UPCOMING EVENTS
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Friday, May 25
Hollywood Nights - The Bob Seger Experience
Friday, June 8
52nd Street, A Tribute Billy Joel and Captain Fantastic, A Tribute to Elton John
Friday, June 15
Draw The Line, The Endorsed Aerosmith Tribute
Saturday, June 16
Ryan Humbert "Sometimes The Game Plays You" National CD Release Party: A Benefit For The Akron Canton Regional Foodbank
Friday, June 22
Hells Bells, Tribute to AC/DC
Akron Area's Best Bands Compete for Cash
Lock 3's 7pm Local Band Showcase, Presented by Mike's Hard Lemonade and Cayman Jack Margaritas
For 10 years, Lock 3 has been the stage for Northeast Ohio's bands to show their stuff, win fans, and move on up. (The Black Keys played Lock 3 in 2004!) In our 10th anniversary season, we're again offering the Lock 3 audience the finest regional musicians, and giving the bands the chance to compete for cash prizes. Go to www.lock3live.com for details.
The 2012 Lock 3 Lineup from 7pm -8pm:
May 25: The JiMiller Band
June1 The Twistoffs
June 8: Victory Highway
June 15: Monica Robins and the Whiskey Kings
June 22: Red Sun Rising
June 23: Caliber
June 29: Mo Mojo
June 30: Best Kept Secret
July 2: The Get Back Band
July 3: Zach and the Bright Lights
July 6: Lost State of Franklin
July 7: Hey Mavis
July 13: The Belairs
July 14: Evil Ways, A Tribute to Carlos Santana
July 20: The Water Band
July 21: The ReBeats
July 27: Cats on Holiday
August 3: Blood Sweat & Beers
August 4: The Deacons
August 10: Colin Dussault
August 11: The Juke Hounds
August 17: The Kerosene Band
August 24: The Mourning After
August 25: Wesley Bright & the Hi Lights
August 31 Electric Mud
September 1: Aftermath
Lock 3 audiences can vote for their favorite band between 6:30pm and 8:30pm during any Lock 3 concert by purchasing a beverage and receiving a ballot. (One ballot per beverage.) Ballots will be collected each night , and tabulated on Saturday night, September 1 at 8:30pm when 8 finalists will be announced. From the finalists, voters will be asked to select their favorite at the www.lock3live.com website between September 2 and Sunday, September 9. Winners will be announced on the Tim & Kristi show on WONE, Monday, September 10. Finalists are assured of winning a prize:
Runners-up (4) $250 each
3rd place (2) $500
2nd place $1,000
1st place $2,000
PHOTO OF THE WEEK CONTEST
Snap into Campus Camera and Imaging's Lock 3 Photo of the Week Contest by uploading your favorite family-friendly Lock 3 photos to lock3photocontest@gmail.com.
Weekly winners will be announced Mondays on the Lock 3 web site, Lock 3 Facebook page, and congratulated on WONE throughout the week. Each will receive a gift certificate for a SONY Cyber-shot (model w 510) from Campus Camera and Imaging. On September 10th, a Grand Prize winner will be chosen from the weekly winners to receive a $250 Campus Camera and Imaging gift certificate.
The City of Akron's Lock 3 amphitheater opens its 10th anniversary season with its first Rock the Lock concert May 25. The familiar downtown venue that has hosted 1.6 million people since its opening in 2003 has announced a 2012 season with more than 30 concert nights, five festival weekends, and 35 community fund-raising events.
