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CITY OF DUBLIN
HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE: February 10, 2005
SUBJECT: Summer Concert Series
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and provide direction to Staff
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The City is sponsoring Dublin's 9th Annual Summer Concerts series
this summer. Five free concerts will be held on Friday evenings, beginning July 8th and ending August
5th, 2005. The concerts are held from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. outdoors at the Dublin Civic Center,in the plaza
area and are free to the public.
Staff is beginning the process of selection of artists for this summer's series and would like to obtain some
direction from the Commission on the different types of music they would like to, see performed.
Typically, the summer series features a variety of musical styles including country-western, rhythm &
blues,Motown, classic rock and popular music from the past four decades. -
For the Commission's review, Staff has compiled a list of bands that have performed at the summer
concerts over the past three years, with attendance figures in parenthesis. Each band has been listed under
a general category of musical style:
Country Rock&Roll (60's-90's) Contemporary Jazz
La Deana,(200) Don's Neighbors (200) Downtown Allstars (220)
Sky K Band(350) The Back Pages (250) Pamela Rose(250)
Double Funk Crunch(400)
Infinity(250)
Rhythm&Blues Soul/Cajun
Busta Groove (450) Zydeco Flames (325)
Alta Rockers (300) - Soul Sauce(200)
Hurricane Sam(400) The Parrotheads (500) -
Besides the general categories listed above, some other types of musical genera to consider are; Modern
Rock,-Modern Folk Rock, Top 40, Hot Funk, Rock &Blues, Classical, Folk, Swing/Big Band, Dixieland
Jazz, Show-Tunes, Classic Oldies, Orchestral, Caribbean,-Latin/Salsa, Reggae, Mariachi, Afro-Cuban,
Irish, Jazz/Eclectic, and Tribute Bands.
COPIES TO:
ITEM NO. 8.3
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Based on the Commission's input on styles of music desired, Staff will attempt to contract with individual
music groups for the summer series, taking into consideration availability and budget limitations. Staff
will also consider summer concert offerings in surrounding cities such as San Ramon, Pleasanton, and
Danville, in order to avoid duplicating bookings of the same bands.
RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of Staff that the Commission receive the
report and provide direction to Staff.
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