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In exchange for two 4-hour shifts, you’ll get:

A Commemorative Festival T-Shirt

A 3-day Pass to the Festival

The Rewarding Feeling of Making a Difference in Our Community

Approved volunteers will receive their schedules by August 20.

We’re thinking of John Prine and the words he left behind, today and every day.

We miss y’all. We miss the crisp autumn temps each morning out at Stephens Lake Park. Right now, the tents would be up and the smell of straw bales and the chatter of our hard-working crew and volunteers would fill the grounds.

Tomorrow, we’ll miss the buzz of energy right before we hear “gates open!” over our radios. We’ll miss the lights coming up on the stages when the sun is almost gone and the weekend has just begun.

We’re grateful for your support over these 14 years. We’ve got another spin on this Ferris wheel before we see you in 2021. Until then, stay healthy and safe, and love one another.

Posted @withregram • @nito_live NITO is proud to unite and partner with additional organizations and coalitions comprised of small, independent businesses fighting to survive the financial impact of the pandemic. We have refined and communicated to our representatives our individual needs, but we recognize the interconnectedness of our industries and the need for legislative help. Together, we urgently demand action by way of a comprehensive pandemic relief bill. Congress, please #DoNotAbandonUS.

Learn how you can join us at DoNotAbandonUS.com (link in @nito_live bio)

The live events industry employs over 12 million people in the US and contributes nearly $1 trillion into the US economy annually.

We need you to take action and push Congress to pass the #RESTARTAct and the #saveourstagesact. Time is running out. Head to SaveOurStages.com to send a message to your legislators today.

Join us and a few of our friends, @lbvwinery, @rosemusichall, @the_blue_note and many more in supporting Missouri musicians and industry folks on Sept. 5.

MoMusicAid.com for more info

We applaud the new bipartisan Save Our Stages Act introduced this week in Congress. The SOS Act would provide Small Business Administration grants for independent live music promoters affected by COVID-19. We NEED the #SaveOurStagesAct and #RestartAct passed in order to keep events like us from closing permanently. Please share and send in the new letter to Congress at SaveOurStages.com

The health and safety of our community has always been our highest priority. Because of this, we have been carefully deliberating whether or not to hold the Roots N Blues Festival in 2020. The exact timing for when it will become safe for us to operate still remains unclear. Today, we have reached the conclusion that it is in the best interest of our staff, volunteers, artists, crews, and patrons that we postpone the Roots N Blues Festival to 2021.
We have been communicating with other entertainment industry professionals across the country about the state of live music events as we all navigate our way through this time of unprecedented uncertainty. In alliance with our fellow festival promoters, we are choosing to postpone our event until a time when it is safe for the return of the communal experience of live music.
We have successfully retained 95% of our planned 2020 lineup for 2021 and are hopeful that the remaining artists will confirm soon. More lineup information will be available later this summer.

We're excited to gather with you for the Roots N Blues Festival on September 24-26, 2021. All passes purchased for the 2020 festival will be honored for the 2021 event and no action is needed on your part. Your wristbands will be shipped to you next summer. We are partnering with Lyte to provide a service for those that are unable to attend the dates in 2021. More information can be found at rootsnbluesfestival.com

The Roots N Blues Festival is unique to the industry, as it is not owned by a larger entity. Instead, it is owned by three middle-class Missourians who recognize the importance of community and what live music contributes to the human experience. Despite a global pandemic, we continue to uphold these values.

Sincerely,
Shay Jasper, Tracy Lane and Jamie Varvaro, owners of Trio Presents,
promoter of the Roots N Blues Festival

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