Over the recent August Bank holiday weekend the annual Reading Festival took place. Over 180,000 people came to the holy grail of British rock festivals to see bands such as The Killers, Metallica, Babyshambles, The Raconteurs, Rage Against The Machine, The Fratellis, Queens of the Stone Age, Editors, Manic Street Preachers and Tenacious D take to the world famous main stage.
Friday, September 05, 2008 10:21 AM
Gibson announced the launch of Miami GuitarTown, the second installment of such an exhibit in Florida, which will take place throughout the city of Miami.
Miami GuitarTown is a public arts project featuring 10-foot tall fiberglass Gibson Les Paul model guitars and a series of showcase regular-size Epiphone Casino guitars artistically designed and painted by local and nationally acclaimed visual artists and placed throughout Miami in front of city landmarks, sponsor locations and other popular destinations for several months. Each guitar sculpture will be partnered with a celebrity and will be backed by a corporate sponsor. The project will unite the Miami art, music and business communities behind the opportunity to raise proceeds for local charities.
Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:51 PM
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park hosted the inaugural Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival this past weekend. Across the park, Gibson guitars certainly weren’t in short supply! Over 150,000 people turned up to the sprawling music festival, headlined by Radiohead, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Jack Johnson.
Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:25 PM
On Sunday, August 24, New Orleans musicians Allan Touissant (left), The Meters' Leo Nocentelli (center) and Walter "Wolfman" Washington accepted the Heroes of the Storm Award on behalf of Music Rising from the Friends of New Orleans at the site of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:14 PM
Legendary singer/songwriter Brian Wilson made a special appearance at Gibson’s Gear booth at this year's Magic Marketplace show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, August 26. The iconic musician spent time signing autographs and posing with some of the new apparel being offered by the musical instrument manufacturer.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:59 PM
Iconic Gibson artist Tony Iommi took the stage during the Heaven and Hell tour on August 24, 2008 at the Verizon Amphitheatre in San Antonio, Texas, where he performed with his SG before sold-out crowds. Iommi continues on the tour through August 31, when he'll close the tour at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in San Francisco, California.
Monday, August 25, 2008 3:17 PM
Gibson has announced the launch of a new line of gear and apparel which will debut at this year's MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas August 25-28. Known throughout the music industry for its innovative design and production of quality guitars, the company has put the same attention and detail into its clothing and accessories. The long awaited line of extraordinary shirts, hats, watches, jewelry, belt buckles, pens, luggage and more are only the beginning of what Gibson plans on offerings its customers over a series of announcements throughout the year. Guests of the MAGIC show will have the first peek at the collection.
Monday, August 25, 2008 9:22 AM
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea and John Frusciante will take the stage for a once-in-a-lifetime improvisation featuring Josh Klinghoffer and Stella Mozgawa at the Rock4Change Benefit Concert powered by Gibson Guitar on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk.
Friday, August 22, 2008 3:48 PM
Music Rising, a campaign founded in 2005 by U2’s the Edge, legendary producer Bob Ezrin and Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, as an effort to aid musicians, schools and churches after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita, announced its support of New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya events to be held at the Democratic and Republican Conventions. Kicking off in Denver on August 24 with the Democratic National Convention Committee’s Opening Night Reception and the Friends of New Orleans All-Star Jambalaya at The Filllmore Auditorium, this series of high profile concerts and events will culminate in Minneapolis on September 1, the first day of the Republican Convention, with the Friends of New Orleans All-Star Jam-balaya at the historic First Avenue music venue. These events, along with additional benefit shows in Aspen, Colorado and Jackson Hole, Wyoming will showcase the best of Louisiana food and music, while calling attention to the ongoing rebuilding efforts of the Gulf region and immediate need to prevent further loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands in order to preserve the rich cultural and musical history of New Orleans. Artists will be transported to all events by the exclusive Gibson Tour Bus, which will be available on location to the press as a site for interviews with artists and other VIPs.
Friday, August 22, 2008 10:42 AM
Former Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes has been breaking out his Epiphone Elitist '63 335 Dot during stops along the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp Tour. These live shots were snapped at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tenn. on August 11.
Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:40 PM
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