Throwdown II? It's Up to Community
Monday, August 5th, 2013
Because of business decisions over which they had no control, members of the group that brought the Georgia Throwdown to Albany last October find themselves right back where they started: standing alone.
But businessmen Sam Shugart and Justin Andrews and musician Evan Barber, along with members of a core team that includes Bo Henry and Jeb Tabb, say one thing hasn't changed. They still plan to bring Throwdown II to Southwest Georgia.
One thing that has changed, though, is the planned fall date of the music festival. Circumstances beyond the group's control has forced a move to springtime, by which time the principals hope to have a lineup in place that includes bigger acts even than the original lineup, which included Lynyrd Skynyrd, Big & Rich and Drive-By Truckers.
"Our goal is still the same: to prove that we can have a successful big-time music show in Albany, Georgia," primary event organizer Shugart said. "Look at what they did in Enterprise, Alabama (BamaJam), Live Oak, Florida (Wanee Festival), Manchester, Tennessee (Bonnaroo) and Indio, California (Coachella). None of those places is close to as big as Albany.
