Riverfest, Limerick
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The Beloit Riverfest is an annual festival held each July at Riverside Park in Beloit, Wisconsin. The festival is known for attracting hundreds of thousands of people from around the midwest, as well as for the internationally famous musicians who perform there each year, earning its name as "the largest rock festival of the midwest". Besides music; Riverfest has a carnival with over 30 rides, hundreds shops and stores, and many food vendors from across the Stateline Area. Riverfest is held the second week of July and runs from Thursday thru Sunday. Riverfest 2007 will be held from July 12 - July 15.
[edit] Riverfest 2007
Riverfest 2007 will feature such bands as Steppenwolf, Little River Band, Eddie Money, Blue Öyster Cult, Grand Funk Railroad, Cheap Trick, Crossfade, and Saliva. This year's event will also feature Beloit's very own version of American Idol called Beloit Idol, with a cash prize of 2007 dollars.
[edit] Some Past Performances
Groups that have performed at Riverfest before include:
- Ray Charles
- Little Richard
- REO Speedwagon
- The Temptations
- B.B. King
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Johnny Cash
- Blue Öyster Cult
- K.C. and the Sunshine Band
- Kool and the Gang
- Smash Mouth
- Styx
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- KC and the Sunshine Band
- Earth, Wind, and Fire
- Foghat
- Quiet Riot
- Collective Soul
- Alice Cooper
- Ted Nugent
- Tesla
- Cheap Trick
