usic lovers, get out your calendars – the first ever MusicFest will be held this weekend.
The concert will be held Saturday at the Southern Kentucky Fairgrounds inside Lampkin Park. The show will feature Young Buck and G-Unit, Below Zero and Perfect Confusion.
According to DJ Scooby of Horseman Entertainment, Nappy Roots also is scheduled to perform. Horseman Entertainment is sponsoring the show.
Scooby, who is a concert and party promoter for the record label, said they decided to have MusicFest because they wanted to do something nice for the community.
“We know not everyone can afford to go out of town, so we wanted to bring something big to Bowling Green,” he said.
Other acts include artists from Bowling Green and Hopkinsville. Scooby said they expect people to come from as far away as Louisville to see the show. To find artists to perform, he said they looked locally to find groups to showcase their talent.
Scooby also said they have been working with both Morehead State and Murray State to do promotion, so he expects many students to come from those schools as well.
As of yesterday, they had sold around 2,200 tickets. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. They are available at CD Warehouse, Hip Hop Fashions and www.ticketweb.com.
The gates open at 4 p.m. and the show begins at 6 p.m.
Horseman Entertainment expects a large crowd because members of Nappy Roots attended Western.
According to the Nappy Roots Web site, the group was the No. 1 selling hip-hop group of 2002. Their 2002 debut, “Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz,” went multi-platinum and featured hits “Awnaw” and “Po’ Folks.”
In June 2003, the group was invited to perform for American troops in the Persian Gulf as part of the USO’s Project Salute 2003.
The label offered the first 1,000 tickets sold at $10. They aren’t trying to make any money from the show – they just want students and other people from Bowling Green to be able to afford to come see it, Scooby said.
“We just want people to come out, feel safe and have a good time,” he said.
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