AC Entertainment
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AC Entertainment is a music promotion company based in Knoxville, Tennessee
, the co-producers of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and Vegoose
, both with Superfly Productions
, and talent-buyers for the Orange Peel
. In Knoxville, they are also managers of the Tennessee Theatre
and Bijou Theatre
, producers of Sundown in the City, a summer concert festival in Market Square, Talent Buyers for the Valarium, producer of the Big Ears Festival
, an annual festival in downtown Knoxville, and of the Moogfest
, a musical celebration honoring the innovative spirit of Robert Moog
, which is annually held in Asheville, North Carolina
towards the end of October.
AC Entertainment maintains the Great Stage Park
festival ground, where they annually host Bonnaroo. (This site is for lease for special events.) They produce and promote a variety of music and performing arts events across the country with an emphasis on the Southeast. The company was also involved in starting the alternative weekly Metro Pulse
, although the two companies are now independent.
AC Entertainment is headed by Ashley Capps of Knoxville, who founded the company in 1991. Its name is derived from his initials. Capps got his start as a music promoter during the 1970s, when he booked events at the University of Tennessee
and at off-campus venues in Knoxville. In 1988 he opened a music club in Knoxville called Ella Guru's, which he closed in 1990 to re-focus his energies on forming AC Entertainment.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, the co-producers of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and Vegoose
Vegoose
Vegoose was an annual Halloween music and arts festival that took place in 2005, 2006, and 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unlike the Bonnaroo Music Festival — put on by the same organizers, Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment — Vegoose does not offer on-site camping...
, both with Superfly Productions
Superfly Productions
Superfly Presents is an entertainment and marketing agency best known as the creators of Bonnaroo, an annual four-day music festival held on a farm in Tennessee....
, and talent-buyers for the Orange Peel
Orange Peel
Orange Peel may refer to:*Orange Peel , an event held at Oklahoma State University*Orange Peel , a thoroughbred stallion*Orange Peel , a concert venue in Asheville, NC...
. In Knoxville, they are also managers of the Tennessee Theatre
Tennessee Theatre
The Tennessee Theatre is a 1920s-era movie palace, located within the Burwell Building in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, at 604 South Gay Street.-History:...
and Bijou Theatre
Bijou Theatre
Two Broadway theatres have been named the Bijou Theatre.The first was converted into a theatre in 1878 and rebuilt in 1883. It was often called the Bijou Opera House and was located at 1239 Broadway. It was also sometimes called The Brighton Theatre. It became a popular venue for operettas in...
, producers of Sundown in the City, a summer concert festival in Market Square, Talent Buyers for the Valarium, producer of the Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival
The Big Ears Festival is an annual music festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, created and produced by AC Entertainment.-History:The festival was founded in 2009 by Ashley Capps, founder of AC Entertainment...
, an annual festival in downtown Knoxville, and of the Moogfest
Moogfest
Moogfest is a three-day electronic music festival that takes place in Asheville, North Carolina, United States, every year since 2010 towards the end of October. The festival is held in Asheville because it is the city where Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer and...
, a musical celebration honoring the innovative spirit of Robert Moog
Robert Moog
Robert Arthur Moog , commonly called Bob Moog was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.-Life:...
, which is annually held in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
towards the end of October.
AC Entertainment maintains the Great Stage Park
Great Stage Park
Great Stage Park is a outdoor event space located southeast of Nashville in Manchester, Tennessee. Since 2002 it has been home to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, the largest outdoor festival in North America.-External links:* Official Site...
festival ground, where they annually host Bonnaroo. (This site is for lease for special events.) They produce and promote a variety of music and performing arts events across the country with an emphasis on the Southeast. The company was also involved in starting the alternative weekly Metro Pulse
Metro Pulse
Metro Pulse is a weekly newspaper in Knoxville, Tennessee.It was founded in 1991 by Ashley Capps, Rand Pearson, Ian Blackburn, and Margaret Weston. Metro Pulse has been a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies since 1993....
, although the two companies are now independent.
AC Entertainment is headed by Ashley Capps of Knoxville, who founded the company in 1991. Its name is derived from his initials. Capps got his start as a music promoter during the 1970s, when he booked events at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
and at off-campus venues in Knoxville. In 1988 he opened a music club in Knoxville called Ella Guru's, which he closed in 1990 to re-focus his energies on forming AC Entertainment.
External links
- Official Website
- Sundown in the City
- Article on Ashley Capps and Bonnaroo from Interference.com
- Interview with Ashley Capps, Mega-Festival Producer of Vegoose, by June Caldwell, American Chronicle, November 5, 2005
- Bonnaroo firm hired to boost Birmingham festival, USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, November 18, 2007