FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 23 August, 2012
MEDIA CONTACT: Paula Werne, 812-937-5209; fun@holidayworld.com

GRAMMY-NOMINATED JEREMY CAMP HEADLINES FEST
MORE THAN A DOZEN BANDS TO PERFORM  

SANTA CLAUS, IND-----Hoosier native Jeremy Camp will headline Holiday World’s “Rock the World” Christian Music Fest this Saturday. The Grammy-nominated artist will be joined on the main stage by Tenth Avenue North and BarlowGirl. Cincinnati’s Mosteller will open for the main-stage acts, along with Holiday World’s Rejoice Singers, followed by Paducah’s Hearts of Saints.

“Our guests have asked us to host a Christian music festival for years, so we’re making it happen,” says the park’s president, Dan Koch. “Our ‘field of dreams’ to the north of Pilgrims Plunge is being transformed into a Christian rock-concert venue this week.”

During the day, eight regional bands (selected from more than 100 auditioning bands) will perform in the park’s Hoosier Celebration Theater:

• Building Nations, Bedford, Ind.
• Lexi Elisha, Valparaiso, Ind.
• Line in the Sand, Greenwood, Ind.
• Michael Cochren Band, Winslow, Ind.
• Rachel and Rebekah, Nashville, Tenn.
• Second Perception, New Albany, Ind.
• Shine, Auburn, Ky.
• Thousand Times, Tell City, Ind.

Rock the World’s main stage performances will begin late afternoon, headlined by Grammy-nominated Jeremy Camp. The Hoosier native has more than a dozen number-one Christian music hits to his credit. Dove Award winner Tenth Avenue North plus Dove Award nominee BarlowGirl will complete the night’s line-up.

Rock the World Christian Music Fest will be held Saturday, August 25. Event information and online tickets sales are available at http://HolidayWorld.com/RockTheWorld. The parks will be open that day for non-concert goers as well.

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari are open weekends through Labor Day Monday. Holiday World will reopen to the public on September 22 for two weekends, followed by Happy Halloween Weekends through the end of October. For more information, visit the parks’ website at www.HolidayWorld.com or call 1-877-463-2645.