2009 after the fireworks at 10:00pm at the Fairfax Corner Music Café in the Coca-Cola Food Court.
All inquiries please contact CFI Special Projects Coordinator, Lilian Seay, at 703-324-5266 or via email, lilian.seay@fairfaxcounty.gov.
The three day, early-bird ticket sale ends Thursday, May 7th!
Get your tickets at our deepest discounts ever! More than 40% off of regular admission prices!
Northern Virginia’s Largest Community-Wide Event Returns June 5-7, 2009
FAIRFAX, VA, March 13, 2009 –- The Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, Northern Virginia’s largest community-wide event, has announced all four of the national headlining concerts for the 28th annual festival. The festival takes place June 5-7, 2009 on the 25-acre grounds of the Fairfax County Government Center, featuring performances on the Bud Light Main Stage by: BLUES TRAVELER; PHIL VASSAR; THE FIXX; OLD SKOOL ALL-STARS: Featuring TONE LOC, NAUGHTY BY NATURE, and the SUGAR HILL GANG.
Blues Traveler will appear at Celebrate Fairfax! Friday, June 5th at 8:00pm
Friday, June 5th at 8pm – BLUES TRAVELER
It’s not every band that’s still shaking out new musical territory and embracing fresh challenges more than 20 years into their career, but that’s the case with BLUES TRAVELER. The band’s best-known smash single, Grammy-winning “Run-Around,” was the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history. BLUES TRAVELER is currently touring is support of their newest release (and Verve Forecast debut), North Hollywood Shootout, featuring: “You, Me and Everything,” “Forever Owed,” and “What Remains.”
RETRO SATURDAY
Saturday, June 6th at 3pm – THE FIXX
The Fixx will appear at Celebrate Fairfax! Saturday, June 6th at 3:00pm
Hailing from England, THE FIXX has been often heralded as one of the most innovative bands to come out of the MTV era. THE FIXX’S themes have mass appeal with three #1 hits, five in the Top Five, a dozen reaching the Top Ten and millions of albums sold worldwide. Songs such as “One Thing Leads To Another,” “Red Skies,” and “Saved By Zero” remain everyday staples on the playlists of rock, Hot AC and alternative radio stations. With their combination of classic hits, and innovative new music, THE FIXX continues to excite and inspire, both recorded, and in concert
Saturday, June 6th at 7:30pm – OLD SKOOL ALL-STARS
Featuring NAUGHTY BY NATURE, TONE LOC and the SUGAR HILL GANG
TONE LOC
TONE LOC soared from obscurity into pop stardom in 1989 when his hoarse voice and unmistakable delivery made the song “Wild Thing” (using a sample from Van Halen’s “Jamie’s Cryin”) a massive hit. The song was co-written by Marvin Young, better known as Young MC, as was the second single smash, “Funky Cold Medina.” The album Loc-ed After Dark became the second rap release ever to top the pop charts
NAUGHTY BY NATURE
Grammy award winning hip hop artists, NAUGHTY BY NATURE released their self-titled debut in 1991 and produced the Top Ten hit, “O.P.P.” Subsequent albums produced the energetic single “Hip-Hop Hooray” and the1995 hit, “Feel me Flow.” Their success has been unparalleled with the production of follow up albums that have become Hip Hop legacy, such as: 19 Naughty3, 19 Naughty9: Nature’s Fury, IIcons, and several Best Of albums.
SUGAR HILL GANG
In 1979, SUGAR HILL GANG inaugurated the history of recorded hip-hop with their single “Rapper’s Delight” a multi-platinum seller and worldwide radio hit selling more than eight million copies. SUGAR HILL GANG’s other multi-platinum hits included “Apache,” “Eighth Wonder,” “Living in the Fast Lane,” “Rapper’s Reprise [Jam Jam],” and “Showdown” (with the Furious Five) to name a few. As the first rap group to release an 8-track tape and a rap video, SUGAR HILL GANG is credited with bringing hip hop to the masses and sparking a musical revolution.
