WHERE: Emerald Queen Showroom, 2024 E.29th St, Tacoma WA 98404

WHEN: November 24th, Sunday 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Doors open at 10:00 AM

Plan to arrive no later than 2:00pm in order to be set up before the event starts. Free drum clinics and drum performances will begin at 10:00am up until 3:00 pm show time.

GUEST ARTISTS: Woodstick will feature the following drummers for clinics, live performance and autographs. Clinic schedule will be announced soon.

1) Kenny Aronoff, (Mellencamp, Fogerty, session legend) TAMA, Zildjian, Remo, Vic Firth, Kickport
2) Todd Sucherman, (STYX) Pearl, Sabian, Remo, ProMark, Hudson
3) Rich Redmond, (Jason Aldean), Roland V-Drums, DW
4) Mike Johnston, (Mikeslessons.com) Gretsch, Meinl
5) JP Bouvet, (Dave Mackay Group, Helicopria, 2011 GC Drum Off, Roland V-Drum Contest winner) DW, Meinl, Remo, Vic Firth
6) Michael Derosier, (Original Heart drummer)
7) Russ Miller, (Studio great) Mapex
8) Jeff Kathan,(Paul Rodgers, Spike and the Impalers) DW, Sabian, Remo, Vic Firth
9) Jon Bolton (Apple Jam, Beatniks)

COST

General Admission Spectator ($10.00)
General Admission Participant ($15.00)
Gold Package ($150.00): Guaranteed spot in the first four rows in front of the stage for you to set up your own drums.
Platinum Package ($250.00): We supply a drumset, set up and waiting for you in the first or second row in front of the stage. After the show you can simply walk away. Includes a meet and greet session with all guest artists immediately prior to the show, a commemorative laminate and a commemorative Big Beat logo snare drum head.

FUNDRAISING

The Woodstick Big Beat is a fundraising event to raise money for local school music programs. We highly encourage all participants to raise pledges much like you would in a walk-a-thon. All participants who raise over $100 in pledges will be entered to win a huge drum package from our sponsors. COMPLETE FUNDRAISING INFORMATION

DRUMS

If you participate, you’ll need drums to bring a drum set. You can bring as large a set as you like but to count towards a world record it must consist of at least the following:

A bass drum with a pedal
A snare drum with a stand
A tom tom
A hi-hat, ride or crash cymbal
Any and all spikes must be retracted or covered with rubber feet
You MUST bring a small carpet/rug to set up on large enough so that none of your hardware touches the floor

PRIZES

There will be over $10,000 in prizes to be awarded to Woodstick participants. COMPLETE PRIZE INFORMATION

DRUM SET CONTEST

Anyone can enter the drum set contests. Prizes awarded in each category for:

Coolest drum kit
Best Vintage drum kit.

MORE INFORMATION

Check out the official Woodstick Big Beat 2013 website at http://bennettdrums.com/woodstick/