YEAR TWO & THE INTRODUCTION OF NATIONAL ACTS

In our second year (First full year of booking) we went one step beyond the local and regional and began booking a few touring national acts. The Dreaming, Flaw and Future Leaderes of The World. One of the best bands to come out of the area Hierosonic was the act who headlined the second awards show, we decided to change the name to “The 717 Music Awards” in the second year as to highlight the area code. They along w/ the other bands on the bill made this years awards one of the most successful ones in its history.

BANDS WE BOOKED IN 2008

7th LAYER
A UTOPIAN SKYLINE (2)
AFRUEDIANSLIP
ANAMIDE
ARTIST OVER INDUSTRY
AS SUMMER DIES
BOB (3)
CANTO 6 (2)
THE C.C.L.
COAL
DISPLACED
THE DREAMING
DROP OF GREY (2)
END OF AN ERA (2)
ENSTRIDE
FIRE FROM THE SKY
FLAW
GOD FIRES MAN
HIEROSONIC
LOVING THE LIE
MITCH HOOD
MOTO GUZZI
NEGATIVE SPACE
RED ROOM
RENDER
RHEA SILVA (2)
SPLIT
TORN FROM RED
TURNING POINT

ACOUSTIC
AARON MILLER (A UTOPIAN SKYLINE)
BRAD LEE WARD
JACKIE & AJ CASSATT (OF RED ROOM)
JULIAN FIST
LUKAS ROSSI

Lukas Rossi, The winner of the Television show “Rockstar Supernova” where 16 contestants vied to become the singer for new super group featuring Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Gilby Clarke (Guns N Roses) and Jason Newsted (Metallica) came to Gullifty’s for a very special intimate evening. It was only him and his guitar but somehow it seemed as though there were 5 guys on that stage. It was an absolutely incredible evening of music.

The Dreaming (Featuring Stabbing Westward Vocalist Christopher Hall) was one of my first big bucket listers as I had been a life long Stabbing Westward fan. Booking his band and seeing him sing a few SW songs live was an absolute dream, not to mention getting to meet and talk to the man himself.