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ill-f.By JOHN G. GRAIFF Recorder StaffGILL—Promoters for the 10-Jwar ' Northeast -Ma-jK»y V!'expecting- 5/000 persons to attend, but they say that every effort is being made to have the musical event ran smoothly and withort problems.Jack Fox, of S.B.J. Productions in Amherst, saidthat the type of music to be presented will not be loud rock and roll, but rather country and western music performed primarily with acoustic instruments.The lineup for the concert, which wffl begin 'at 10 a.ik, includes singers Harry Chapin and Jonathan Edwards, fiddler Papa John Creach of the Jef-at concert, secur* ’» i ,ferson Starship, guitarist Les ol tickets to the event. Dudek of the Boz Scaggs band, Gallagher said that calls are . and Country Joe McDonald, coming from all over the nor-fortoerly witfc the - Fish,- a- .theast areafortheticketsMi' •' '• ‘ - are under, ww *a Ibcalcountry and western group will open the show at 10 a.m.The concert site wiU be the Old Stone Lodge in Gill/ now owned by the RennaisanceChurch, which is sponsoring the concert in conjunction with SB J Productions are Worcester FM radio station WAAF.“Being a New England-wide radio station and being able t reach a six-state area and upstate New York, we like to get involved with these things,” said John Gallagher, WAAF, promotional director.As part of the promotion, the station is giving away 130 pairsto* provide proper sanitary, medical and security facilitiesat the site.“We have planned for 25 portable toilets, each with an attendant,” Fox said “There will also be health facilities set up with registered nurses and a doctor as well as the availability of amb iance service. The hospitals will also be notified.A total .of 23 ; res will be available for parking. Fifteen acres are owned by the church, and an additional eight acres will be rented. The concert itself wi:i be staged in a natural amphitheater, according to Fox, on 38 acres of land.“All of the amplification and sound will be going towards theConnecticut River,” he said.Even though it will not be that tud, the sound will not directly o towards residential areas.”gatecrashingconcerned, Fox said security measures have been plant a, but other actions are also being utilized.“We’re stressing that parents ol youths and youths themselves be aware of the problem. If there .is any indication of gatecrashing it will be the'end of this type of concert forever insanitationthe area, Fox said. “We’ve got together with the town and.witb everyone4 involved, and not“We. wanteve^-'/V^agood time and have everything run smoothly. There will be no tickets -old the day of the concert,” he said, “and to try to avoid gate clashing by those who were unable to get tickets, we will be offering them to students in area high-schools and colleges first. After all, the concert is in their area, and we feel they should have the first opportunity to get tickets, forTickets are ' being sold -innumerous areas throughout western Massachusetts as well as in Greenfield and Turners Falls. The concert has also been sold through Ticketron, a*»'•-?I:1national system for the sale of tickets. Fox had nlt;r figures a vailable on current sales of theISCllSt:r ’■ ■• * * * / jw- , • l v. rxtr _event at their Tuesday, night meeting, and indicated mat necessary licenses for entertainment and; dispensing of food will ■ be issued' f legal requirements are “met.*Fox said that all the requirements are met and the finalizing of contracts is unde? way^He added, that in mostproviding rjeyon.d the requests of the selectmen and other town boards.If the licenses are granted it will mark the first time this size and type of concert has been presented in Franklin County.
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Greenfield Recorder
Greenfield, Massachusetts, US
Sat, Apr 17, 1976
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