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Dan Peters
Sports Editor
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
Oak Park Journal
Forest Park Journal
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KELLEY, CABRERA
TO HEADLINE IMS BALLOON FESTIVAL CONCERT
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, March 27, 2009 – DNK Records recording artist
Josh Kelley and Papa Joe Records recording artist Ryan Cabrera will
headline a free concert at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Centennial
Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T Real Yellow Pages at 6:30
p.m. (ET) Saturday, May 1.
Kelley and Cabrera, pop/rock sensations who kick off their “Tell It
Like It Is” tour of the United States April 15, will play the Coke Zero
Music Stage in the Pagoda Plaza. Opening acts will be Brandon Whyde and
Australia natives The Kin.
Kelley, a native of Augusta, Ga., released three studio albums in 2008,
with “Special Company,” the acoustic “Backwoods” and
“To Remember,” sold exclusively by retailer Target. His hit singles
include “Amazing,” which debuted on his 2003 album “For the Ride Home”
and landed on the soundtrack of the movie “Raising Helen,” starring
Kate Hudson. Kelley also earned acclaim for the his single “Only You”
from his August 2005 release “Almost Honest.”
Cabrera, a Dallas native, scored top-20 hits with “True” and “On the
Way Down” from his major-label debut “Take It All Away” in 2004. His
latest album, “The Moon Under Water,” was released in May 2008.
The concert will be part of an unforgettable evening – and weekend – of
family-friendly entertainment as The Racing Capital of the World
celebrates its balloon-racing heritage with the Centennial Era Balloon
Festival presented by AT&T Real Yellow Pages. The first competitive
event of any kind at IMS was a gas-filled balloon race
on June 5, 1909 – a full two months before the 2.5-oval was completed.
Saturday evening’s schedule kicks off at 6 p.m. when the public gates
open and AT&T Real Yellow Pages collectible balloon trading pin
giveaways get underway. Wine tasting courtesy of Oliver Winery also
opens at 6 p.m.
Following the Kelley/Cabrera concert, numerous colorful hot air
balloons will inflate at 8 p.m. for a beautiful balloon “glow” as dusk
settles over IMS. Balloons will remain tethered while the pilots shoot
flame into the balloons, lighting up the balloons and the sky in a
colorful spectacle.
The evening concludes with fireworks at 9 p.m. For additional
information on the Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by
AT&T Real Yellow Pages, visit www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.
2009 IMS tickets: Established in 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
has long prevailed as an icon of motorsports excellence. Beginning in
2009, the Speedway celebrates its Centennial Era, commemorating the
100th anniversary of the facility in 2009 and
the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in 2011.
Tickets for the three events in 2009 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
– the Indianapolis 500, Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and Red Bull
Indianapolis GP – can be purchased online at
www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com at any time.
Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are on sale. Contact the IMS
Group Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information.
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