Eddie Irwin records video of The Black Cadillacs on his phone as they perform Wednesday at the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga. Classic rock band Boston was Wednesday’s headlining act.
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SILENT DISCOCiting lackluster response, Riverbend organizers said the silent disco that filled the final time slot on the Bud Light Stage opening weekend will not make a return to the festival Friday and Saturday.The disco allowed up to 100 guests to rent headphones for $5 to listen and dance along to music being produced live by local DJs.Despite selling out of the headphones on opening night, the response the rest of the weekend wasn’t enthusiastic enough to warrant a repeat. Organizers haven’t given up on the idea, however, and there’s a possibility a tweaked version of the disco will appear at Riverbend next year, said festival talent and production coordinator Joe “Dixie” Fuller.
Maybe it’s because it seems so rock ‘n’ roll – and they like it – but Riverbenders clearly enjoy breaking the rules. Well, one of them, at least.
As per the event’s terms of admission, which are printed on schedule brochures as well as on the festival website, recording live performances is “prohibited by terms of contracts, therefore, camcorders and audio equipment are not allowed.”
But search for “Riverbend Chattanooga” on YouTube, and any illusion of the ban’s sanctity goes right out the window.