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Drum and StrumDallas Guitar Show and MusicFestApril 9 and 10, 2005
An exciting addition to this year’s show is Drum World, 14,000 square feet of “anything and everything related to drums,” including live performances and clinics by world-class drummers. What the Dallas Guitar Show has done for the guitar, Drum World will do for drums. At Drum World, you’ll see manufacturers and retailers, drums, percussion, and accessories as well as collectors and dealers of vintage drums, parts and memorabilia from all over the world. All for sale or trade. For more information about Drum World, including dealer applications, visit www.guitarshow.com online. Dallas Guitar Show and MusicFest and Drum World hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 10, and MusicFest hours start at 10 a.m. each day. A one-day ticket price for both the Guitar Show and MusicFest is $15 for adults and children 11 or older; free for children under 10. Tickets for both days are $25; all tickets are available at the door. The Dallas Guitar Show and MusicFest is the world's largest and oldest guitar show, blending musicians, fans, collectors and celebrities together into one musical extravaganza. Visitors can buy, sell, trade, or just browse among the thousands upon thousands of new and vintage guitars, basses, amps, banjos, mandolins, straps and strings, effects pedals, keyboards, music memorabilia and more. Rub elbows with guitar legends and up-and-coming artists. Listen to the best local and regional bands at MusicFest's indoor and outdoor stages, including the winners of the Texas 10 Under 20 contest co-sponsored by the Dallas Guitar Show and MusicFest and Texas Music Project. This Show of Shows will feature 500 booths, exhibits and clinics, and live concert performances on three stages. There will also be an exhibit by Texas Musicians Museum that includes memorabilia from legends like Dallas’ own Stevie Ray Vaughan. More than 13,000 people attended last year’s event at Dallas Market Hall, with over $3 million of instruments and memorabilia trading hands. For more information, call the Dallas Guitar Show and MusicFest and Drum World 24-hour hotline, Metro 972-260-4201, or visit their website at www.guitarshow.com. Sponsors for the 28th Annual Dallas Guitar Show & MusicFest and Drum World 2005 are Guitar Center, Gibson Custom Shop, Fender Custom Shop, Charley’s Guitar Shop, eBay, Ernie Ball/Music Man, Mark Pollock’s Transpecos Guitars, Jimmy Wallace Guitars, Sound Southwest, Dick’s Last Resort, Zildjian, and Budweiser. Media sponsors include Blue Book Publications, Inc., Musicians Hotline, Dallas Observer, KZPS, KDGE, KLTY, and 1310 The Ticket. Sponsors for the Texas 10 Under 20 Contest, benefiting Texas Music Project, are Broadjam, Luminous Sound Studios, Peavey, D’Addario Strings, Planet Waves, Evans Drums, Southwest Airlines, Texas Music Project, KLTY, and 102.1 The Edge. Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady More about DallasSeemingly larger than life, Dallas for many people personifies all things Texas. From flashy architecture to oversize automobiles this is a city living large. Best Map of Dallas Great Guidebook Madelyn’s favorite restaurants
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The
28th Annual Dallas Guitar Show and MusicFest will be held Saturday, April 9 and
Sunday, April 10, at Dallas Market Hall. Market Hall is located at 2200
Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas, 75207, and provides ample free parking for show
attendees.
