Will Collingwood Ontario Set New Elvis Record in 2007
Collingwood, ON – Upon hearing the news that the Parkes Elvis Festival
in the New South Wales town of Parkes, Australia had broken the Guinness
World Record for the largest number of Elvis Tribute Artists performing
the same song on the same stage at the same time, a record formerly held
by the Collingwood Elvis Festival in Ontario, Canada, Collingwood representatives
sent their sincere congratulations and accepted the challenge of breaking
the record again.
The Collingwood Elvis Festival in Ontario, Canada, the largest annual
Elvis festival in the world, broke the pre-existing record in 2006 with
97 tribute artists performing on one stage in unison. With 170 tribute
artists expected to participate in the Collingwood Elvis Festival in 2007
and even more in the years to come, organizers are more than confident
they can break the new record of 147 when the time is right. Festival
General Manager, Rosemarie O'Brien says, "We accept the challenge
and look forward to breaking the new record. It may not be 2007 that we
attempt it, but you can be sure that the record will come home to Collingwood
in the future."
Organizers of the 13th Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival, taking place
July 26 – 29, 2007, will have their hands full with other special
initiatives planned for this 30th anniversary year of Elvis' passing.
Collingwood is particularly thrilled to be one of the festivals sending
its winning Elvis tribute artists to Memphis to compete in the Ultimate
Elvis Tribute Artist Contest™, the first tribute artist contest
ever presented by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE). EPE's Ultimate
Elvis Tribute Artist Contest will take place in August during this year's
edition of EPE's annual Elvis® Week in August. The winner of that
competition will be named the Elvis Tribute Artist of the Year. To narrow
the field, contestants will be selected from existing contests around
the globe that have signed up with EPE to be an official preliminary.
In addition to its world renowned competition featuring professional,
non-professional and youth categories, the 13th Annual Collingwood Elvis
Festival features a street dance, venue tour, vendor alley, parade, midway,
and 26 professional Vegas style shows including the Sweet Inspirations,
Elvis' original female back up singers, appearing live on stage at the
Eddie Bush Memorial Arena with tribute artist Shawn Klush on Saturday,
July 28, 2007.
Join friends, family, and fans in the heart of Historic Downtown Collingwood,
1-½ hours north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the shores of beautiful
Georgian Bay, for four days of unparalleled entertainment. Tickets are
on sale now. Call toll free 1-866-444-1162 or save time and order online
at www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com.
For more information about Elvis, EPE and the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist
Contest, visit www.Elvis.com .
The Collingwood Elvis Festival is a licensee of Elvis Presley Enterprises,
Inc. Elvis and Elvis Presley are registered trademarks of Elvis Presley
Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of CKX, Inc.
For more information contact the Collingwood Elvis Festival
(705) 444-1162, toll free (866) 444-1162 info@collingwoodelvisfestival.com
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