Festevents announces music lineup for 2023 Norfolk Harborfest

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Norfolk, VA

The music lineup for the 47th Annual Norfolk Harborfest: Music, Food&MaritimeFestivalonFriday-Sunday, June 9-11, 2023, at Town Point Park along theDowntownNorfolkWaterfronthasbeen announced, including headlining performances by the Allman Betts Band, Morris DayandTheTime,andParmalee Norfolk Harborfest is America’s largest, longest-running, free maritime festival. Harborfestcelebratesalloftheelementsthat make Norfolk & Hampton Roads a historic maritime&Navalcommunity.Onbothland and sea, thrilling activities and live music take center stage at Harborfest, including the annual Parade Sail featuring internationaltallships,oneofthelargestfireworks shows on the East Coast, a mesmerizing drone show, interactive family games and activities,Navyexhibitsanddemonstrations, artisan foods and beverages, national and regionalliveentertainment,andmore. This year at Harborfest, Festevents will paytributetoTheBoathouseinwhatwould have been the 40th Anniversary year since the historic venue opened its doors for the firsttimein1983 Theperformanceslistedas “Tobeannounced.”ontheBoathouseStage arebeingreservedforbandsthatperformed attheoriginalBoathousevenueaspartofthe tributetotheiconicNorfolkvenue

The live music lineup for the 2023 Norfolk Harborfest:

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Friday,June9

3:15pm Erin&TheWildfire 6pm KendallStreetCompany 8pm TheAllmanBettsBand

Saturday,June10 3:15pm Tobeannounced. 6pm Tobeannounced. 8:15pm MorrisDay&TheTime

Sunday,June11 2pm CodyChristianBand 4:30pm Parmalee BOATHOUSESTAGE

Friday,June9

2:45pm Tobeannounced.

4:45pm NateSacks&TheLifehacks

7pm TheGoldSauce 10pm Littkeys

Saturday,June10 12:30pm DustinFurlow

2:45pm AllenHudson&theHalfmoons

4:45pm Tobeannounced.

7pm TheChongBand

10pm Tobeannounced.

Sunday,June11

12:45pm BobbyBlackhatWalters

3:15pm BJGriffin&GalaxyGroove

Band Bios

„ TheAllmanBettsBand|Performing Fridayat8:00pm

The Allman Betts Band includes Devon Allman & Duane Betts on guitars and vocals, Berry Oakley Jr on bass, Johnny Stachela on slide guitar, John Ginty on Hammond B3 (Robert Randolph/Dixie Chicks) and Devon Allman Project percussionists R. Scott Bryan (SherylCrow)andJohnLum.Theshowfeatures original music from their two recent BMG albums songsfromtheirsoloprojectsaswellas classicsongsbyTheAllmanBrothersBand the legendarygroupfoundedbyDevonandDuane’s fathers,GreggAllman&DickeyBetts.

„ MorrisDay&TheTime|Performing Saturdayat8:15pm BorninMinneapolis,Dayhadaflairforfashion.Inspiredbyphotographsofhisgrandpain zoot suits, a true fashionista was formed! Day wenttoschoolwithPrinceRogersNelsonand sanginPrince’sfirstbandGrandCentral.Prince

Fresh,flavorful ingredients take springtime meals to anotherlevel,and it’s hard to top seafood as a seasonal favorite.Trythese recipes forCrab & Rice Cakes and Shrimp PadThaiwithJasmine Rice. PageC5 TurntoHarborfest Page 2 grew as an artist and so did the opportunity around him The Time was originally created asPrince’salter-egotobeseenasthecool streetwisefunkbandcontrastingPrince’smoresoulful R&B sound. After looking at several lead vocalists, Prince wanted someone with mad talent so he cast his high school friend the funky, the fabulous Morris Day. Soon after, Morris Day and the Time were cast in Purple RainwhichcapturedtheexplodingMinneapolis