Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, And Shaggy Among Artists Confirmed For Florida's SunFest
Yahoo! Music, Feb 27, 2003 3:00 pm PST(2/27/03, 3 p.m. ET) -- Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Shaggy, Fourplay, Sixpence None The Richer, Bob Dylan, and the Beach Boys will perform at the 21st annual SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida, between April 30 and May 4.
This year the festival will debut its jazz series, SunFest Jams!, which will feature performances by some of the hottest jazz acts in the world. The complete entertainment schedule will be announced in March.
SunFest is the state's largest music, art, and waterfront festival, and it typically attracts more than 300,000 people over the course of five days. SunFest takes place annually during the first weekend in May along the Intracostal Waterway in downtown West Palm Beach.
Past SunFest performers include No Doubt, Chuck Berry, Ja Rule, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny G, Lenny Kravitz, Live, Ziggy Marley, and the Doobie Brothers, among others. For more information about the festival or to purchase tickets, please visit the festival's official website (sunfest.com).
SunFest entertainment schedule (subject to change):
April 30 - Beach Boys - Washington Mutual Stage
May 1 - Sheryl Crow - Washington Mutual Stage
May 3 - John Mayer - Washington Mutual Stage
May 4 - Shaggy - Washington Mutual Stage
May 4 - Fourplay - Florida Crystals Stage
May 4 - Sixpence None The Richer - Real Yellowpages Stage
May 4 - Bob Dylan - Washington Mutual Stagev
Sunfest JAMS! schedule (subject to change):
May 3 - Tierney Sutton - The Harriett at CityPlace
May 4 - Russell Malone - The Harriett at CityPlace
-- Jason Gelman, New York
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