Every year, local musicians and performers are featured live on stage at the Sunland-Tujunga Watermelon Festival.
Local bands performing throughout the day and evening.
A 20 x20 foot dance floor invites you to rock and roll or swing to the rhythm!
Each afternoon there are performances by singers, martial artists, and local poets.
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All Day! Every Day!
at the Spitway in the Watermelon Pavilion
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest! Sponsored by Breadmaster Enterprises
The longest spit at the Festival wins $100
Break the world record of 68' 9 1/8" and win $500!
Try your skill - get 3 seeds for only $1. Or enjoy yourself and just watch the fun!
The Sweet Melon Stage Schedule |
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Friday 5 to 5:30 p.m.
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Friday, August 13, 2010 |
Hey YouA mixture of punk, power pop, glam rock, and songs that make your head bop. Fronted by a smokin' hot chick singer who's got some pipes, Hey You is currently a finalist in Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel Battle of the Bands. They have a super solid drummer, a shredder on guitar, and their bass player has subbed for Matt Freeman on a Rancid tour. www.heyyouband.com |
Friday 5:30 to 6 pm |
Welcome to the 49th Annual Watermelon Festival Master of Ceremonies |
Friday 6 to 7:30 pm |
Artwork Jamal & Deacon Jones
"Male Vocalist of the Year." 2010 West Coast Blues Hall of Fame Award Winner Beyond his awards and signature live sound, Art Jamal has worked with artists such as The Temptations, 2Pac, Ray J, Carole King, and Aaron Neville. He has also engineered platinum albums by Brandy and Ice Cube. Deacon Jones has toured and recorded with Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mic Fleetwood, Buddy Miles, Noel Redding, John Lee Hooker, and more.
Come kick off the Watermelon Festival with acclaimed Blues legends, Artwork Jamal and Deacon Jones! www.artworkjamal.com |
Friday 7:30 to 8 pm |
Coronation of the Watermelon Festival Queen and the Royal Melon Court
Designed and choreographed by Erin Holt, Artistic Director, California Contemporary Ballet |
Friday 8 to 9:15 pm |
The Heist
Returning by popular demand! Sixties and Seventies Cover Band play Classic Rock to be experienced!
These 20-something-year-olds take classic rock to a whole new level. With four part vocal harmonies and a thundering sound, The Heist rocks the very best of The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, Doobie Brothers, Rolling Stones, and more! These young rockers have been featured on KTLA's Morning News show, mentioned by DJs on KLOS 95.5, and have played to crowds of 4,000+. Members of The Heist have toured with Glenn Cornick of Jethro Tull, recorded with Marty Walsh of Supertramp, and shared the stage with Story of the Year, Yellowcard, Strung Out, The Matches, and more. We’re thrilled to present Saturday night’s headliners, The Heist! www.heistcoverband.com |
Friday 9:15 to 9:30 pm |
Drawing for $100 prize
(winner need not be present to win) |
Friday 9:30 to 10:45 pm |
The Heist returns and plays until closing |
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Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
Saturday 12:25 to 1 pm |
John Batdorf
A former Atlantic Records artist, John Batdorf has opened for Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, America, Jackson Browne, Hall & Oats, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt and more.John has composed songs for America, England Dan, as well as a whole list of TV shows and movies. He has sung background vocals on recordings for Rod Stewart, Motley Crue, Jefferson Star Ship, Berlin, David Lee Roth and more! Come see him perform his timeless and unique acoustic folk rock. He has a voice and songs that are not worth missing. www.johnbatdorfmusic.comwww.myspace.com/johnbatdorf |
Saturday 1:05 to 1:20 pm |
Aletheia's Multi-Cultural Dance Team Come grab a beer and enjoy some Irish dancing to kick off the day! |
Saturday 1:30 to 3:30 pm |
The Mark Hayes Band
Covers and Originals
Featuring members of Five For Fighting, Bruce Hornsby, and Dweezil Zappa, The Mark Hayes Band has a very tight and professional sound. You can expect The Mark Hayes Band to bring blurring-fast piano, hard hitting guitars, rock-steady drums, and booming bass. Come enjoy a tremendous band doing some great covers by Steely Dan, Oasis, Neil Young, The Steve Miller Band, Bob Dylan, and many more as well as some great originals! |
Saturday 2:00 pm |
The Watermelon Eating Contest
Watermelon Pavilion
Sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club |
Saturday 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Melon Patch Stage
Sponsored by Chupa Rosa Poets & www.VillagePoets.org |
Saturday 3:30 pm |
Sign-up begins for the Greased Watermelon Relay Race at the Rotary Club booth in the Watermelon Pavilion |
Saturday 3:35 to 3:50 pm |
Aletheia's Multi-Cultural Dance Team Welcome back Aletheia's Dance Team as they change costumes and perform Israeli dancing. |
Saturday 4:00 pm |
Greased Watermelon Relay Race Race will take place in the Fire Lane beginning at the Watermelon Pavilion
Sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club |
Saturday 4 to 5 pm |
B-Ray & Friends Reggae, rock and hip hop melt together as this big band gets the energy up and jumping. |
Saturday 5:00 to 5:30 pm |
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Saturday 5:30 to 6:30 pm |
Dusty Rhodes & the River Band
The LA Times says, "The sextet...releases the exuberant...prog, folk and psych rock of decades past that is so far from the punk and emo being churned out by fellow twenty-somethings it might as well be from another planet."
