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Ashkum, IL (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Against Tradition

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Location: Ashkum
Industry: Entertainment
Year Founded: 2007
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Description: Against Tradition Productions (ATP) is putting together a festival to keep more farms from banks in central Illinois. Best in Entertainment and Country Metal Music have teamed up with us in this venture. There will be a variety of music and food. We will turn this into an annual event that will grow in size and we are looking for some partners and sponsors to get this project going, as it will be huge in the future and getting in now starts the relationship. Our plan is to start 2009 on Apr 24-26 with a 4 - 7,000 fan show on 6 acres with 6 more for parking and camping with additional parking space available at a neighbor’s pasture ¾ of a mile down the road. Over the years we can expand to more acreage as needed. The location of the venue is perfect for such an event as it is an hour and a half south of Chicago, 4 miles off of I-57 an hour north of Champaign on state route 45 with Peoria to the west and Indianapolis to the east with Perdue University in between. Kankakee, Springfield, Decatur, Danville and Pontiac are all within an hour an a half as well, as are others, plus all of the farm towns in between (and many of these kids are not allowed to go to the city for a concert). There is a map with a target area included. The layout of the venue itself is a farm that has a ¼ mile long lane that can accommodate 2 semis in passing with ample turn space and an indoor loading dock. There is 24,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space housed within five buildings with a 3 room office area that can be used for production. Three phone lines run into this office and there are phones and a fax machine on site. Prairie Thunder Festival Come hang out down on the farm and listen to some great music, enjoy some really good food and meet new friends. This is the beginning of a great future in festivals, don’t you wish you could have gone to the first of any of today’s great festivals? Don’t miss the first Prairie Thunder! It is less than 2 hours away! We are out to help family farms, and the prices are within budget, so get your early bird tickets and save!! Marion Deaton - premier Willie Nelson tribute artist Petty Profit$ - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young tribute band Haf-Bitten Moon - Country Metal Music artists More bands coming, mark the web page, join our myspace friends for updates And more, some carnival rides, hot air balloons you can go up in! how cool is that!, all down on the farm. Tickets for 2009 Prairie Thunder Festival are priced at three levels. The early bird tickets will be priced at a special rate of $35.50 each. There is a limited allotment of tickets at this price. When the first allotment is sold out, ticket prices will increase without notice to $50.50 and then again without notice to $65.50. CAMPING PASSES - $15  (except for RVs, and other oversized vehicles, which will require an additional pass. See below). Camping Passes are NOT admission tickets into the festival.  You need either a 3 Day Pass or a VIP Ticket to get in. All tickets are 3-day weekend passes, which includes parking Prices do not include service and shipping charges. Service charges are $12.00 per ticket. This includes a $3 fee for Iroquois County, $6 Facility Fee, and $1 for charity.