This listing is for Moondance Jam 20th Anniversary 2011 Drinking Mug.
This plastic mug show the line-up/schedule for the 3 day Rock Concert which was held July 14-16th, 2011. This show was the 20th anniversary of the festival.
MOONDANCE JAM 20TH ANNIVERSARY JULY 14-16, 2011
KISS, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, 3 DOORS DOWN ROCK MOONDANCE JAM 20 - By Dean Morrill The Pilot-Independent
Moondance Jam 20 rocked! - That’s the easiest way to describe the music, party atmosphere and spectacle at the two-decade anniversary event with a lineup that included KISS, 38 Special, Stone Temple Pilots, 3 Doors Downs, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Paul Rodgers. Last July, after the 19th anniversary edition of the Campin’ and Jammin’ Event of summer concluded, Moondance founder, the late Bill Bieloh, said he had plans to make the 2011 festival the biggest and best ever. Bieloh was unable to see the end results, but his presence was felt by all as Kathy Bieloh, her two children, Jon and Bre, and the rest of the staff planned and put together a show that exceeded all expectations and broke attendance records. “It’s been a long 10 months to get here,” Kathy Bieloh said onstage Saturday night to a crowd of about 20,000 Jammers, referring to Bill’s death last September. “Thank you all so much. You all rock, and you have made this happen.”
Gate totals over the three days, not including Wednesday’s Pre-Jam Party, average just under 20,000, including a whopping 23,000 Friday. Helping to reach that mark was the signing of KISS, which brought in an estimated crowd of 23,000 — the largest one-day total ever. “They were great. Loud, but great,” Jon Bieloh stated. While the weather wasn’t perfect, the rain did not disrupt any of the shows. The hot and humid weather Saturday hurt beer sales, but other than that, everything went very smoothly. Mark Kirchhoff, the backstage director, said it’s been a Moondance tradition the last few years to overcome weather obstacles. “We fight the weather, but there’s nothing we or the bands can’t handle,” he said. Jon added that everything is going great. “We haven’t had that many problems and we’ve had some huge crowds. We’re very happy.”
Highlights of the 20th anniversary included a Troop Tribute held Saturday night prior to the final two performers, a Friday night tribute to founder Bill Bieloh and, of course, arguably the best lineup ever assembled for a Jam. KISS alone brought in seven trucks of equipment, with one dedicated just to pyro, and about 60 people to set up their massive stage. The Jam got off to a great start Wednesday night as Hairball did their best KISS impression with all their pyro explosions during the Pre-Jam Party, which is a free admission concert. “Their mission was to put on a pyro show that would make KISS notice that they were there. And I think they accomplished that,” Kirchhoff stated. A great crowd came out Thursday despite a steady mist of rain, with the best weather occurring Friday as attendance records were broke. Kirchhoff said KISS’ performance was historic. “We’ve had some big shows in the past, but clearly this was huge for Moondance, just for the amount of people on site. It was clearly the biggest night Moondance has ever had.” Jack Thibault who, along with Jack Jordan of T.E.A. Productions has been provide national entertainment for the event, said Kathy and the Bielohs have done a monumental task in Bill’s absence.
The music
KISS was easily the biggest attraction with its onstage theatrics and pyro explosions, but there were plenty of great performances at the three-day festival. Paul Rodgers, 38 Special, Stone Temple Pilots, 3 Doors Down and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts brought out record numbers over four days. Hairball got the party started with a performance in front of about 5,000 people at Wednesday’s Pre-Jam Party. The band brought out all their costumes and fire ball explosions as the ultimate ‘80s rock impersonators. The first day got off to an ominous start as steady rain began in the morning and didn’t let up until the afternoon. But it did not affect the performers, as all the bands took the stage on time. Cracker and Crackerbox rocked the fairgrounds at 3 and 5 p.m., but it was Great White, 38 Special and 3 Doors Down that packed the fairgrounds. Great White, which celebrated their 25th anniversary back in 2007, showed why they have attained worldwide success as hard rock performers. The band has been touring heavily over the last three plus years to huge crowds, thanks to such hits as “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” Face the Day” and Rock Me.” With Donnie Van Zant and Don Barnes headlining 38 Special, the Southern rockers showed why they continue to bring in thousands of rockers after more than three decades, and easily had the best performance on the day.
The legendary performers, whose 8-track of hits found their way into my vehicle as a teen, include “Back Where You Belong,” “Hold On Loosely” and Rockin’ Into the Night.” Closing the first night was the Mississippi-born quintet known as 3 Doors Down. Their breakthrough anthem “Kryptonite” put them on the charts, one they haven’t left since. Since forming in 1995, their arsenal includes more than 15 million albums sold and three multi platinum albums that include “The Better Life” and “Away From the Sun.” Depending on who you talked to, you would get different views as to who had the best performance Friday.
KISS would easily get the most nods for their jaw-dropping stage show that included explosions, confetti, fog and a huge KISS logo — if, for some reason, you didn’t know who was performing. They played all their greatest hits to an estimated crowd of about 23,000 — not the 35,000 that was posted on the KISS website. The Van Morrison tribute band Belfast Cowboys got Friday started, and the enthusiasm continued to build as the day progressed. Outlaws, Eddie Money and Paul Rodgers followed.
Rodgers, the British rocker known as “The Voice,” has led three bands to international stardom and has continued that with an astonishing solo career. He has written and recorded 27 CDs and sold 125 million with such hits as “Bad Company,” Feel Like Making Love” and “Can’t Get Enough.” The final day was kicked off by ThunderHerStruck, the all-female tribute band to AC/DC — one of the greatest rock bands to date — with a high-energy performance that brought thousands of Jammers out of the campgrounds. Burton Cummings, who scored an unprecedented string of international hit singles and albums as a member of Canada’s original superstars The Guess Who, kept the crowd rockin’ with such numbers as “These Eyes,” “American Woman” and “Stand Tall.” Fuel, the last band signed for this year, was up next. They have sold out tours all over the world headlining venues and opening for bands that include Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Creed and 3 Doors Down, and they didn’t disappoint with their hits “Falls On Me,” Shimmer” and “Innocent.” But the night belonged to Joan Jett and Stone Temple Pilots. Jett, who performed at Moondance back in 2003, performed all her greatest hits that was recently released in a two-disc collection. Her three-decade career, that began when she was 15 as co-founder of the Runaways, had all the punk rockers singing to “I Love Rock and Roll,” Crimson and Clover,” Bad Reputation” and “I Hate Myself For Loving You.” Chants of “STP” (Stone Temple Pilots) were heard for more than 30 minutes before the band — which has won the Grammy for “Best Hard Rock Performance” — took the stage. Since they first formed in the 1990s, they are one of only a few bands from that era with all the original band members. About 20,000 Jammers packed the fairgrounds to see STP.
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