Purple Door Arts and Music Festival will be held at Ski Roundtop in Lewisberry, PA, August 17 – 18, and will feature three stages of performances from some of the hottest bands impacting the music scene today, as well as an art gallery, skate park, paint ball and top speakers from across the country.
Artist slated to perform at the 12th Annual event include: mewithoutYou, Relient K, Anberlin, Haste the Day, Norma Jean, As Cities Burn, Colour Revolt, Denison Witmer, Red, The Devil Wears Prada, Derek Webb, Family Force 5, Leeland, and Cool Hand Luke, as well as local favorites August Burns Red, Kheris and Farewell Flight.
In it’s third year, the Mono vs Stereo New Band Showcase welcomes entries from unsigned bands across the country who would like a shot at performing on the Gallery stage on Friday night of the Festival. Interested bands submitted a three-song demo cd, along with a band bio for consideration and a panel of industry judges chose the top three most promising acts. This year’s winners are: After the Sirens from Wenham, MA, The Apathy Eulogy from Baltimore, MD and Cabot, AR-based After the Tragedy.
Warehouse 54 in Manheim, PA hosted a regional Battle of the Bands competition to find the band most worthy of filling the coveted opening slot on main stage Friday night. Three separate competitions were held and the top two bands from each competed in the finale competition. A combination of panel judges and audience votes were tallied to determine the ultimate winner. Between The Two, hailing from Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, soared past more than 25 other bands in the competition and will be kicking off Purple Door 2007 on Friday night.
For more information about Purple Door, a complete list of artists performing, a daily schedule and additional details about the Art Gallery, please visit www.purpledoor.com.
