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5th Annual Viva Big Bend Will Be Bangin’!

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Nothing says summer like a music festival in Texas, and Viva Big Bend has all the ingredients to make an arm-chair boot-stomper want to pull out their t-shirt, shorts, and best dance moves. It’s enough to make the Texas Hill Country jealous!

4 Days of Festival Fun!

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With a solid fan following and a boatload of core corporate sponsors, Viva Big Bend is gearing up its artists to help Texas music get celebrated right! Marathon, Fort Davis, Alpine and Marfa will come alive July 28 through 31 for a four-day party.

A Phenomenal Lineup

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Photo: Viva Big Bend on Facebook

Part music festival and party music-industry conference, the selection of acts for this 5th annual event includes none other than Los Lonely Boys, Blan Scott Band, Chubby Knuckle Choir, Dawn & Hawkes, Doodlin’ Hogwallops and so much more! For a full list of the anticipated lineup, check out the festival website at vivabigbend.com.

The Comforts of Home

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Photo: ‘Me and Paul’ Tour Bus at 2015 Viva Big Bend – via Facebook

Festival-goers can mitigate one of the downsides of a multi-day festival by jumping on one of the many scheduled shuttles for this event as opposed to driving, and the festival website also lists several local accommodation options for the road-wary and weary.

Food Fare

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Besides music and fun, the final ingredient to this festival is food. Attendees can choose from a variety of food items offered at various venues or off-site and in close proximity to the music. Again, please visit vivabigbend.com for more information as some of the venues won’t be serving food fare.

An All-Around Good Time!

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Photo: Viva Big Bend via Facebook

Don’t wait too long to purchase tickets. A number of Viva Big Bend early-bird 4-day passes are available, but going fast! Check out the website for ticket prices at vivabigbend.com and visit their Facebook page at Facebook/vivabigbend for updates on venues and artists.