Seattle Hempfest August 17-18-19, 2012

For Acts Scheduled to Perform at Hempfest Fri/Sat/Sun Aug. 19/20/21, 2011

EMERGENCY BAND PHONE NUMBER: Justine Halsey, All Stage Mgr. (425) 238-8421 - Call this number if you are running late.

BACK-LINE and LOAD-IN
Hempfest equips each stage with a full professional quality back-line. The smart acts just walk in with their guitars, kick-drum/effects-pedals, drumsticks and keyboards. Back-line list by stage will be included in this mail. However, if you just MUST have your own amps, drums and sophisticated gallows set up you must observe the following:

GEAR LOAD IN (All Stages) 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM
GEAR LOAD-OUT 9:00 PM- 10:00 PM

You won't need to be concerned with load-in/out times if you are not bringing your drums
and amps (however, give yourself enough time to find a place to park). Most
keyboards can be brought in assisted by band support. If you have a full stock Hammond
B3 or if you are bringing a small mountain of keyboards please let the All Stages Manager
know in advance. 95% of acts use the back-line.

PERFORMER DRIVING DIRECTIONS*: http://hempfest.org/drupal/files/GettingToHempfest.pdf

Additional information on parking and lodging can be found at: http://hempfest.org/drupal/?q=node/19

*25 foot limit on vehicles. Small trailers with small wheel base allowed.
NO TOUR BUSES allowed into the park. Only vehicle deliveries are allowed, no vehicles will remain parked in the parks during the event. All vehicles are removed from parks by 8 AM. Keep in mind these are the City's rules not ours, so there is zero wiggle room.

Please, BE ON TIME. We'll do everything we can to get you on stage and performing in your time slot. Any special needs should be worked out in advance with the All Stages Manager. You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the full professional back-line provided on all stages.

WHEN YOU GET TO HEMPFEST

Please print out, study and bring these TRAFFIC GUIDELINES: http://hempfest.org/drupal/?q=node/64

Seattle Hempfest is a SAFETY FIRST EVENT. Please read and obey these traffic guidelines, as they are designed to save lives and prevent harm. We want to keep everyone safe, so PLEASE slow down and pay attention. We have had a perfect safety record for the past 19 years, please help us maintain that standard.

Additional information on parking and lodging can be found at: http://hempfest.org/drupal/?q=node/19

Once you get into Seattle and get down to Elliott Street you are gonna drive over the Galer Street Overpass. After the stop sign you'll make a right turn. There will be another stop sign as you drive under the overpass. Our traffic folks should be there to direct you on to the Band Check-In booth where our Band Load-In Crew will meet you. They will get you to your stage. Also, each performer will be automatically given a Stage All Access Pass and a Stage Guest Pass at Band-Check-In. Any additional passes must be worked out in advance. Don't lose your pass, we have to laminate thousands of them by hand!

Once you get dialed in you will have to park your car, so give yourself plenty of time. Don't show up 20 minutes before your performance if you really want to perform. You should give yourself an hour and a half to show up, get passed in, hook up with Band Load-In and park your car. It should not take that long, but if it does you'll be ready.

STAGE PLOT DOCUMENT: Fill out (see links at bottom of this page) and e-mail it back to: entertainment2011@hempfest.org and/or hand it to your stage manager 60 minutes in advance of performance time on day of event. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET! This will guarantee that we can provide you the best sound available and have a quick and smooth change-over between acts. There will be speakers on stage between bands and during your set-up. There is no dead stage time at a “protestival” as we are in it to win it.

SOUND SYSTEMS - Main Stage, McWilliams Stage and Seeley Stage sound Provided by NAF Productions - mark@naf.com. Hemposium Stage Sound provided by Tommy Sound at: tommysound@me.com (206) 229-7937. If you have special sound concerns or needs you should contact them in advance.

HOSPITALITY - There will be complimentary hospitality food and drink available to performers/speakers only. Each performer can take full advantage of the complimentary food and drink in the backstage area of your stage. Band guests are not allowed to eat from the hospitality area but you can always share with your guests.

WEBLINKS - http://hempfest.org/drupal/?q=node/40 (posters etc)

YOUR SONG LYRICS FOR THE DEAF? Our American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters are
asking us for your song lyrics in advance, so they can be prepared to interpret them to
the hearing impaired. If that is something you are into send lyrics to
entertainment@hempfest.org with the words "LYRICS" and "YOUR BAND NAME"
capitalized in the subject heading. (As sign language interpreters are volunteers too,
we may or may not have them all day at every stage)

PROFANITY detracts from the power of our message and does not help our cause.
Hempfest is not in a club or a bar, it is in two public parks and there are children present. We do
not censor your freedom of speech. We ask you to do that by keeping profanity at the minimum.

BACK-STAGE HOSPITALITY
Our backstage is where your equipment is secured and we want to make sure that we
know everyone who’s enjoying the privacy of that area at all times. We also want you to feel
comfortable in our backstage hospitality area. Schmooze, network, make contacts, meet
people, exchange cards, introduce yourself and make new friends there.

Thanks for being a part of Hempfest! Sorry if we come off sounding heavy, it is a big job throwing the world's largest cannabis reform rally. We absolutely have to pull it off pro and we need your help to do it. One day Hempfest will be a victory party, and we thank you in advance for supporting this essential cause.

2011 Back-Line by Stage

Share Parker Main Stage

• Guitar Amps
2 marshall JCM 2000 100w DSL
2 marshall 4x12
Mesa Boogie Tremoverb
. Bass Amps
2 Ampeg SVT head
2 Ampeg SVT 8 x 10 cabinets
• Keyboard Amp
1 Roland kC 550
• Mic.
1 cordless
• Drums
6pc drum set w/ cymbals- pro set

Seeley Stage

• Guitar Amps
1 Marshall JCM 900 100W head
1 Marshall 4 x 12 cabinet
1 Fender Twin Reverb • Bass Amp
1 Ampeg SVT head
1 Ampeg SVT 8 x 10 cabinet
• Keyboard Amp 1 Roland kC 550
• Mic.
1 cordless
• Drums
5pc drum set w/ cymbals- pro set

McWilliams Stage

• P.A. provided by Xil Records
• Guitar Amps
1 Marshall JCM 900 100W head
1 Marshall 4 x 12 cabinet
1 Fender Twin Reverb
• Bass Amp
1 Ampeg SVT head
1 Ampeg SVT 8 x 10 cabinet
• Keyboard Amp
1 KB 100(Peavey or better)
• Mic.
(cordless)
• Drums
5pc drum set w/ cymbals- pro set

Hemposium Stage

• Guitar Amps
1 Fender twin reverb
1 Peavey classic 50 combo
• Bass Amp
1 Ampeg 1 x 15
• Keyboard Amp
5pc drum set w/ cymbals- pro set
Backup gear
• Guitar Amps
1 Marshall JCM 2000 100W head
1 Fender twin reverb
Bass Amps
1 Ampeg SVT-CL 300w head
• Keyboard Amps

Bands are encouraged to use available backline and we will try and accommodate special requests if given in advance

Backline provided by Studio Instrument Rentals of Seattle
Drums provided by Don Bennett Drum Studios of Bellevue
Audio Systems provided by NAF Productions of Seattle
Cordless Microphones provided by Northwest Stage and Sound of Tacoma

Band Support Guru Levi Lyon
All Stage Production Mgr. Justine Halsey-Martin
All Stage Technical Dir. Jeff "Dragon" Lombardi
Thank You!