Big River Get Down to revive solo VIP show
David Shaw’s Big River Get Down presented by Miller Lite will return to Hamilton in August with Shaw performing at a solo VIP ticketed event on the first night of the festival.
Adam Helms, Hamilton’s director of resident services, said the VIP performance is a bit of a throwback.
“It’s been a few years, but in years past, David Shaw played a solo VIP show at the Fitton Center. So, we’re going to do that on night 1,” said Helms.
He said the first night of Big River Get Down will feature Shaw’s solo acoustic show at the Fitton Center at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2, and the only way you can get tickets for that is to buy Big River Get Down VIP tickets, which includes both days of the festival. VIP tickets are on sale, starting at $175. Various VIP ticket options are available.
The Big River Get Down’s full-day music festival event will be on Aug. 3.
“Hamilton is David’s hometown. That’s the thing that makes Big River Get Down unique. It’s a festival of perfect scale. It’s not so overwhelming where you have to navigate big crowds. You can walk around town during the day and explore the sculptures as well as the restaurants and other businesses downtown,” Helms said.
“Big River Get Down has always been about bringing people both from Hamilton, and from outside of Hamilton, to Hamilton, and just checking out where David’s from. It’s a cool spot,” he said.
The event will feature five bands on Saturday, including a headlining performance by Shaw and the Revivalists at
RiversEdge Amphitheater. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. General admission tickets are available for Saturday only for $55.
Artists set to perform at the festival on Aug. 3 include Harbour at 3:30 p.m. and J & The Causeways at 4:45 p.m. The concert will continue with The Heavy Heavy at 6 p.m. and Nolan Taylor at 7:30 p.m. The Revivalists will perform at 9 p.m.
There will be different VIP ticket packages available, including “Other Side of Paradise” for $400, and a VIP Meet and Greet Package for $250. VIP tickets start at $175. Details on the various VIP ticket packages are available at www.bigrivergetdown.com.
The festival has continued to grow as the result of a strong partnership between RiversEdge, the city of Hamilton and David Shaw and
The Revivalists. Many other community partners, businesses and residents have supported the event.
“People rally behind it and keep supporting it. David loves doing it, and I enjoy doing it, and Hamilton loves it as well. It’s a great thing,” Helms said.
He said Shaw has made it a priority every year, and the community loves having him and The Revivalists in town.
In 2015, Shaw worked with city officials to establish David Shaw’s Big River Get Down as an annual event to help give back to his hometown of Hamilton.
Proceeds from previous years have been donated to Hamilton’s Fourth of July fireworks and RiversEdge Amphitheater. Shaw graduated from Hamilton High School in 2001. He resides in New Orleans.