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day, more than 700 volunteers help
run the festival, with attendance of
more than 10,000 per day.
Jamboree Marketing Director
Teresa Stas said that the confusion
may have resulted from Wynonna's
performance not being publicized
as heavily as some of the other art-
ists in the Jamboree line-up.
"I think it's because she has
been left out of some of the mar-
keting," Stas said, adding that con-
tractual requirements based on the
artist's schedule kept Wynonna out
of marketing that reached Portland,
and that affected some marketing
in the Mid-Valley.
She is appearing now in new
marketing, and is now on the video
billboard at Woodburn, for exam-
ple, Stas said.
Stas said people who encoun-
ter rumors such as this should visit
the website, oregonjamboree.com.
The information on the site is up-
dated and correct.
The only cancellation this year
was the Eli Young Band, which
canceled in January or February,
which was then replaced in the
line-up.
Meanwhile, the Jamboree is
preparing for this year's celebra-
tion with new features and a week-
end of contests and events, making
the annual show even bigger and
better.
"It's going really well," said
Marketing Director Teresa Stas.
"We're really excited about some
of the new additions we have.
We've done some really cool ad-
ditions."
The Jamboree will have a
"promo booth" on site this year,
with a team of volunteers to coor-
dinate and help with contests all
weekend long, Stas said. It will
include chances to win meet and
greets, tickets for the Sweet Spot in
front of the stage, prize packs from
sponsors and invitations to artist
receptions.
Normally, if artist receptions
aren't set up before the festival,
they don't happen, Stas said. This
will give everyone attending the
Jamboree a shot at them.
"It's our birthday," Stas said.
"They'll (the patrons) get all of the
presents."
Another goodie will be a per-
formance Sundayby Sweet Home's
Trevor Tagle on the Spirit Moun-
tain Stage in Sankey Park.
On the Main Stage, Neal Mc-
Coy will rattle off fiddles and start.
contests all weekend long, Stas
said, and concertgoers need to re-
member to keep an eye on Face-
book for contests and opportuni-
ties.
"It's our way to reward all
of the people for coming for 20
years," Stas said.
The festival will have a few
new site upgrades, small and large.
Among them will be a cell phone
charging station, the addition of a
toddler area hosted by Little Prom-
ises in the Northwest Natural Kids
Zone and new "best seats in the
house" - a deck seating 20, called
the Crown Royal Deck, built above
the right side of the stage (house
fight) above the monitor consoles,
giving patrons a close up look at
their favorite country stars.
Twenty seats per day are avail-
able. No one can buy a seat on the
platform, though. They are avail-
able only through contests, before
and during the festival. Each pass
for the deck is good for one day at
the l'estival. A pass will be awarded
at Thursday night's kickoff party in
Safeway's parking lot. There will
be ways to win a seat on that deck
throughout the Jamboree.
Concertgoers without a smart
phone and Internet connection,
needed to sign up for email and
the festival newsletter, can still
be involved by visiting the promo
booth.
The Jamboree will run a 20-
year trivia contest, Stas said. Con-
certgoers can get the answers by
talking to volunteers and visiting
the booths at the show. The winner
of the trivia contest will win a 2013
prize package, including passes to
the Sweet Spot, tickets and camp-
ing:
The main stage will feature
McCoy, a Jamboree favorite, em-
ceeing and performing at 4:15 p.m.
on Saturday.
"Neal's been with us for a very
long time now," Stas said. This will
be his sixth appearance at the Jam-
boree since 2005. The only years
since then that he not performed
here were 2006, 2009 and 2011.
"He loves that it's volunteer-
powered," Stas said. "He loves this
area. He loves this community. He
is so excited about emceeing too.
He is just pumped up about it. He's
got some things he wants to do (to
celebrate the 20th) too. His Show
really connects to the audience.
Every show he does, he adapts to
the audience. He participates with
them. He caters to the crowd. He
caters to the people who come to
see him. People have been really
excited about him coming."
Rascal Flatts headlines Friday
at 9:15 p.m.
"Everybody knows Rascal
Flatts," Stas said. "'They are big
crossover celebrities."
The group has done songs with
Justin Bieber and Natasha Beding-
field, Stas said.
The show and stage will be a
lot of fun, she said, with a lot of in-
teraction with the audience.
Stas said she is really excited
to see the Charlie Daniels Band,
opening for Rascal Flatts at 7 p.m.
Jon Pardi kicks off the Jamboree
at 3 p.m. on Friday, and Thomas
Rhett plays at 5 p.m.
Wynonna
"Brantley Gilbert has been
a big deal," Stas said of the artist
who will open for Wynonna at 6:30
p.m. on Saturday. "He's sort of the
bad boy of country fight now."
Gilbert holds the current No. 1
single, his second, Stas said.
"We think it's a great mix with
him," Stas said. He brings new
country to the stage, while Wynon-
na follows up with the traditional
country her fans love.
Wynonna performs at 8:45
p.m., her fourth appearance at the
Jamboree, after performing here in
1992, 1993 and 2000.
"She's bringing it back to
where it all started - with more
hits," Stas said.
Morgan Frazier opens Satur-
day at noon, followed by the Ken-
tucky Headhunters at 2 p.m. The
Headhunters appeared at the Jam-
boree in 1995.
Chris Young, who performs a
popular traditional style of country,
opens for Dierks Bentley at 4:15
p.m. on Sunday.
"He's on fire fight now," Stas
said. "He's on his fifth No. 1 single
right now."
Bentley will close out the fes-
tival, taking the stage at 6:30 p.m.
"He's a great festival act,"
Stas said. "He's really rooted in the
outdoors."
Bentley played here in 2007.
Edens Edge opens Sunday's
performances at 1 p.m. followed
by Steve Holy, who played here
in 2007 and at the mystery concert
last spring in Corvallis, at 2 p.m.
The Spirit Mountain stage re-
tums this year with nine shows,
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