BRING YOUR RADIO TO HEAR THUNDER ROLL!
2004-04-13T12:03:49
The Kentucky Derby Festival encourages the public to bring their personal radios to the Opening Ceremonies: Thunder Over Louisville this Saturday, April 17th. The 6 and ½ hour air show will begin at 3 PM and lead up to the fireworks at 9:30 PM. Civilian planes and aerial acts will join military aircraft for the 2004 show “A Broadway Thunder” – saluting the classic entertainment showcased for decades on the theatrical stages of The Great White Way.
The air show commentary and fireworks soundtrack will be broadcast by the official radio station group of Radio One, providing the air show simulcast from the Command Center on 104.3 FM The Eagle, and the fireworks music over all Radio One stations.
Sound towers that will broadcast the entire commentary and fireworks music feed from the Command Center WILL be placed in the expanded Chow Wagon at Waterfront Park and the Thunder Beer Garden on the Belvedere. Admission to both venues is a $3 Pegasus Pin. Additional entertainment at the Chow Wagon will be live music on the Budweiser True Music Talent Stage featuring Peace in the Jones from 2PM to 11PM.
What not to bring to the riverfront:
Cans, glass bottles, pets, weapons, alcohol, bikes, skateboards or skates, or tents with stakes
What not to bring to the Chow Wagon or Belvedere Beer Garden:
Coolers, cans, bottles, pets or lawn chairs
Thunder Fans are permitted to bring food and liquid in plastic bottles. All parcels will be subject to search. Food and drink is also available at vendor booths throughout the venue, open from 11 AM to 11 PM.
Thunder Over Louisville - the Derby Festival's Opening Ceremonies - is one of the more than seventy events produced by the Derby Festival in the spring. The Derby Festival is an independent community organization supported by 4,000 volunteers, 325 businesses and civic groups, Pegasus Pin sponsorships and event participation. It entertains more than 1.5 million people in a two-week period and has a local economic impact of more than $93 million. Thunder alone contributes $31 million of that estimate to both sides of the Ohio River. This involvement has made the Festival the largest single-attended event in Kentucky and one of the leading community celebrations in the world.
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