2011 Los Angeles Guitar Festival July 2, 2011

July 2-3, 2011, 7pm

LOS ANGELES GUITAR FESTIVAL DEBUTS JULY 4TH WEEKEND 2011
The inaugural Los Angeles Guitar Festival marks a watershed in the history of music festivals

This July 4th weekend, the REAL fireworks show will be at the Los Angeles Guitar Festival! Don't miss this unprecedented two-day celebration of some of the most respected guitar talent on the planet in the only guitar festival named after our city.

DAY ONE ACOUSTIC HEADLINER: TOMMY EMMANUEL
Voted 2010 Best Acoustic Guitarist in Guitar Player magazine's Reader's Choice Awards. Acoustic Guitar magazine called him "...one of the most gifted artists of our time." Chet Atkins dubbed Tommy a Certified Guitar Player, one of only a handful in the world.

DAY TWO ELECTRIC HEADLINER: JIMMIE VAUGHAN
Texas blues legend, founder of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Guitar Player magazine describes the 2001 GRAMMY winner & 2011 GRAMMY nominee as "...a virtual deity-a living legend". Eric Clapton says, "The first time I heard Jimmie Vaughan, I was impressed with the raw power of his sound."

Also featuring: * The man who invented an entire genre of music: "King of the Surf Guitar" DICK DALE, proclaimed 'Guitar Legend' by Guitar Player magazine, one of only three awards in 40 Years. * Two-time GRAMMY winner LAURENCE JUBER (Paul McCartney & Wings) "His playing is just short of sleight of hand and, like all magicians, he makes it seem effortless." - San Francisco Chronicle
Plus performances by Hawaiian slack key guitar legend CYRIL PAHINUI, Jazzmaster BRUCE FORMAN, premier gypsy jazz guitarist GONZALO BERGARA and electric fingerstylist BEN LACY.

THE VENUE
The beautiful 1,457 seat Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center is one of the top performing arts venues in Southern California, located along the choice coastal edge of Los Angeles County, one of the most desirable areas in the USA, just twenty miles from downtown Los Angeles and seven miles south of LAX.

Official Website: http://www.laguitarfestival.com/