{"id":2807,"date":"2019-01-22T01:51:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T01:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2021-01-17T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T10:56:50","slug":"funk-fest-commemorates-15th-year-with-special-funk-fest-floridaconcert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=2807","title":{"rendered":"Funk Fest Commemorates 15th Year With Special \u2018Funk Fest Florida\u2019Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>15th Anniversary Celebration To Feature Erykah Badu, R.B.R.M., Monica and More <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 14, 2019(Charlotte, NC) \u2013Funk Fest will begin the celebration of its 15thSeason in Orlando at Funk Fest Florida on Friday, April 26 \u2013Saturday, April 27 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.Anestimated20,000 music lovers are expected to attend to enjoy a star-studded line-up featuring top talent from the R&amp;B and Hip-Hop music genres that currently includes: Erykah Badu, R.B.R.M. (Bell Biv Devoe &amp; Bobby Brown), Monica, Plies, Jagged Edge, 112, Doug E. Fresh, Dru Hill, Ginuwine, Juvenile, Raheem Devaughn, and Stokley. Daily performance schedules will be released, and tickets are available for purchase by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkfesttour.com\">www.funkfesttour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-vimeo ose-uid-2c44ea5b181da85fb705679cb70e18b3 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Vimeo\"><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"FunkFestReel 2ndEdit\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/110546992?dnt=0&amp;app_id=122963&title=0&color=00ADEF&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0&loop=0&autopause=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption> Funk Fest Reel <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2004, Funk Fest producer Variety Entertainment\nProductions (VEP)has curated concerts that feature some of the best Hip Hop,\nR&amp;B, and Soul artists from the past two decades to create a unique music experience\nfor fans in Southeastern cities.&nbsp; The\n2018Tour visited six cities, entertained over75,000 people, donated $10,000to\nscholarships and community causes and delivered some major cultural moments,\nlike the inaugural performance of R.B.R.M., and comeback performances by 702\nand Blaque. The 2019Tour will be just as exciting and will include major\nannouncements and surprises for attendees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe normally visit multiple cities in states like Florida\nand Alabama, but this year, we\u2019re focusing on some key destinations to enhance\nthe overall Festival experience and to deliver a high-power concert to\nconsumers from the entire region,\u201d said Leo Bennett, Founder &amp; CEO of Funk\nFest. \u201cWe are grateful for the fan support we\u2019ve received over the past 15\nyears, and plan to make the 2019 season one for the books with big talent, VIP\nExperience Packages and other events throughout the Festival weekend.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cities and dates for the 2019Tour include: Orlando, FL(April\n26-27), Birmingham, AL(May 11), Louisville, KY(June 15), Atlanta, GA(TBA), and\nNashville, TN(TBA). The featured artists in each city will vary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the2019Funk Fest Tour, please\nvisit www.funkfesttour.com, or join the conversation online by visiting\nfacebook.com\/funkfestconcerts and @funkfest concert on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15th Anniversary Celebration To Feature Erykah Badu, R.B.R.M., Monica and More January 14, 2019(Charlotte, NC) \u2013Funk Fest will begin the celebration of its 15thSeason in Orlando at Funk Fest Florida on Friday, April 26 \u2013Saturday, April 27 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.Anestimated20,000 music lovers are expected to attend to enjoy a star-studded line-up featuring top [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2807","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/funkfest-pic.png?fit=1193%2C644&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}