Rising Country Music Artist, Justin Haigh, Opens for Brad Paisley at Last Weekend’s AquaPalooza 2010
Austin, TX / July 14, 2010 – On Saturday, July 10, Texas country artist Justin Haigh opened for superstar, Brad Paisley, after winning the 2010 AquaPalooza Battle of The Bands. Haigh competed against and beat out seven other bands for the coveted performance slot, including the Rankn Twins, Doug Warriner and His Only Band and The Bill Rice Band, among others. Haigh was selected the winner by a panel of celebrity and industry judges including David Anderson from KVET, Kathy Armistead, VP of the William Morris Agency, Sandra Greaney, owner of Country Line Magazine and Gary Blake, a country music columnist. AquaPalooza was sponsored by Sea Ray and Austin’s own, Sail & Ski. The free concert was held on the shores of Lake Travis and drew more than 30,000 people in over 4,000 boats locally and was broadcasted to over 100 locations around the world. The event in all drew more then 84,000 people, three times the size of the inaugural event in 2006. The annual event is held on lakes around the country and is only accessible by boat or personal watercraft.
“I had a great time and it was such an honor to open for Brad,” said Haigh. “I love playing in Texas. This show brought out a great crowd, was a great venue and I’m just thankful to be a part of it all.”
Haigh’s current single, “People Like Me, is currently #40 on the Texas Radio Charts and his debut album on Apache Ranch Records is due out later this Summer. For more information, please visit www.JustinHaigh.com.
Texas Country Music Rising Star, Justin Haigh, was selected to be one of the opening acts for Brad Paisley on Saturday, July 10 at AquaPalooza 2010 along with Jerrod Niemann, Lee Brice, Joanna Smith and Matt Stillwell. © 2010 David Kwitty
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Contacts:
Jason Landry
Apache Ranch Records
512.415.7454
jason@apachesongs.com
Nicole Pope Gaia
Nicole Pope Gaia Entertainment Publicity
615-517-1960
nicolepopegaia@gmail.com
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