Eat to the Beat! Concert Series Sept. 30-Nov. 13

[joanne]

A blend of classic rock, oldies, jazz and funk creates the perfect musical complement during the tenth annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Sept. 30-Nov. 13, 2005, at Walt Disney World Resort. The evenings will sizzle with the Eat to the Beat! concerts scheduled daily at 5:45, 7 and 8:15 p.m. on the America Gardens Theatre stage. Here's the tentative lineup:


Sept. 30-Oct. 2 - Kansas
Oct. 3-6 - Commodores
Oct. 7-9 - Edgar Winter
Oct. 10-13 - Kool & The Gang
Oct. 14-16 - The Gap Band
Oct. 17-19 - Arturo Sandoval featuring Nestor Torres
Oct. 20-23 - Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
Oct. 24-25 - The Beach Boys
Oct. 26-28 - FamilyStone Experience
Oct. 29-31 - The Miracles Review featuring Sydney Justin
Nov. 1-4 - Chubby Checker & The Wildcats
Nov. 5-7 - The Rippingtons
Nov. 8-10 - Loverboy
Nov. 11-13 - Three Dog Night
There's additional entertainment throughout World Showcase, where food and wine marketplaces serve up appetizer-size portions and wine samplings ($1-$4.50) while performers from many countries weave music, dance, acrobatics and other acts into the festivities. Entertainment slated for the event includes:


The 1960s British rock 'n' roll revival sound of The British Invasion (United Kingdom)
The gravity-defying Dragon Legend Acrobats (China)
OrisiRisi interactive drum circle and African folklore (Outpost)
The daring Chair Balancing act (France)
High-energy Celtic music of Off Kilter (Canada)
The Arabic rhythms of Mo'Rockin (Morocco)
Matsuriza traditional Taiko drummers (Japan)
Voices of Liberty (The American Adventure rotunda)
Rhythms and harmonies of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (Mexico)
Norwegian folk music of Spelmanns Gledje (Norway)
Oktoberfest Musikanten dinner show (Germany)
The laser and musical fireworks finale, "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth," will cap each festival evening.

[uscwest]

And once again we just miss out on the really good groups. :lol: Although Chubby Checker might be interesting.

[american idol]

the beach boys!! wow

[Chris/Lisa]

Starship :lol:

[PaulaK]

What.......No Sister Sledge?! :wink: frankie.......do you remember me :whistle:

[OKWTink]

Lover Boy?! FamilyStone, as in Sly and the Family Stone? Huh.

Nice to see some different groups this time.

Chubby Checker puts on one heck of a show! :yes:

Three Dog Night! LOLOL! Jeremiah was a bullfrog...

[wdwgrandma]

And once again we just miss out on the really good groups. :lol: Although Chubby Checker might be interesting.
Which really good groups are we missing out on? I only saw a couple I'd be interested in, and I've seen them before!!! LOL

[ukwdwnut]

i saw atleast 3 id love to see, hope they have some in 07 when we go, cos its the time of year we visit :fingers: :D

[katie]

Thanks for that Joanne - we were wondering whether to bother with Disney tickets this year & it's a definite yes. We saw Kool & the Gang a few years ago at US Mardi Gras & they were really good. We could also go & see Kansas & The Commodores - I love live music. BTW who is Edgar Winter?

Katie :)

[katie]

Just saw this post again today. I don't know who is going to be appearing at the concerts next October but I can confirm that Kansas, The Commodores, Edgar Winter and Cool & the Gang were all superb in 2005. We saw them all at least twice and their act would entertain people of all ages. Cool & the Gang & The Commodores were particularly good. Tips - get there in plenty of time if you are going to the first concert of the evening as it seems to be the most popular. Take a brolly - enough said.
I don't think we'll make the concerts in Ocrober 2006 as we are going in March 2006 - just awaiting the line up for the concerts at US Mardi Gras now.

Katie :)