Dallas International Guitar Festival - April 18, - 20, 2008 - Texas

Dallas International Guitar Festival April 18, 19, 20

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History fo the Guitar Show

HISTORY : 1978 - 2008 From its humble beginnings in a small meeting room of a Dallas hotel in 1978, to 140,000 square feet of display space at Dallas Market Hall today, the Dallas International Music Festival celebrates 31 years of bringing musicians, guitar makers, collectors, celebrities and music enthusiasts together. Today there are more than 2,000 guitar shows and festivals staged around the world, but the guitar show phenomenon actually began in Texas with the vision of Dallas guitar shop owner Charley Wirz. Charley conceived the idea of establishing and promoting a vintage guitar show similar to other collectible shows, with booths leased to dealers and collectors. Build it and they will come, he thought. And they did. In partnership with John Brinkmann and Danny Thorpe, he staged the first Dallas guitar show. The partnership was dissolved after the 1981 show, and Charley continued to stage the Dallas show until his untimely death in 1985. That first show – the Greater Southwest Vintage Guitar Show - was a modest success for the 10 exhibitors who leased booth space to show off and sell their prized vintage guitars. Each year, the Show attracted more exhibitors and attendees, changing venues to accommodate the growing crowds. But in 1985, show founder Charley Wirz died unexpectedly. Charley's Guitar Shop and the rights to the Guitar Show were then purchased by Mark Pollock, one of Charley's closest friends, a good customer and a touring musician himself. Mark had some ideas about the show’s size and location, so he began a series of changes that have led to its’ prominence today. Mark's first big change was to expand the show by moving its location to the Dallas Convention Center. He envisioned bringing together both guitar purists and everyday music fans, so he hosted a party on Saturday night and hired some outstanding musicians to entertain. Thus, the annual Saturday Night Jam was born. In 1989, Mark initiated a second major change by bringing guitarist and 1978 Show exhibitor Jimmy Wallace in as his partner. A record 10,000 attendees moved through the gates the following year, and Mark and Jimmy were onto something. The Dallas show kept growing larger, and Mark and Jimmy moved the location to Dallas’ Fair Park in 1996. In 1997, the 20th annual show was expanded to include Music Fest, a celebration of local, regional and national bands performing on two stages throughout the weekend. This was Mark and Jimmy’s third major change and it added even more appeal to the general public. In 2004 Mark and Jimmy moved the show to Market Hall, the largest privately-owned exhibition hall in the USA. This new venue features a larger, more flexible exhibit hall, easy access, and plenty of free parking. The layout of the Hall easily accommodates the variety of displays and live music that make up the Dallas International Guitar Festival. For 2008, there will be more artists in attendance, performing and mingling with the attendees throughout three days of guitar heaven. This is the original guitar show, the first of its kind in the nation, and 2008 promises even more innovation and surprises for all. Please join us for THE guitar event of the year.

Line up list for Friday - April 18, 2008

PEAVEY STAGE

12:00 - 12:35 XES Whiskey
12:50 - 1:25 Hillbilly Orchestra
2:30 - 3:05 Quinten Hope
3:20 - 3:55 Lance Lopez
4:10 - 4:45 Christian Brooks
5:00 - 5:35 Pepper Theft
5:50 - 6:25 Comes Alive! Feat. Dave Hineman
6:40 - 7:20 Petty Theft
7:20 - 8:10 Bugs Henderson
7:20 - 8:10 David Grissom
8:30 - 9:30 Stratoblasters
9:50 - 10:50 Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown)
11:10 - Finish Rick Derringer
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Line up list for Saturday - April 19, 2008

FENDER STAGE

** Yngwie Malmsteen will be playing on this stage sometime during the day **

10:00 - 10:40 Tom Wittrock and The Rock N' Rollers
11:00 - 11:40 Rhett Butler
12:00 - 1:00 Landon Spradlin - Johnny Red
1:15 - 2:05 Maylee Thomas and the Believers
2:20 - 3:00 Ruben V
3:20 - 4:10 David Grissom - Bugs Henderson
4:30 - 5:30 Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown) w/ Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat
5:50 - 6:50 Johnny A
7:10 - Finish Andy Timmons

PEAVEY STAGE

10:00 - 10:30 Eleven21 Band
10:45 - 11:25 Rob Hunt
11:40 - 12:15 Bo & Jim Frontal Lobotomy Boogy Band
12:35 - 1:15 Dead Pyrates Society
1:30 - 2:10 Lord Tracy
2:30 - 3:10 Rocky Athas
3:30 - 4:10 Van Wilks
4:30 - 5:30 Johnny Hiland
5:45 - 6:45 Rick Derringer
7:00 - 8:00 Black Stone Cherry
8:00 - Finish Saturday Night Jam

CLINICIAN STAGE

11:00 - 11:30TC Electronics presents Laura Clapp
11:50 - 12:20 Tim Brown Photography "How To Photograph Guitars"
12:40 - 1:10 G&L Guitars presents Will Ray
1:30 - 1:50 Tom Murphy
2:10 - 2:40 Book Signing w/ Rob Lawrence
3:00 - 3:30 Tom Wittrock
3:50 - 4:10 Mike Steven
4:30 - 5:00 Seymor Duncan

FULLER'S VINTAGE GUITARS ACOUSTIC STAGE

11:15 - 12:00 Taylor Guitars presents Doyle Dykes
12:30 - 1:00 Jim Suhler
1:30 - 2:00 Rhett Butler
2:30 - 3:00 Taylor Guitars presents Doyle Dykes
4:00 - 4:30 Ruben V
5:00 - 5:30 Tracy Conover