Ticket prices go up Sunday

By Sam Waller

Three performers with Albany roots will be part of the lineup for this year’s CareFest lineup, and through this Sunday, July 31, tickets are available at a discount, with VIP tickets already sold out.

The music festival, a fundraiser for Resource Care outreach programs, is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27 at Happy Wife Happy Life Wedding and Events Venue.

“A huge thank you goes out to our sponsors who make this possible,” ResourceCare’s Ragan Riley said. “We are looking forward to our most successful CareFest yet.”

Tickets are available online at www.outhouse tickets.com. General admission tickets are $45 each, preferred limited $100 each, and canopy space $165.

In addition to admission tickets, parking passes and cooler passes are each $15 apiece through Sunday.

Prices for all levels increase Monday, Aug. 1.

The festival will start at 4:00 p.m. with Albany’s ­Davis Brothers Band first to take the main stage. Other homegrown talent on display will be Matt Stapp and Jeff Martin, who will be performing acoustic sets in the VIP lounge starting at 5:00 p.m.

Also performing on the main stage will be Slade Coulter at 5:00 p.m., Jacob Stelly at 6:00 p.m., and special guest Kevin Fowler of Amarillo at 7:00 p.m.

Headlining stage two at 8:30 p.m. will be Giovannie and the Hired Guns of Mineral Wells.

On stage one at 10:00 p.m. and closing out the festival is the Read Southall Band out of Oklahoma.

Sponsorship opportunities close out Sunday, July 31, ranging from parking sponsors at $500 to Stage 2 sponsor at $12,500.