2008 Dallas International Guitar Festival
April 19, 2008
10 AM
to 7 PM
2100 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas
Age Limit
All ages
$15 - $45
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 30 years of bringing musicians, guitar makers, collectors, celebrities and music enthusiasts together.
Saturday Schedule - Fender Stage
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 Fender presents Yngwie Malmsteen
3:20 - 4:10 PRS presents David Grissom
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
Saturday Schedule - Peavey Stage
10:00 - 10:30 Eleven21 Band
10:45 - 11:25 Rob Hunt
11:40 - 12:20 Dead Pyrates Society
12:35 - 1:15 Bo & Jim Frontal Lobotomy Boogy Band
1:30 - 2:10 Lord Tracy
2:30 - 3:10 Rocky Athas
3:30 - 4:10 Van Wilks
4:30 - 5:30 PRS presents Johnny Hiland
5:45 - 6:45 Rick Derringer
7:00 - 8:00 Black Stone Cherry
8:30 - Finish Saturday Night All Star Jam
Saturday Schedule - Clinician Stage
11:00 - 11:30 TC 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 Stevens
4:30 - 5:00 LIVE 105.3 Guitar Hero Contest
Saturday Schedule - Fuller’s Vintage Guitars Acoustic Stage
10:45 am -11:30 am Sam Swank
12:00 - 1:00 Taylor Guitars presents Doyle Dykes
1:15 - 2:00 Jim Suhler
2:15 - 3:00 Rhett Butler
3:15 - 4:15 Taylor Guitars presents Doyle Dykes
4:30 - 5:15 Ruben V
5:30 - 6:10 Dale Clark
6:20 - 7:00 Tracy Conover
Dead Pyrates Society (More About this Band)
Eleven21 (More About this Band)
Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat (More About this Band)
Maylee Thomas Band (More About this Band)
Rocky Athas (More About this Band)
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Places to eat:
Drink Specials:
- Illusions: 4 pm - 9 pm: $.50 draft
- Grapevine Bar: 3 pm - 7 pm: $2 well drinks and Shiner draft; $3 Premium Liquor, Import/Domestic Bottled Beer, House Wine, and Frozen Libations
- Buddies II: 1 pm - 8 pm: $2.75 domestics, $2.75 wells
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