SUMMER MOTION ARTISTS & BANDS (ASHLAND, KENTUCKY)

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In 1977, the Tri-State Fair & Regatta was organized at an Ashland, Ky oriented event. In 1989, the Ashland, Kentucky leg of the Fair & Regatta was renamed SUMMER MOTION, which is generally a 4-5 day event.
2013 will mark the 25th anniversay of the festival. There are all sorts of activities such as beauty pageants, car shows, walk & runs, carnival rides, foods, exhibits of various types, fireworks & so on. One of the main highlights of SUMMER MOTION are the free concerts that are put on, both in Central Park & on the Riverfront. There are various local artists from the tri-state area of Kentucky, Ohio & West Virginia, but also typically 2 "bigger" or "well-known" named bands/artists each night.

Unfortunately as of Dec 2012, there is no comprehensive guide to the various musical acts that have performed
at SUMMER MOTION over the years. I have sent an email/comment to the SUMMER MOTION website giving them the suggestion but have not heard back from them. So as a self proclaimed lover of both history & music, I thought that I would go and research the past 25 years to see if I cannot provide this information. I have attended many of the concerts myself (however as I get older my memory is not as quite sharp as it was) and cannot recall all the artists or what summer they played. I spent many, many hours at the BOYD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY gathering the info...

BELOW ARE THE OFFICIAL LINKS TO SUMMER MOTION SITES

THE OFFICIAL SUMMER MOTION WEBSITE

THE OFFICIAL SUMMER MOTION FACEBOOK PAGE

THE OFFICIAL SUMMER MOTION TWITTER PAGE

IMPORTANT NOTE: I have tried my best to provide accurate information on the bands & artists that have performed at SUMMER MOTION. However...some of the artists scheduled might not have actually performed, due to weather issues or illness etc. The local newspapers didn't really go into great detail the following day concerning most of the shows. If there were reviews given, it was generally to the "headliners". I will start with 1989, the first year of SUMMER MOTION and work to the present. I will highlight the "headliners" in a different color to seperate them from the local folks. I apologize if I have left anyone out of
the listing.

The SUMMER MOTION logo in the banners I use IS a TRADEMARK of the SUMMER MOTION festival.