Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival Sends Condolences to Lou Gramm

December 11, 2014 Los Angeles, California – Rock vocalist and Hall of Fame songwriter Lou
Gramm (The Voice of Foreigner) will have to regretfully bow out of performing at the Vallarta-Nayarit
Classic Rock Festival this weekend; the legendary singer’s father passed away yesterday
(Wednesday, December 10) in Rochester, NY.

John Zaring, the Festival’s creator and producer, says, “Given this tragic situation for Lou,
understandably, he will be staying in the states with his family. On behalf of everyone involved with
the Festival, we offer Lou our deepest condolences. I firmly believe that family must come first, and
Lou is where he needs to be, which is with his. We’ll see him here next year.”

Supported by both the Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit Tourism Boards, the four-day event will
include 3 days of classic rock music performances by 20 artists and bands, a charity golf outing to
benefit DIF (a local children’s charity), and the ‘Giant of Rock’ party where legendary soul singer Sam
Moore (of Sam & Dave) will be honored for his lifetime of achievements. Gramm was also to be
honored.

The lineup for the daily concerts in Nuevo Vallarta includes Dave Mason (Traffic), Americana rockers
the BoDeans, rock-a-billy specialists Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats, country
rockers Poco, Pure Prairie League and Firefall, and iconic classic rock bands Jefferson Starship,
Kansas, Cheap Trick, Foghat and Spencer Davis Group. Several solo artists and singers will have
their sets backed by the festival’s all-star ‘house band’, including Craig Fuller (lead singer of both Little Feat and Pure Prairie League), former Journey lead singer Steve Augeri, Monkees frontman Micky
Dolenz, former Grand Funk Railroad singer Mark Farner and Sam Moore.

The house band includes stellar musicians from several legendary rock acts, including former Doobie
Brothers and Steely Dan lead guitarist Jeffrey ‘Skunk’ Baxter, former Fleetwood Mac guitarist and
rock-a-billy Hall of Famer Billy Burnette, The Cars guitarist Elliot Easton, bassists Kenny Lee Lewis of
Steve Miller Band and Kenny Gradney of Little Feat, drummers Curly Smith (Boston) and Kenny
Aronoff (John Fogerty, John Mellencamp), and keyboardist Teddy ‘Zig Zag’ Andreadis (many artists
including Carole King, Guns ‘n Roses). In addition the backing soloists, the house band will also play
songs from their own catalogs. Rock comic Mark Eddie and guitarist Carlo Vohl are also on the bill.

The concerts will be held in Nuevo Vallarta, located in Riviera Nayarit, in an outdoor space located
adjacent to the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta. The music will be complemented by a mini gourmet food
festival featuring cuisine prepared by some the region’s top restaurants. Multiple area hotels
including Villa La Estancia Riviera Nayarit, Villa Del Palmar Flamingos, Bel Air Collection Resort and
Spa Vallarta, Marival Resort Nuevo Vallarta, Casa Velas Golf Resort, Iberostar Playa Mita, Grand
Palladium, Occidental Resort, Riu Jalisco, Now Amber, Dreams Nuevo Vallarta, Hilton Vallarta Resort
& Spa and Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta will host the visiting musicians as part of the support offered by
the hotel associations of Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit.

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