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Posted: 11:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012
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By Jacqui Boyle
Staff Writer
DAYTON —
Event organizers, officials and audience members Sunday said the inaugural Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival proved to be a largely successful two-day event that they hope will continue annually.
Matt Luongo, president of the Downtown Revival LLC, said the two-day festival - which featured more than 30 bands/artists, including headliners John Legend and Train, Saturday and Sunday on three stages in downtown Dayton - met his team’s expectations and ran smoothly. Highlights included entertaining acts, and the crowd’s strong positive reactions to the mix of national and local performers, he said.
Luongo did not have information Sunday on attendance or total revenue, but said the festival will take place next year.
Due to travel complications, singer-songwriter Andy Grammer was unable to perform as planned from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday on the Budweiser Stage. Grammer instead played from 5:30 to 6 p.m. on the Monster Stage. Lauren Eylise, a local artist and student at the University of Dayton, performed in Grammer’s place. All other set times remained as scheduled, event organizers said.
Rain on Friday also was a “curve ball” for event organizers, Luongo said. Shelley Sciborski, who directs marketing and general operations for the festival, said the staff worked almost all through the night Friday, and that the Budweiser Stage was “in a lake” Saturday morning, but there were not any major issues.
The Downtown Revival LLC announced Friday the addition of single-day ticket options for $44 plus additional fees, a move Luongo said he thinks increased ticket sales. Luongo said one-day tickets became available in response to comments from people on the event’s social media outlets who indicated they could only attend one day. Two day passes cost $75 plus fees, and early bird two-day passes sold for $55.
Lt. Kenneth Beall, commander of security for the event, said Sunday there had been no security issues or arrests. Brad Nickels, emergency medical services coordinator, said no one at the festival had suffered a major injury.
Rock band Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers performed from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday on the CareSource Stage. Band member Sam Getz of Cleveland described the festival crowd as “energetic” and “ready to rock.”
Mary Mohn, 38, of Beavercreek, attended the festival both days with her husband and two children. She enjoyed performances by alternative rock band Guster and the local band Wheels. Mohn said tickets were “a little pricey” and that she and her husband might have bought one-day passes if they had been available earlier.
Anna Beyerle, 22, of Dayton, bought a ticket to the festival six minutes after they went on sale, and said it was worth the price.
“I really like the mix of national and local bands,” she said. “It’s been a really fun atmosphere.”
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