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“We strive to reach music lovers of all types and this year’s lineup is no exception,” said Lawrence J. Burns, UT vice president for external affairs. “UT students, students from all colleges and universities, and community members will enjoy the performances and excitement around the start of a great school year and Rocket football season.”
The Lonely Friends, a rock band with influences of blues and metal from Maumee, won the Local Band Challenge to kick off the event at 3 p.m. Next on stage is The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts at 4:30 p.m. to entertain fans with their Motown sound. The band is best known for its 1962 hit “Do You Love Me?” written by legendary Motown CEO Berry Gordy that was later featured in the film “Dirty Dancing.”
A pep rally will take place at 5:30 p.m. to get the Rockets and fans excited for the first home football game 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 against Eastern Washington.
Music Fest veteran and jazz flutist Alexander Zonjic with The Motor City Horns will continue the Detroit sound at 6 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m. country singer Josh Gracin will perform some of his hit songs, including “Nothin’ to Lose” and “Stay with Me (Brass Bed).” The Michigan native earned a fourth-place finish in the second season of “American Idol.”
Ska band Reel Big Fish will get fans on their feet and dancing with their high energy songs at 9 p.m. The band released its seventh studio album Candy Coated Fury (Rock Ridge Music) last year and is best known for songs “Sell Out" and “Take on Me.”
And fans will continue dancing when The White Panda blasts its electronic dance beats at 10:30 p.m. Tom Evans (Procrast) and Dan Griffith (DJ Griffi) recently released their fifth full-length album Bearly Legal.
For more information about Music Fest 2013 visit utoledo.edu/musicfest or follow the event on Facebook at facebook.com/UTMusicFest or Twitter at @musicfest13.
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