QUAD CITIES (June 25, 2019) — All Sweat Productions is excited to announce the lineup for a brand-new music festival, Sweatstock, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. The inaugural festival will be held August 16-17 at Murphy Park in East Moline, Illinois.
Taking the lead on talent, Alan Sweet and Chrissy Boyer of All Sweat Productions have stacked the lineup with 100+ Quad Cities-area standout musicians that will recreate the legendary performances of Woodstock and perform sets of original music.
The festival will include tribute performances to Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Sly and The Family Stone, The Who, The Grateful Dead, The Band, Johnny Winter, and many more. Local acts that will also feature their original music include: Joe Marcinek, The Velies, Rude Punch, The Candymakers, Jordan Danielsen, Jason Carlson and The Whole Damn Band, Condor and Jaybird, The Dawn, and Charlotte Boyer.
All Sweat Productions live music project was started in 2016 as an effort to bring a wide variety of local QC musicians together and has already played tribute to iconic artists such as Queen, The Beatles’ “Abbey Road”, Prince’s “Purple Rain”, The Band’s “Last Waltz”, as well as soul legends like Aretha Franklin and James Brown.
“We are incredibly excited to build on the success of the All Sweat tribute shows and launch this new festival on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock,” said Alan Sweet, All Sweat Productions. “We have extraordinary talent in the Quad Cities and Sweatstock will be a great outlet to grow our music community and bring people together over a shared passion.”
Sweatstock is set to be the second major event for the new Murphy Park, located at The Bend in East Moline.
“When Murphy Park was designed, this is the type of event that we dreamed of offering to the community through our space,” said Tyler Murphy, Murphy Park Events. “We are thrilled to partner on Sweatstock, showcasing the vibrancy of the local music scene and see our vision for the park come to life.”
Gates will open at 4PM on Friday, August 16 and Noon on Saturday, August 17. Advanced tickets for Sweatstock will be released at 10AM, Central Time, on Friday, June 28. Ticket options include $15 for single-day access and $25 for a weekend pass.
The Hyatt Place is offering a special nightly rate of $124, on August 16-17, that will include one weekend pass to Sweatstock per night's stay. Patrons can redeem by using the promo code SWEAT online at www.hyatt.com.
"From the collaboration of local musicians, to the production of the festival by Quad Citizens, Sweatstock is a special event for our community," said Kate Dale, Hive Event Consulting. "It’s been amazing to see the transformation happening in East Moline and we are looking forward to putting on a signature event that contributes to our region‘s growth and celebrates the talent that exists in the Quad Cities."
Sweatstock is produced by All Sweat Productions, Hive Event Consulting, and Murphy Park Events, along with partners Townsquare Media, Rexroat Sound, Sexton Ford, and Yabba Dabbas House of Glass.
For tickets and additional festival details, please visit: http://bit.ly/sweatstock2019.
About:
All Sweat Productions All Sweat Productions is a live music project that was launched in 2016 by The Candymakers’ Alan Sweet, with a goal to bring musicians from all over the area, different bands and genres — together over a shared love of some of the most iconic bands, moments, and albums in the history of music.
Hive Event Consulting Hive Event Consulting, based out of the Quad Cities, is owned by Kate Dale and Jason Gilliland. With over 20 years combined experience in concert and festival production, Hive Event Consulting was developed in effort to offer Jason & Kate’s expertise to the greater Quad Cities area and beyond to expand its concert and festival offerings to the community. Kate and Jason’s resume includes working on such festivals, venues, and events such as River Roots Live, Camp Euforia (Lone Tree, IA), Street Fest, The Redstone Room (at River Music Experience), The Capitol Theatre, Dawn and On Music Festival, Alternating Currents, and much more. For more information visit: www.hiveeventconsulting.com Murphy Park Events Murphy Park is the brand new bandshell and park located at The Bend development in East Moline, Illinois. Opening in Summer 2019, Sweatstock will be the second major event hosted at this new venue, after the relocation of the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival on July 5-6, 2019. Murphy Park Events is owned by Tyler Murphy, and features a weekly concert series on Wednesday nights, as well as an array of private and public events. For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/Murphyparkqc/
