The Ledge - Billy and Dave Vallarta-Nayarit Festival

[Incentive Travel Co.uk, October 29, 2014]

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The Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival announces 20 acts

Category: Venues & Events Created on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 13:45

The inaugural Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival will be held from December 12 - 14 in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit. Both destinations will welcome 20 acts that will appear at the festival, including Americana rockers the BoDeans, blues favorites Fabulous Thunderbirds, rock-a-billy specialists Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats, country rockers Poco, Pure Prairie League and Firefall, and iconic classic rock bands Jefferson Starship, Kansas, Cheap Trick, Foghat and Spencer Davis Group.

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In addition to the headliners, several solo artists and singers will have their sets backed by the festival’s all-star ‘house band’, including Dave Mason (Traffic), Gary Wright (best known for his smash hit “Dreamweaver”), Craig Fuller (lead singer of both Little Feat and Little River Band), former Journey lead singer Steve Augeri, former Grand Funk Railroad lead singer Mark Farner, Monkees frontman Micky Dolenz and blues legend Sam Moore (Sam and Dave). The house band includes musicians from several stellar rock acts, including former Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan lead guitarist Jeffrey ‘Skunk’ Baxter, former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Billy Burnette, The Cars guitarist Elliot Easton, bassists Kenny Lee Lewis of Steve Miller Band and Kenny Gradney of Little Feat, drummers Curly Smith (Boston) and Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty, John Mellencamp), and keyboardist Teddy ‘Zig Zag’ Andreadis (many artists including Carole King, Guns ‘n Roses). In addition the backing soloists, the house band will play songs from their own catalogs as well.