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The Echo Project is coming
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Echo Project is coming to metro Atlanta on Friday. And this blog, Atlanta Music Scene, will be the place for full coverage of this three-day music festival.
Echo is a first-time festival, so no one is sure what to expect. It’s being held on a 350-acre private farm south of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Although drive-ins and one-day attendance are allowed, the promoters are encouraging camping for the entire three days. Campsites will be available.
Who’s playing? The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Phil Lesh and Friends, Cat Power, Cypress Hill, Butch Walker, Spoon, Common, Disco Biscuits, moe, Son Volt, the Roots, local bands and more. Who’s coming? Maybe 15,000-20,000 people.
The cost: $155 advance; $200 at gate weekend pass. Price covers camping costs.
More info.: 800-594-TIXX, or at the Echo website.
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By Stone
October 14, 2007 8:18 PM | Link to this
Came down from Chattanooga for Saturday. It was a hell of time. Didn’t look like the attendance was anywhere near what they had hoped. Which was cool w/ me but I can only imagine the promoters are bleeding red ink.
Any insight into attendance and/or dollar figures on the weekend?
By Katherine Patman
October 14, 2007 11:41 PM | Link to this
The promoters of this event thought about the environment, but not about the people that live around it. My family lives 5 miles from the site and every night for 3 days I got to hear thumping until 2:00am and the last night 11:00. Is that a responsible way to create good feelings from people that live here? I don’t think so. I am not sure how the promoters were able to get this event approved with no restrictions on time, but as a resident of the area I am not impressed. There is a large population in this area around the river and while it is a good cause I don’t think that having music playing so loud you can hear it in your house until 2:00 in the morning is respecting the community. I believe all concert venues have a cutoff time for playing. Make it a reasonable time like 11:00 at the latest. My husband and I have a young family and I think if the promoters want support from the community they need to think about our daily lives here. Oh wow, the three day concert has just ended and I can actually get some sleep. Not looking forward to the next 10 years of the ECHO Project. It echoes for miles.
By H. Allen
October 15, 2007 6:39 AM | Link to this
I hope the promoters are bleeding red ink and this never happens again. The noise in the area was enough to make me turn against the cause…whatever it was.
By Arlene
October 17, 2007 10:14 PM | Link to this
Oh My G…. I guess some people are just born OLD … from a 55 year old that wishes she could have been there