South Padre Island Music Festival Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 2008 South Padre Island is back and better than ever, Dolly and her minor setbacks are a thing of the past, come and enjoy our tropical climate, blue waters and white sand beaches. Visit or stay for the rest of your life! We need you now, don't forget about us.
By JAZMINE ULLOA/The Brownsville Herald
South Padre Island will be rocking in October to the sounds of this year's South Padre Island Music Festival.
 Willie Nelson, the 75-year-old will hit the Island Halloween weekend as the festival's headliner. The country-music renegade's blues-flavored vocals and soulful guitar playing have allowed him to be accepted across all musical genres, said Tim Hayden, executive producer for the music fest.
"People like rock, people like gospel, people like country ... But they all love Willie Nelson," Hayden said. "We knew we had to have a name like this."
This year's music festival will run from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 and boasts a lineup of 50 bands spread over 10 venues at South Padre beaches.
The lineup was trimmed by 15 bands from last year to allow fans time to make it to their favorite shows, Hayden said.
"Last year we had a lot of people tell us they would have loved to be at two different places at one time since bands they wanted to see were playing at different ends of the beach," Hayden said. "This year the bands are less, but the names are bigger."
Also performing at the festival will be Tex-Mex rock group Los Lonely Boys from San Angelo and Ghostland Observatory, an Electro and funk-infused rock duo out of Austin.
After consultation with radio stations in South Padre, Corpus Christi and San Antonio, the production team added classic rock outfits Foghat and Blue Oyster Cult, Hayden said.
The festival is expected to draw more than 20,000 music lovers from around the world.
South Padre International Music Festival lineup:
Willie Nelson, Foghat, Los Lonely Boys, Blue Oyster Cult, Ghostland, Observatory, Alejandro Escovedo, Del Castillo, Grupo Fantasma, Fastball, Sara Hickman, Vallejo, Airline, Meridianwest, Nakia & His Southern Cousins, Pelican West, The Last Vegas, Ginger Leigh, Twanguero, Bongodogs, James Speer, Stewart Mann & the Statesboro Review, Big Burn, Brownout, Phillip Thomas Kellogg, Suzanna Choffel, Eric Hanke, Bree Stevens, More to come...
 A portion of the ticket proceeds will go to help benefit hurricane Dolly relief efforts in the Rio Grande Valley. To buy tickets go to www.spimusicfest.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets including Macy's, and select H-E-B stores. To charge tickets by phone, call 956-668-7740 or the Ticketmaster Express Line 866-448-7849.
Where to Buy Tickets
Tickets can be purchased through our ticketing partner, Ticketmaster.com. To buy tickets online, click here. To purchase tickets by phone, call (956) 668-7740 or the Ticketmaster Express Line (866) 448-7849.
To buy tickets in the Rio Grande Valley, please visit any of the following Ticketmaster locations:
* Macy’s - Mall Del Norte
5300 San Dario
Laredo, Texas 78041
* Macy’s - La Plaza Mall
2100 S. 10th St.
McAllen, Texas 78503
* HEB - Laredo, Texas
1301 Guadalupe St.
4801 San Dario
210 West Del Mar Blvd.
781 McPherson Rd.
1911 East Bob Bullock
* HEB - Mission, Texas
200 E. Griffin Pkwy.
2409 E. Expressway 83
* HEB - McAllen, Texas
901 Trenton Rd.
900 S. Tenth St.
* HEB - San Juan, Texas
901 W. Expressway 83
* HEB - Edinburg
2700 W. Freddy Gonzales
* HEB - Alamo
1211 E. Frontage
* HEB - Harlingen
613 S. Expressway 83
* HEB - Brownsville
1628 Central Blvd.
2155 Paredes Line Rd.
2250 Boca Chica
* Transworld, FYE
2200 S. 10th St.
* Sun Coast
5300 San Dario
Laredo, Texas 78041 |
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