Come see it for yourself! "Blending modern and classic rock with folk, blues, zydeco, country and bluegrass into epic songs that defy simple categorization" - OC Register. www.myspace.com/dustyrhodes |
Saturday 6:30 to 7:00 pm |
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Saturday 7:00 to 8:00 pm |
Sink To See
Sink to See is a powerful alt rock band.
You've heard their songs in Nissan commercials and shows on MTV, CBS, Spike TV, ABC Family, Nickelodeon, and Bravo.
You can also hear their music in various movies that are primed to hit the box offices. Now come see them for yourself. The Watermelon Festival proudly presents LA's best and fastest growing alt rock band, Sink To See.
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Saturday 8 to 8:30 pm |
Bonus Prize Drawing
Verdugo Hills YMCA membership Tickets to an Angels game |
Saturday 8:30 to 9:45 pm |
Cleanslate From Colorado to California, these guys are playing everywhere! They're everything from an Eagles cover band to a Don Henley Tribute; throw in some Allman Brothers with Tom Petty and you have Cleanslate.
The group is renowned for a dead-on "Don" voice and pound-for-pound “Petty” vocals. From crisp harmonies, beat-bucking bass, and high-octane southern piano to rim-rolling drums and panning guitars with surgical double solos, Cleanslate is in high demand. www.boysofsummertribute.com |
Saturday 9:45 to 10 pm |
Prize Drawing
$250 prize
(winner need not be present to win) |
Saturday 10 to 11:15 pm |
Cleanslate returns to play until closing
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 |
Sunday Noon to 1 pm |
Skin N' Bones
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Sunday 1 to 1:20 pm |
Hula Dancers |
Sunday 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Melon Patch Stage
Sponsored by Chupa Rosa Poets & www.VillagePoets.org |
| Sunday 1:30 to 2:30 pm |
Mt. Gleason Garage Band They haven't graduated junior high, but they've definitely graduated from the school of rock. Come watch these very talented youngsters perform your favorite rock classics. |
Sunday Afternoon 2:00 pm!!!
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Watermelon Eating Contest
in the Watermelon Pavilion
Sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club |
Sunday 2:35 to 2:50 pm |
Susana Elena
Latin Flamenco Dance! Come watch Susana dance it up and get the crowd involved.
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| Sunday 3 to 4:30 pm |
Iliana Rose
As an accomplished piano player, percussionist, clarinetist and vocalist, Iliana Rose performs Cuban and Latin music with some of the finest session players in Los Angeles and Miami.
She composes music for films, orchestrating and arranging for twenty-five piece Latin jazz bands, working as a recording engineer, producer, lyricist and is the voice behind several radio commercials. She is spontaneously funny with the audience and musically captivating. This Cuban beauty is a complete entertainer.
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| Sunday 3:30 pm |
Sign-up for the Greased Watermelon Relay Race at the Rotary Club booth in the Watermelon Pavilion |
Sunday 4:00 to 4:30 pm |
Greased Watermelon Relay Race
Race will take place in the Fire Lane starting at the Watermelon Pavilion
Sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club |
Sunday 4:35 to 4:50 pm |
Susana Elena
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Sunday 5 to 6:30 pm |
The Kyle Frost Band 80s and 90s Rock plus more
An amazing band fronted by a remarkable rock-voice, The Kyle Frost Band delivers a wide array of hits with accuracy and precision. They pay tribute in a truly impressive fashion to Journey, AC/DC, Collective Soul, Aerosmith, Jet, Heart, Led Zeppelin, The Outfield, Beck, Dire Straights, and more! The Kyle Frost Band is loaded with powerful harmonies, shredding guitar, rock-locked bass and drums, and incredible lead vocals. Kyle Frost is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who has worked with artists such as Whitney Houston, Producer L.A. Reid, Darryl Simmons and Baby-Face on the motion picture soundtrack for The Body Guard. He has also played with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Freddie White from Earth, Wind, and Fire. www.myspace.com/kylefrostband |
Sunday 6:30 to 7:00 pm |
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Sunday 7 to 8:45 pm |
Pryor Baird and the Deacons Blues and Funk Rock
Last chance to dance! We're closing out the weekend with a bang. The Watermelon Festival is very excited and proud to present Pryor Baird & The Deacons. They are Tennessee's back-to-back, Top Ten Finalists of the 2008 and 2009 "International Blues Challenge." These soul-pros will be sure to get you out of your seat and moving your feet with their James Brown-type-sound. Come see everything that is Pryor Baird & The Deacons; a boisterous brass section of saxophone, trumpet, and trombone; bouncy and chest-bumping bass; high flying guitar solos; jumpy drums; howling harmonica; pounding piano; and a hammering voice that nails every note. End your weekend with a bang! They dominate the dance floor and shoot for the feet. Pryor Baird & The Deacons are not to be missed! www.dothedeacons.com www.myspace.com/pryorbairdandthedeacons |
Sunday 8:45 to 9:00 pm |
Prize Drawing
for $500 prize (winner need not be present to win) |
| Sunday 9:00 to 10 pm |
Pryor Baird and the Deacons
play until closing |
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