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WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
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Josh Abbott Band to take stage at Wheatstock
Tickets on sale
for Aug. 20
music festival
By Tammy Malgesini
Go! Magazine
H
ELIX — Wheatstock Music
Festival board member De-
Wayne Dunlap said this summer’s
show is shaping up to be the best
yet. The event is on Saturday,
Aug. 20 at Quantum 9 Arena.
“We’re trying to step it up
every year,” he said. “We have
some great bands coming — it’s
going to be a great lineup.”
Dunlap called the Josh Ab-
bott Band “one of the hottest
groups out of Texas right now.”
Playing country red dirt music,
the event’s headliner is raking in
the hits on the music charts in
the Lone Star State, he said.
“They might be the best band
LO S T I N E , O R E G O N
Wheatstock Music Festival/Contributed Photo
The Josh Abbott Band will headline this year’s Wheatstock Music Festival on Aug. 20, 2022, at Quantum 9 Arena in
Helix. Discounted tickets are on presale at www.wheatstock.org.
we’ve ever had,” Dunlap said.
Dunlap and the Wheatstock
board were thrilled to add
Micky and the Motorcars to
the lineup. Growing up in the
musical Muzzie Braun family in
Idaho, brothers Micky and Gary
motored off to Austin, Texas, to
start their own band.
With six confi rmed acts,
Dunlap said the festival, which
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features Americana, country
and folk music — off ers a full
afternoon/evening of entertain-
ment. Presale general admis-
sion tickets, which are $49,
are soaring, he said. Also, VIP
presale tickets are $139, which
includes a general admission
ticket, a limited backstage pass,
a meet-and-greet with the Josh
Abbott Band and a signed event
poster. Also, shade cabana rent-
als are available.
The other confi rmed travel-
ing acts include Giovannie & The
Hired Guns and Carson Jeff rey,
both hailing from Texas, and
Oklahoma-based group Ragland.
In addition, local alt-folk-
country band Imperial Twang
will take the stage. Known to
go months or more between
live performances, the prover-
bial party band knows how to
ratchet up a raucous and rowdy
good time — drawing from
their fanbase, known as “The
Merry Twangsters.”
“We’re just really excited
about the whole lineup,” Dunlap
said. “The show is going to be
absolutely stellar.”
Wheatstock was founded
with the purpose of raising mon-
ey for the Helix School District. It
will continue to support that ef-
fort by providing a pair of schol-
arships to graduating seniors. In
addition, Wheatstock donates
proceeds to Cross the Divide.
Formerly known as Divide Camp,
the program off ers a wilderness
retreat for combat veterans in
the Wallowa Mountains.
The event includes food
vendors, free camping, a beer
garden, bouncy castles for the
kids and merchandise sales.
Admission is free for active
military personnel and kids
12 and younger. For tickets or
more information, visit wheat-
stock.org.