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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jun. 4, 2002
FAN FAIR STREET CLOSURES ANNOUNCED
NASHVILLE – Merchants and vendors of Nashville’s Downtown area are gearing up for this year’s Fan Fair® celebration. Due to increased pedestrian activity and the many out-of-town visitors that will be in Nashville to enjoy Fan Fair, some key streets will be closed to vehicular traffic during the week of “The World’s Biggest Country Music Festival™.”
On Wednesday, June 12, the southbound lane of First Avenue between Broadway and Church Streets will be closed between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
Starting Thursday, June 13 and lasting through Sunday, June 16, First Avenue will be closed between Demonbruen and Church Streets and Broadway will be closed between First and Second Avenues.
Second Avenue will be closed between Demonbruen and Church Streets to vehicular traffic throughout Fan Fair and will be celebrating with a festival atmosphere that will include picnic tables, strolling musicians and street entertainers.
Single day concert tickets are still available for Fan Fair shows at Adelphia Coliseum and The Greased Lightning Riverfront Park Stages. Single day tickets for the nightly shows at Adelphia Coliseum are $32.50 (includes tax) plus $2.50 per ticket handling fee for any ticket purchased through the Gaylord Entertainment Center Box Office or toll-free at (866) FAN-FAIR. Tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or over the Internet cost $32.50 plus applicable Ticketmaster fees. Single day tickets for The Greased Lightning Riverfront Park Stages are $12 each (including tax) and can be purchased on the day of show at the gates at Riverfront Park. Children age six and under are free at Riverfront Park.
For the complete Fan Fair schedule and artist line-up, as well as information about tickets, visit www.FanFair.com. Fan Fair is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Wrangler and Greased Lightning have recently become new promotional partners of Fan Fair alongside Ford Trucks, CMT, Country Music Magazine, Country Weekly, and many other fine companies. Fan Fair is a registered trademark of CMA. Fifty percent of the net proceeds from Fan Fair are given to charities designated by participating artists. In 2001, more than 60 charities benefited from Fan Fair.