Arts & Entertainment

Rusted Root Drops from Virginia-Highland Summerfest Line-up

80's rock band The Fixx to take Sunday spot

American rockers Rusted Root won’t be taking the stage at Virginia-Highland Summerfest this year.

A conflict with Rusted Root’s recording schedule bumped them from the festival, according to DaveFM‘s promotions manager Jay Schultz and marketing director Bryan Bazarte. Both spoke with Virginia-Highland resident and watchdog David Eckoff Friday morning.

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Sunday headliner singer-songwriter Marc Broussard will instead perform Saturday.

Eighties rockers The Fixx will headline the Sunday, June 3, line-up.

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Summerfest, a two-day art and music festival on Virginia Avenue, started in 1983 and is organized by the Virginia-Highland Civic Association.

Here’s the full music line-up:

Saturday, June 2

12-00 – 1:15 / School of Rock All Stars

1:45 – 2:45 / Wesley Cook

3:15 – 4:15 / Best Brothers Band

4:45 – 6:00 / The Quaildogs

6:30 – 8:00 / Marc Broussard

Sunday, June 3

12:15 – 1:15 / My Homework Ate My Dog

1:30 – 2:30 / Joshua Fletcher

3:00 – 4:00 / JK & The Lost Boys

4:30 – 6:00 / The Fixx

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