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Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson to headline newbo evolve festival in Cedar Rapids
Grammy Award-winning artists Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson will headline a new festival, newbo evolve, which will be presented by GO Cedar Rapids August 3-5.
A media release from the tourism bureau describes newbo evolve as a 'multifaceted celebration of the Bohemian creative spirit.” It is inspired by national events such as SXSW, Burning Man and TED talks.
The festival will feature music, fashion and design, technology, culinary arts and more.
Maroon 5 have sold more than 17 million albums and solidified their place in pop music with hits including 'Misery,” 'Moves like Jagger” and 'Sugar.” They will headline on Saturday, August 4. Kelly Clarkson, who first rose to fame on 'American Idol,” has had more than 100 No. 1 Billboard singles. She will headline on Friday, August 3.
Other notable speakers will include Alex Ohanain, founder of Reddit; John Waters, screenwriter, film director and author, Christian Siriano, a fashion designer of ‘Project Runway' fame, and Clint Harp, a carpenter and woodworker featured on HGTV's ‘Fixer Upper.'
The festival also will feature the 'Cedar Screamer” - a 10-story high zip line that will travel more than 1,000 feet across the Cedar River.
Three-day passes will be available for $375 at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at newboevolve.com and through Ticketmaster. Stay tuned to The Gazette for more on this story as it develops.
*Updated, 11:30 a.m.: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the date tickets would be on sale.
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Scott Tallman, director of community events, speaks at a press conference to announce a new music and arts festival, NewBo Evolve, at the Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Go Cedar Rapids, formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the event, which will take place over three days at the beginning of August. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Contributed photo of Kelly Clarkson by GO Cedar Rapids
Contributed photo of Maroon 5 by GO Cedar Rapids
Scott Tallman, director of community events, speaks at a press conference to announce a new music and arts festival, NewBo Evolve, at the Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Go Cedar Rapids, formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the event, which will take place over three days at the beginning of August. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Aaron McCreight, president and CEO of Go Cedar Rapids, speaks at a press conference to announce a new music and arts festival, NewBo Evolve, at the Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Go Cedar Rapids, formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the event, which will take place over three days at the beginning of August. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The site of the stage for the NewBo Evolve festival is seen behind the Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Go Cedar Rapids, formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the event, which will take place over three days at the beginning of August. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The site of the stage for the NewBo Evolve festival is seen behind the Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Go Cedar Rapids, formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the event, which will take place over three days at the beginning of August. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Scott Tallman, director of community events, speaks at a press conference to announce a new music and arts festival, NewBo Evolve, at the Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Go Cedar Rapids, formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the event, which will take place over three days at the beginning of August. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Heidi Hora, sales manager at Cedar Rapids Marriott, reacts as Scott Tallman, director of community events, speaks at a press conference to announce a new music and arts festival, NewBo Evolve, at the Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Go Cedar Rapids, formerly the Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the event, which will take place over three days at the beginning of August. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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