3-Day Gospel Music Festival Announced
It was announced today [July 14], Bermuda will host its first ever gospel music festival, the Dr. Bobby Jones Presents The 2011 Bermuda Gospel Festival. The three-day event takes place in the Victualling Yard at the Royal Naval Dockyard on August 25 – 27 and boasts a heavenly performance lineup of gospel music’s legends and bright stars. Gospel music veteran Dr. Bobby Jones will host each unforgettable evening which promises to draw thousands of tourists and gospel music lovers from across the world to Bermuda, the island of beautiful pink sand beaches.
The 2011 Bermuda Gospel Festival features a stellar lineup of today’s favorite gospel artists that are slated to take the stage with live performances. Gospel heavyweights Fred Hammond, Mary Mary, Kim Burrell, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Karen Clark Sheard, Kiki Sheard, Vashawn Mitchell, Y’Anna Crawley, Jessica Reedy, Leandria Johnson are scheduled to make music performances. The gospel music festival will also showcase the “Divine Voices Vocal Competition” that spotlights the vocal talent of local Bermudians and other fun-filled onsite activities and local vendors.
The Gospel Festival is produced and directed by organizers, Kevin Bean and Dale Jackson. “We are extremely excited to bring the ‘Dr. Bobby Jones Presents The 2011 Bermuda Gospel Festival’ to Bermuda,” said event organizers, Kevin Bean and Dale Jackson. “Hosting this inaugural gospel festival here marks Bermuda as the perfect destination for high-quality, star-studded entertainment that is combined with the vibrant beauty and culture of Bermuda. We look forward to serving as the “bridge” that connects our beautiful island to thousands of gospel music lovers and tourists across the world.”
The 2011 Bermuda Gospel Festival will also feature a unique gospel singing competition – the Divine Voices Competition where local Bermuda singers can vie for a host of prizes including an opportunity to appear on the Bobby Jones show and a [1] one song recording deal.
The Gospel Festival also offers live streaming of all festival dates for those gospel fans who are unable to attend the three-day festivities.
Interested individuals are encouraged to visit event website, www.bermudagospelfestival.com, for more information on event tickets and live stream access, etc. Gospel music fans can also check out official festival and artist updates on Facebook.com/bermudagospelfest and Twitter under @BermudaFest.
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Sounds like a great time!
We all need to support this concert. Supporting is supporting our young people who are working on bringing positive entertainment to the island. Very proud of the young promoters all.
Will there be any Soca …
Bermudians,please take advantage of this Great Show ! GO, SEE & ENJOY THESE ARTIST ! Spreading Gods word in song and PRAISE ! Wish i could be home with you all !!
This is what the island needs! I am soo excited about this event and thankful to God and the promotors for putting this together. The artists are some of my favorites and I know this show will allow us to have so much fun while Glorifying God! Well done to the promoters! I hope this turns into a yearly event! There is so much Gospel talent and they are not being recognized enough. Please Bermuda..come and support…
So God put this event together?
No wonder hes too busy to help all the poor aids infected children in Africa.. God’s promoting concerts in rich old Bermuda.