Sunday, June 7th at 3:30pm – PHIL VASSAR
The Virginia-born singer, songwriter and musician took his seat as country’s leading piano man with the success of songs like “Just Another Day In Paradise” and “Six-Pack Summer.” Hard work paid off for PHIL VASSAR, first as a songwriter. He scored hits with Alan Jackson (“Right On The Money”), Tim McGraw (“For A Little While”), Jo Dee Messina (“Bye Bye,” “I’m Alright”) and BlackHawk (“Postmarked Birmingham”). His self-titled artist debut bowed in 2000 on Arista/Nashville, and the hits continued to pile up: “Carlene,” “Rose Bouquet,” “That’s When I Love You,” “In A Real Love” and more. His early success led, last year, to one of the more unique hits packages to come out of Nashville in recent years. With only three studio albums under his belt, Vassar offered up a Greatest Hits Vol. 1, which was split between the hits he’s had as an artist, as well as new recordings of the smash singles he’d written for others.
With more than 60 performances on five stages located throughout the festival site, Celebrate Fairfax! has music that will appeal to a wide variety of guests. Below are a few of the local and regional bands that will appear on one of the festival stages. For a full list and schedule of Celebrate Fairfax! entertainers, please periodically visit www.celebratefairfax.com.
Local Artists:
Kelly Bell Band, Lloyd Dobler Effect, JunkFood, Shane Gamble, Dr. Fu, Ska Face, Luke Brindley, and Billy Coulter Band. The winner of the On Tap Magazine Battle of the Bands Competition will open for Blues Traveler on Friday night, June 5th.
General admission seating is available for all performances at the Bud Light Main Stage. All shows are free with daily tickets to the event. Advance tickets will go on sale May 12, 2008 at Wegmans in Fairfax, and online at www.celebratefairfax.com.
The 28th annual Celebrate Fairfax! Festival is a presentation of Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. and will be held Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7, 2009. Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization created in 1982 by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Its mission, “The Celebration of Fairfax County and Its Communities,” is met through the production of the Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, Fall for Fairfax Festival, and educational programs such as Events 101 and the Northern Virginia Events Network (NoVEN).
For more information call (703) 324-3247 or visit the website at www.celebratefairfax.com.
Celebrate Fairfax! needs YOU as part of its 2,000-member volunteer team for the 28th annual Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, June 5-7 at the Fairfax County Government Center. More than 1,500 volunteers assist in running the event’s activity areas, which will include award-winning programs, national headliner performances, 60 plus concerts on five stages, a carnival and more than 25 acres of non-stop action!
Produced by the award-winning non-profit organization Celebrate Fairfax, Inc., the festival serves as the signature annual event for all of Fairfax County. Members of Celebrate Fairfax’s Volunteer Program assist in a variety of areas including: live performances, exhibitor relations and information, assisting with activities in ExxonMobil Children’s Avenue, SciTech Center, or ticket taking and monitoring admission gates.
Aside from providing an integral service, participants receive special benefits including free admission to the festival, a volunteer t-shirt, snack, and beverage. Volunteers also are eligible to one of dozens of door prizes that are donated by area attractions, restaurants, and businesses.
With Celebrate Fairfax’s convenient online registration system, volunteering is easy! Volunteers are able to search by position or shift time for a particular job and then sign up for their desired shift. To join the 2009 Volunteer Team, go to www.celebratefairfax.com and click on Volunteer Sign Up. Follow the instructions for registering or contact the volunteer coordinator, Lilian Seay at (703) 324-5266 or Lilian.Seay@fairfaxcounty.gov.
For general information about the Celebrate Fairfax! Festival please visit www.celebratefairfax.com
or call (703) 324-FAIR (3247).
The 28th annual Celebrate Fairfax! Festival is a presentation of Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. and will be held Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7, 2009 at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035. Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. is a nonprofit, 501(c) 3 organization commissioned in 1982 by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Its mission, “The Celebration of Fairfax County and Its Communities,” is met through the production of the Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, Fall for Fairfax, and educational programs such as Events 101 and the Northern Virginia Events Network. For more Celebrate Fairfax information, call (703) 324-3247 or visit the website at www.celebratefairfax.com.
