Treeline Music Fest team felled by debt

Treeline Music Fest was supposed to take place this weekend at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia. The festival, which brought thousands of people and millions of dollars to the community since 2007, was canceled on August 31.  And now the production group behind the rebranded and formerly iconic Roots ‘N Blues Festival has notified creditors […]

Treeline Cancels Iconic Music Festival

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Formerly Roots N Blues, organizers say the event faced ‘significantly higher than expected’ costs Just hours before 50,000 fans packed Memorial Stadium for the first of eight Mizzou home football games, organizers of the Treeline Music Festival pulled the plug on the three-day event — a staple of Columbia’s entertainment and economic landscape since 2007 […]

Briefly in the News: September

The King has left the building! The Blue Note and Mojo’s will soon have new ownership. Owner Richard King sold both venues to Majestic Live LLC of Madison, Wisconsin. The contract was signed on April 24. Matt Gerding and Scott Leslie, owners of Majestic Live, own The Majestic Theater in Madison; produce the Live on […]