The Frederick

Brown Jr. Amphitheater will open its doors June 8 and welcome in several

local upcoming bands in one of the first concerts for teenagers at the

venue in a number of years.

Fred Fest,

sponsored by the Peachtree City Recreation Department and the Frederick

Brown Jr. Amphitheater, will feature a number of bands and will last from

5-9 p.m.

The bands performing

at Fred Fest will be Slow Children at Play, which has been together for

eight years and has released two CDs; Gravel Undertones, featuring Sean

Thompson, who has performed in the U.S. and U.K. since he was 10 years

old; FlyStyle, featuring Adam Lyons, who plays backup guitar for his mother's

jazz group in the U.K.; Brazen Angels, featuring Chris Cannon who has

promoted concerts in the area for a number of years and has been a member

of bands like Phlox and Crossroads; and Falter, a group from McIntosh

High School that has just released a new CD. There are a few more suprises

in store, including one more band.

Tickets for

Fred Fest are on sale now. Advance tickets are $10 and are being sold

every Wednesday and Friday at McIntosh High School during lunch and every

Thursday at Starr's Mill and J.C. Booth Middle School. Tickets are also

being sold at the Peachtree City Recreation Department at Kedron and the

Fayette County Recreation Department. Tickets at the gate will be $15.

No food, beverages or coolers will be allowed at Fred Fest.

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