Ballyhoo music festival includes dozens of bands

Staff report

AUSTINTOWN

The second annual Ballyhoo music festival will be Friday and Saturday with more than 30 bands on two stages, including headliner the Midlife Chryslers, featuring Michael Stanley.

The event will be at Harley-Davidson Biketown, next to Quaker Steak and Lube, off state Route 46 at the Interstate 80 interchange. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.

Ballyhoo raises money for cancer awareness charities, cancer victims and Angels for Animals.

The Star Boyz motorcycle stunt team will give two shows. Rock drummer Joe Vitale, who has performed and recorded with Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Eagles and Joe Walsh, will sign autographs and copies of his book Friday.

Here is the schedule:

FRIDAY

Outdoor stage

6-6:30 p.m.: No Xcuse

7-7:30 p.m.: Joe Vitale Jr.

8-8:30 p.m.: Scarlet & The Harlots

8:30-9 p.m.: Dennis Drummond

9-11 p.m.: The Rage

INDOOR STAGE

6:30-7 p.m.: Liam Jones

7:30-8 p.m.: Mike Adams

8:30-9 p.m.: Acoustic performers

9:30-10 p.m.: Remains of Jade

10:30-11 p.m.: Acoustic performers

SATURDAY

OUTDOOR STAGE

1 p.m.: The Star Boyz stunt team

1:30-2 p.m.: The New Pharmacy

2:30-3 p.m.: Hold No Grudge

3:30-4 p.m.: Northern Whale

4 p.m.: The Star Boyz

4:30-5 p.m.: Fetish

5:30-6 p.m.: Brimstone

6:30-7 p.m.: Poobah

7:30-8 p.m.: Abacus Jones

8-11 p.m.: The Midlife Chryslers, featuring Michael Stanley

INDOOR STAGE

12-12:30 p.m.: Nothing Pure

1-1:30 p.m.: Legend

2-2:30 p.m.: Skull’Rz Bane

3-3:30 p.m.: Damian Knapp

4-4:30 p.m.: Fullmoon Canoe

5-5:30 p.m.: Blind Lemon Band

6-6:30 p.m.: Cardboard Cutouts

7-7:30 p.m.: Chris Wintrip’s Canton Guitar Academy

8-8:30 p.m.: Natalie Sprouse

8:30-11 p.m.: Acoustic performers

Acoustic acts include Danny McMaster, Teddy Pantelas, Alexis Antes, Frank Weston, Zach Economos, Rick Baluck and Diana Chittester