Report: ROCKLAHOMA Becomes Worldwide Phenomenon

May 30, 2007

Easier.com reports that ticket sales around the world are making the Rocklahoma music festival one of the most successful events of Oklahoma's Centennial Celebration as '80s rock fans will converge on the state from locations as far away as Japan, Australia and South Africa.

"The eyes of the world are on Rocklahoma," said Mark Nuessle, General Manager of Catch the Fever Music Festivals. "Rocklahoma has struck a chord that has reverberated around the globe. We have sold tickets to '80s rock fans in all 50 states and across six continents. Rocklahoma has literally become one of the largest music festivals in the world."

Twenty-three bands are scheduled to play during the three-day festival, making Rocklahoma the largest '80s rock festival of its kind to be organized. Two weeks ago, when TWISTED SISTER was announced as Rocklahoma's headliner, word spread like wildfire via satellite radio and the World Wide Web. Rocklahoma's draw is most likely a combination of the bands' talents and the sheer number of bands playing at the event, said Dave Giencke, Director of Operations for Catch the Fever Music Festivals.

"The worldwide ticket sales we are seeing with Rocklahoma show the power these bands have held on to over all these years. One of these bands would sell-out an arena in the '80s. They left their fans wanting more. Now those fans are lining up to be a part of history when, for the first time, all these bands are coming together to play in one setting," Giencke said.

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