Area Residents Encouraged Downtown for Solid Sound WeekendBy Tammy Daniels,
08:03PM / Monday, June 17, 2013 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The third Solid Sound Festival isn't just for music lovers.
Local officials stressed that the event, oft-dubbed "Wilco Weekend," is also an occasion for area residents to enjoy the many activities and late-night openings being planned in the downtown with the hope they will be dancing in the streets come Thursday night.
"Sometimes I think people in the community get lost in the sense that this isn't for us," said Mayor Richard Alcombright at a meeting Monday afternoon with some of the events coordinators. "I think we really have to send the message that it's for
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Wilco's Solid Sound Fest Tickets Now On SaleStaff Reports,
10:50AM / Friday, November 30, 2012 | |
Updated 4:30 p.m. The "early worm" tickets are sold out. But the "early bird" tickets for $124 are still available.
"Early Worm" tickets are sold out. "Early Bird" tickets now available for $124: solidsoundfestival.com
— Solid Sound Festival (@solidsoundfest) November 30, 2012
Updated 2:00 p.m.: Tickets are going fast. There are less than 100 "early worm" tickets left.
Fewer than 100 @solidsoundfest "Early Worm" tix left ($99). Grab while you can. solidsoundfestival.com
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Wilco Offering 1,000 Tickets to Mass MoCA BenefitStaff Reports,
09:23AM / Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Those having a Wilco withdrawal because of the absence of Solid Sound Festival this year have a chance to catch them in a benefit performance on Tuesday, July 31.
The band returns to the Hunter Center at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the nonprofit museum. Tickets will be sold by a "name your price" auction and a lottery.
Capacity is capped at 1,000, with general admission and a standing-room only configuration. The benefit is courtesy of Wilco, with additional support from Higher Ground Presents.
"On a different and more intimate scale than Wilco's other New England appearances, this 12 Comments
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Solid Sound Festival Takes Year OffStaff Reports,
01:01PM / Friday, January 13, 2012 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Solid Sound Festival will not return this summer but will be back in 2013.
The last two years the concert, organized by the band Wilco, attracted thousands of people to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts. This year will be a hiatus for the festival but it is scheduled to return in June of 2013.
"The festival is dearly loved by all of us - from the band to the staff who organize and execute it - so the decision to take 2012 off was not an easy one," said festival co-organizer and Wilco manager Tony Margherita in a press release. "However, with the release of 24 Comments
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Solid Sound Solid SuccessTammy Daniels,
10:46AM / Tuesday, June 28, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The second annual Solid Sound Festival started soggy but ended with sunshine as more than 6,000 music lovers descended on sleepy North Adams for three days of Wilco-selected fun.
There's no doubt the influx (nearly half the city's population) was a boon to business. There were lines to get into restaurants and the number of feet on the street was remarkable. They filled up hotels and motels throughout the area and some 230 campsites at "Solid Ground" at Noel Field.
The
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