2023 Schedule of Events
THURSDAY - NOV 18
CHECK IN & PACKAGE DISTRIBUTION
TIME: 3:00PM - 6:00PM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN LOBBY
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WELCOME & OPENING (KICKING IT ALL OFF PARTY)
(INTRODUCING ALL HEADLINERS AND CONTESTANTS / DJ. KARAOKE, MUSIC & DANCING)
TIME: 7:OOPM - 11:00PM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN BALLROOM
FRIDAY - NOV 19
BREAKFAST (FREE ONLY IF STAYING AT THE HOLIDAY INN)
TIME: 6:00AM - 9:30AM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN
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ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST CONTEST
• ROUND ONE
TIME: 10:30AM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
• ROUND TWO (BLIND RADIO)
TIME: 1:00PM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
• ROUND THREE
TIME: 3:00PM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
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THE KING CREOLE EXTRAVAGANZA (REPLACEMENT OF THE BUS TOUR)
• CONCERT 1 SPECIAL CONCERT EVENT FOR TICKET HOLDERS THAT PURCHASED THE PLATINUM, GOLD AND SILVER PACKAGES AND THE KING CREOLE BUS TOUR
TIME: 5:00PM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
STARRING - JAY DUPUIS, CLIFF WRIGHT, BRANDON BENNETT, DWIGHT ICENHOWER, NICK PERKINS & RILEY JENKINS
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CONCERT EVENTS
START TIME: 6:30PM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
• CONCERT 2
TIME: 6:35 - 7:15
WITH A BANG
THE OPENING SHOW OF THE FESTIVAL STARTS WITH A BANG. ITS AN ELECTRIFYING, HIGH ENERGY PRODUCTION THAT IMMERSES YOU INTO THE WORLD OF ELVIS' MOVIES & KEEPS YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT BEGGING FOR MORE.
STARRING - JAY DUPUIS, CLIFF WRIGHT, BRANDON BENNETT, DWIGHT ICENHOWER, NICK PERKINS & RILEY JENKINS
• INTERMISSION
TIME: 7:15PM - 7:25PM
• CONCERT 3
TIME: 7:25PM - 8:05PM
THE ALPINE INDIAN CHIEF IN SHREVEPORT
A RECREATION OF ELVIS IN CONCERT AT THE HIRSCH COLISEUM, JUNE 7, 1975 IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
STARRING - VINCE KING
• INTERMISSION
TIME: 8:05PM - 8:20PM
• CONCERT 4
TIME: 8:20PM - 9:00PM
A TRIBUTE TO THE 1950'S
A TRIBUTE TO THE 1950'S TELEVISION APPEARANCES
STARRING - JAY DUPUIS, CLIFF WRIGHT, BRANDON BENNETT, NICK PERKINS & RILEY JENKINS
• INTERMISSION
TIME: 9:00PM - 9:15PM
• CONCERT 5
TIME: 9:15PM - 9:55PM
THE ALEXANDRIA CRYSTAL FLOWER
A RECREATION OF ELVIS IN CONCERT AT THE RAPIDAS PARISH COLISEUM, MARCH 30, 1977 IN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
STARRING - DWIGHT ICENHOWER
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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL AFTER PARTY
TIME: 10:30PM - 1:00AM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN BALLROOM
BREAKFAST (FREE ONLY IF STAYING AT THE HOLIDAY INN)
TIME: 6:00AM - 9:30AM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN
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ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST CONTEST
• FINALS
START TIME: 10:3OAM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
• CONCERT 6
TIME: 11: 45AM - 12:30PM
B SIDES
SOMETIMES THE B-SIDES OF ALBUMS WERE BETTER THAN THE A-SIDES. WE DIVE INTO THOSE RARE SONGS THAT FORGOTTEN.
STARRING - CLIFF WRIGHT, DWIGHT ICENHOWER & VINCE KING
• ANNOUNCMENT OF THE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST CONTEST WINNER & SMALL CONCERT PERFORMED BY THE WINNER
TIME: 12:35AM
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HORS D' OEUVRE & WINE ETA MEET & GREET
TIME: 2:30PM - 4:30PM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN BALLROOM
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CONCERT EVENTS
TIME: 6:30PM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
• CONCERT 6
TIME: 6:35 - 7:15
ELVIS 68
A TRIBUTE TO THE 1968 COMEBACK SPECIAL
STARRING - VINCE KING, JAY DUPUIS, DWIGHT ICENHOWER, RILEY JENKINS
• INTERMISSION
TIME: 7:15PM - 7:30PM
• CONCERT 7
TIME: 7:30PM - 8:10PM
ELVIS MY WAY
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF ROCK'N'ROLL
STARRING - BRANDON BENNETT
• INTERMISSION
TIME: 8:10PM - 8:25PM
• CONCERT 8
TIME: 8:25PM - 9:05PM
A RAINBOW OVER LSU
A RECREATION OF ELVIS LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE LSU ASSEMBLY CENTER, JUNE 18, 1974 IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
STARRING - NICK PERKINS
• INTERMISSION
TIME: 9:05PM - 9:15PM
• CONCERT 9
TIME: 9:15PM - 9:55PM
THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS
A RECREATION OF THE ELVIS PRESLEY SHOW AT THE LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL FROM THE 1970 AUG./SEPT. SEASON
STARRING - JAY DUPUIS
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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL AFTER PARTY
TIME: 10:30PM - 1:00AM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN BALLROOM
SATURDAY - NOV 20
SUNDAY - NOV 21
BREAKFAST (FREE ONLY IF STAYING AT THE HOLIDAY INN)
TIME: 6:00AM - 9:30AM
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN
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CONCERT EVENTS
TIME: 12:OOPM
LOCATION: FUHRMANN AUDITORIUM
• CONCERT 9
TIME: 12: O5PM - 1:30PM
GOSPEL & INSPIRATIONAL CONCERT
STARRING - JAY DUPUIS, CLIFF WRIGHT, DWIGHT ICENHOWER, BRANDON BENNETT, RILEY JENKINS, VINCE KING, NICK PERKINS & CONTEST WINNER
• CLOSING GOODBYES
TIME: 1:30PM
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