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Post-Race Concert

Party on the beach with the B-52's!

All registered participants receive free entry into the post-race headliner concert, as well as all Verizon Wireless American Music Festival concerts. Simply show your bib number at the gate. Extra tickets (Passport Pins) for family and friends for the headliner
concert and festival may be purchased at the expo.

Concert Information
Time:	Doors open: 5:00pm The Motels featuring Martha Davis: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon Awards Ceremony: 7:45pm - 8:30pm The B-52's: 9:00pm - 10:30pm
Location:	The 5th Street Beach Stage, located on 5th street and the Oceanfront Boardwalk in Virginia Beach, VA
Tickets:	Free entry for participants and volunteers; children 12 and under are also free. Use your race number as your ticket into the concert. Volunteers will be issued one complimentary ticket. Additional concert tickets (Passport Pins) for family or friends are available for online purchase. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the Beachevents ticket office at the 2-Day Health & Fitness Expo on August 29th-30th.
*Special Notes*	All ticket sales are non-refundable. TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED. Tickets are to be picked up at Concert Ticket WILL CALL at the 2-Day Health & Fitness Expo. AVAILABLE SUNDAY ONLY: Pick up tickets at the concert will-call at the 5th Street Beach Stage (time TBD). Tickets will be available for purchase at the gate.
Seating:	General Admission - on the beach

Concert Parking & Transportation

For more information and questions about satellite parking, check in at the Beachevents booth at the Health & Fitness Expo.

 

15th Annual Verizon Wireless
American Music Festival

(As if 20 bands along the course aren't enough!)

With your race entry, you will receive FREE entry into all Verizon Wireless American Music Festival concerts throughout the weekend. The 15th Anniversary Festival will take place Friday, August 29th through Sunday, August 31st with over 40 bands rockin' the oceanfront.

While strolling down the picturesque boardwalk, stop to take in some of the groovy tunes at one of several free stages set up along the beach. To see any of the ticketed concerts taking place on the 5th Street Beach Stage over the weekend, simply show your race number at the gate. *You will not have to surrender your number.*

2008 Line Up

• 8/29 - Morris Day & The Time/Bell Biv Devoe/En Vogue
• 8/30 - Billy Idol
• 8/31 - The B-52's w/ The Motels featuring Martha Davis

Past performers include the Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, LIVE, Sugar Ray, Collective Soul, The Commodores, Hootie & The Blowfish, Journey, 3 Doors Down, INXS and many more! For more information on the festival, visit www.beacheventsfun.com.

When you purchase an extra concert ticket for your family and friends, you will receive a commemorative Passport Pin. The Passport Pin will allow entry into the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon post-race concert AS WELL AS all concerts at the Verizon Wireless American Music Festival.

Passport Pins are available online until August 24th. Children 12 and under are free.

 

Spirit Rockin’ the Course

Rock Around the Block Competition

Thank you to all the neighborhoods who came out to support the participants along the course. Irish eyes were smiling as the Harbor Point Condominiums took the 2007 SunTrust Rock Around The Block title with their rockin’ shamrocks.

Thank you to all the neighborhoods for participating in 2007:

• Park Place (2nd place)
• Rudee Heights (3rd place)
• Birdneck Lakes

 

Spirit on the Course Competition

You’ve got spirit, yes you do! Thank you to all the Spirit on the Course participants this year. The Great Bridge High School squad cheered their way to victory and the coveted Spirit on the Course prize of $1,000 in 2007.

We thank all the cheer squads for participating in 2007:

• Kellam High School (2nd place)
• Hickory High School (3rd place)
• Beach Breakers
• Booker T. Washington High School
• Cape Henry Collegiate School
• Churchland High School
• Cox High School.
• Granby High School
• Grassfield High School
• Landstown High School
• Norview High School
• Oscar Smith High School
• Tallwood High School
• Virginia Wild

 

• 2008 Band Chart
• Local Band Showcase