Reviving Rock: Keep This Up Plans 60th Anniversary Music Festival in Spalding
A rock/metal band from Spalding, Keep This Up, is proposing a mini music festival to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the historic Barbecue ‘67 event. The original festival, held in May 1967 at the Tulip Bulb Action Hall, featured iconic acts like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and Pink Floyd, making it a significant precursor to modern music festivals like Woodstock. Keep This Up, comprising Dan Shamma, Jared Turner, Andris Liepa, George Britton-Ramsey, and manager Chris Hicks, aims to organize a similar event in 2027 to honor the legacy of the original festival.
The 1967 Barbecue ‘67 festival attracted over 10,000 teenagers to Spalding town center over the Late Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Notable artists like Geno Washington and Sounds Force Five, which included Colin Ward, who is Chris’s uncle and runs Live Promotions in Spalding, performed at the event. Keep This Up hopes to collaborate with local businesses, musicians, and venues to create a vibrant music scene in Spalding leading up to the 60th-anniversary festival.
Chris Hicks, the band's manager, envisions a grand celebration involving artists, promoters, and musicians coming together to organize a memorable 60th-anniversary music event in Spalding. The band's latest single, "Remedy (For The End)," was released on November 14, and they are actively seeking a venue where they can perform live music more frequently. Keep This Up is eager to engage with the community and revitalize the local music scene in preparation for the upcoming milestone event.
In conclusion, Keep This Up, a Spalding-based rock/metal band, is advocating for a mini music festival to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the historic Barbecue ‘67 event. With a vision of collaboration between artists, promoters, and musicians, the band aims to create a vibrant music scene in Spalding leading up to the anniversary celebration. Their latest single release and ongoing search for performance venues demonstrate their commitment to revitalizing the local music scene and engaging with the community.