Anyone have any more details, especially who the artists performing will be?
http://tmgllc.webs.com/thefestivalofhope.htm
http://tmgllc.webs.com/thefestivalofhope.htm
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Texas A&M University, Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Unique, Spectacular, Amazing, Stunning,
Huge Benefit Event
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
Originally conceived as a celebration of the 25th anniversary for the original Live Aid benefit concert, Festival of Hope has morphed into a 3 day entertainment/benefit event...
Benefit Goal:
- $100+ million
- Over 100 charities sharing in the benefit revenue …
o Charity selection features those organizations with under 15% administration expense of annual
o Correctly registered, non-aligned, open balanced, accountable, efficient and effective who commit to issuing minimum monthly video review of progress via the web
Features:
- Live event taking place at Kyle Field on the Texas A&M University campus
o Stadium has nearly a 100,000 seating capacity
o University supporting event via use of full parking, high-level security, accommodations, ancillary facilities, generators and in-stadium concession operations etc.
o Event staging operations will be supplied by Bandit Lites http://www.banditlites.com , Event Services international http://www.eventservicesinc.com/index.html , with the Festival organizers
- Live entertainment planned to run 14 hours of each day of performance
- Program to be broadcast globally, the goal of 1.4 million TV HH reach
- Anticipated global viewing audience of 3 billion plus for min of one hour
- Online distribution featuring new technology enabling subscribers the only complete access to full 42 hours of programming
- I-MAX filming in 3-D for I-MAX theater release in December, 2010
- Full entertainment programming carried live globally on Armed Forces Radio
- Global broadcast of the Tribute to the American Soldiers via Armed Forces TV
- Special Festival of Hope Debit Card design where % of user’s transactions are donated to Festival Fund for charity distribution
- Show Producers include: (alphabetical)
o John Conk
o Paul Flattery
o John Ratcliff
o Henry Smith
o Paul Wagner
o Shelby Werwa
- Sound/Light/Stage/Video:
o Bandit Lites
o ESI
- Event Organizer: Mr. Edward Tidda
- Co-Producers: (alphabetical)
o Emmett Dunlap Jr.
o Gary Langstaff
o Jeri OFarrell
o Carl Schleiter
o Harvest L. Smith
o Lorne Wray
- Special Events:
o Largest fireworks show in history
§ Space Station video of fireworks show
§ Guinness World Records to validate
o Largest laser show in history
§ Guinness World Records to validate
o B-2 bomber flyover on July 4th
o Ft. Hood troops as VIP guests
o Over 100 performers (High TVQ Artists, New Artists and Established Artists included)
o Special tribute to Native Americans highlighted by the attendance of the White Buffalo and Chief Oren Lyons
o Release 100,000 bio-degradable white balloons with internal LED in the night sky
o One minute Silence to respect ALL fallen Heroes, with 4 tons of red petals descending like rain over entire 100,000 audience
o Custom motorbikes and custom cars for Auction(Savage Bikes, Chip Foose and West Coast Customs)
o Over 500 Harley riders for a special tribute event