Denny Laines Joins Next Weekend's ROCK CON
What do you get when you put over 100 rock stars in one hotel? That sounds
like the set-up for a punch-line to a joke, but it's a question that will
get an answer for the first time in history when "ROCK CON: Weekend of 100
Rock Stars" comes together next weekend at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
and Conference Center in East Rutherford, NJ.
The Summer's most anticipated festival for music fans and collectors is
expected to draw thousands of attendees who will meet, enjoy concerts by,
listen to interviews with, and actually hang out with musicians, singers, pop
personalities and rock icons from all eras of rock & roll. Along with the
live concert performances, meet & greets, and question & answer sessions,
there will be panel discussions, rare film screenings, photo ops, a music &
memorabliia marketplace, and much more.
The seemingly endless guest list represents 50 years of great music and
memories, with such names as Denny Laine (and Steve Holley), Johnny Winter,
Little Anthony, Beach Boys Founding Member Al Jardine, Tommy James, Mary
Wilson of The Supremes, Marty Balin of Jefferson Starship, Gene Cornish of The
Rascals, Paul Cotton of Poco, Andy Kim, Billy Hinsche of Dino Desi &
Billy, Phil "Fang" Volk of Paul Revere & The Raiders, Spanky & Our Gang, Ron
Dante of The Archies and many more.
Although most of the guest artists will be present the entire weekend,
there is a different schedule of events planned for all three days. The
highlight of each evening is expected to be the last two hours of the event, when
all the stars get to sing or play their hits - and jam on the songs of
their fellow singers and musicians - in the hotel's Grand Ballroom Main Stage.
Additionally, Friday night will feature the National Rock Icon Awards
Ceremony Presentations (the RCIA's), which will not only honor the legends,
acknowledge music accomplishments, but also recognize fan favorites.
Themes for the Weekend include "LENNON LEGACY," with special guests from
The Beatles' history including Carlos Alomar (who wrote "Fame" with Lennon &
Bowie), Sid Bernstein, Clay Cole, May Pang, Dennis Ferrante and Gary Van
Scyoc from Elephants memory, "ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS," "THE GREAT GIRL
GROUPS REUNION," "HORROR ROCKERS REUNION" and the "BUBBLEGUM REUNION."
A rock event like this is long-overdue. Celebrate 50 years of rock history
live.
Complete info is online at
http://www.rockfanfest.com/ ,
and the complete list of guests is available at:
http://www.nationalrockcon.com/Artists.htm .
Tickets are $20-$40 with special "Gold," "Silver" and "Platinum" weekend
packages available.
For any further info, call (203) 795-4737.
Review:
What: ROCK CON: Weekend of 100 Rock Stars
Where: Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center, 2 Meadowlands
Plaza, East Rutherford, NJ
Hours: Friday, July 30 2010 5pm-11pm, Saturday, July 31 2010 Noon-10pm,
Sunday, August 1 2010 Noon-9pm
