Supergroups Rock at Music in the Mountains
The PettyBreakers, A Tribute to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Saturday Night
____ Saturday, July 19, Music in the Mountains is
celebrating the on-stage fusion of these two iconic classic rock legends and
their music featuring “World’s Greatest” tribute bands, DSB, America’s Favorite
Tribute to Journey, with special guest, The PettyBreakers, A Tribute to Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers, at the Big Bear Discovery Center amphitheater,
outdoors under the stars.
Heartland
Rock
reached its commercial peak in the 1980’s by such singer-songwriters as Bruce
Springsteen, Bob Segar, John Mellencamp and Tom Petty. Meanwhile, Journey, an
American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana
and Frumious Bandersnatch, enjoyed their strongest commercial success between
1978 and 1987 releasing a series of hit songs, including 1981’s Don’t
Stop Believin; in 2009, becoming the top-selling catalog track in
iTunes history.
DSB, America’s Favorite Tribute to Journey, was the first
tribute band to be voted “World’s Greatest” and helped launch the AXS cable
network, “World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” as voted by their fans. In addition,
The PettyBreakers were inducted into this rather “Hall of Fame” for tribute
bands in 2014.
Music in the Mountains is a fund-raising concert series for
the Big Bear Discovery Center helping to educate over 200,000 annual visitors.
The Center is a program of the nonprofit Southern California Mountains
Foundation.
Closing the 2014 Summer Music in the Mountains series will
be newcomer to the Big Bear Valley, Led Zepagain, Tribute to Led Zeppelin, on
August 30 with special guest, Lighthouse Youth Orchestra, comprised of local
Big Bear students under the direction of Sharon Rizzo.
Tickets are on sale at www.MountainsFoundation.org. All
parking at the Discovery Center will be pre-paid through ticket packages.
Parking gates will open at 5:00 P.M. all shows. General admission parking is
free and available at Meadows Edge Trailhead located ¼ mile west of the
Discovery Center entrance. Free shuttles will run from 5:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Complimentary
handicap parking will be available on a first-come basis at the Discovery
Center with appropriate tag or license plate as available.
A beer, wine, and cocktail bar will be open for service
offering a great selection of imports and domestic beers; popular red and white
wines, custom-made margaritas and themed beverages. Fun and casual food will be
available through new concessionaires at very family-friendly prices;
hamburgers, hot dogs, nachos, kettle corn and more.
Reserved bench seating and general admission seating
available on a first-come basis; however, members of the Southern California
Mountains Foundation will have early access (Noon to 3:00 P.M.) to reserve
their seats prior to gates open. General admission ticket holders must bring
their own beach chairs for the open and casual seating areas.
For more information, visit www.MountainsFoundation.org.