Bayfest (Mobile)
bayfest annual threeday music festival held heart downtown mobile alabama founded festival offered variety music including pop jazz classic rock alternative rb rap gospel modern rock based bienville square launching pad stage bayfest focused local regional talent event encouraged going green providing recycling throughout ground perceived poor lineup fewer act increasing ticket price caused year diminishing interest organizer bayfest announced ending two week planned festival growing initial attendance people bayfest became known array musical talent suited wide variety taste festival included live musical act nine stage average attendance people threeday weekend year throughout past fifteen year act door alice chain bb king beach boy big rich collective soul hootie blowfish keith urban leann rime ludacris temptation travis tritt stone temple pilot uncle kracker velvet revolver performed bayfest lineup included better ezra bow wow buckcherry eric church kid rock nelly puddle mudd sister hazel three day grace wynonna judd first eleven year bayfest voted six time mobile best annual event mobile bay monthly magazine surpassing city celebration mardi gras named one southeast tourism society top event several time beginning later year happened similar festival elsewhere u event suffered declining interest tropical storm karen adversely affected festival financial concern briefly led organizer reschedule event ground west mobile deciding remain downtown mobile despite difficulty september organizer announced event ending well cancellation planned st festival festival organized year bayfest inc nonprofit organization consisting nonpaid volunteer ticket sale invested directly back festival upcoming event bayfest took place october bayfest took place october lineup included journey luke bryan bush pretty light big rich buckcherry darkest day pat benatar loverboy ledisi al green grace potter nocturnals chris cagle eric benét ruben studdard willie nelson michael franti spearhead rose royce charlie wilson brandon green tank mimosa campaign dennis nelson bayfest took place october lineup included korn blake shelton door duran duran hinder eric church toby keith ludacris drowning pool anthony hamilton theory deadman shaggy wiz khalifa needtobreathe campaign dennis nelson bayfest took place october lineup included godsmack shinedown mötley crüe nelly five finger death punch saving abel lady antebellum adelitas way papa roach sick puppy skillet fuel tonic rehab earth wind fire grayson capps evans blue bayfest took place october lineup included stone temple pilot door steve miller band train ludacris chevelle cage elephant cavo halestorm pop evil meat puppet bayfest took place october lineup included darius rucker kid rock three day grace candlebox eric church nelly blake shelton better ezra david nail sister hazel saving abel puddle mudd pod bow wow akon tpain jessie j buckcherry bayfest took place october lineup included velvet revolver alice chain blue öyster cult big rich leann rime ludacris daughtry hellyeah flyleaf john miller luke bryan willie clayton joan jett blackheart sparta operator so band chaka khan brick barry richman dennis nelson bayfest took place october lineup included lynyrd skynyrd gretchen wilson mc hammer keith anderson shinedown evans blue year al green michael bolton gary allan trick pony hinder blaine larsen wrecker bayfest took place october lineup included widespread panic grand funk railroad jason aldean grass root hot apple pie craig morgan dark new day elvin bishop lowdown kool gang adam holt blue congregation bayfest took place october lineup included beach boy charlie daniel band travis tritt collective soul three day grace breaking benjamin seether uncle kracker ruben studdard george clinton parliament funkadelic josh turner john miller brad cotter regina belle buddy jewell commodore downing andy smith dr hook edwin mccain emerson drive movement debbie delta diva bivens dennis nelson bayfest took place october lineup included village people keith urban john miller sugar ray ludacris blue october trace adkins andy griggs gap band default billy currington manhattan bobby blue bland bayfest took place october headliner stone temple pilot bayfest took place october headliner live bayfest took place october headliner creed candlebox bayfest took place october headliner widespread panic