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Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors approves Blue Ridge Rock Fest permit
The board chair said ‘please don’t let us down’ to festival organizers when granting the approval
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Leaders approve permits for Blue Ridge Rock Fest
PITTSLYVANIA COUNTY, Va. – Pittsylvania County leaders unanimously approved what’s being billed as the second-largest rock festival in North America Tuesday night.
The Blue Ridge Rock Fest will bring names like Rob Zombie, Limp Bizkit and Lil Jon to the site near Blairs in September.
Jonathan Slye owns Purpose Driven Events and is organizing the festival. He attended the meeting Tuesday night and said he’s thankful to have the opportunity to make something of this scale come to life.
To mark the fourth outing of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Purpose Driven Events has amassed a line-up of 180+ bands for the September 9–12 event at Blue Ridge Amphitheater, a long-awaited large-scale concert venue in Southwest Virginia.
Rock acts lined up for 2021 including headliners Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, and Limp Bizkit will appear on six stages over four days. The event will also include additional on-site activities and activations. Special features include
Club Experience a first-ever, one-of-a-kind soundproofed club at a rock festival. Headliners for this special club include Ludacris, T-Pain, and Lil Jon.
From its humble beginnings of 3,500 attendees during its first year, Blue Ridge has grown to an already near sell-out of 150,000 this year. Jonathan Slye, CEO of Purpose Driven Events, shares more about the fan-driven festival:
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