JOE LYNN TURNER- Tentative Date For Turkish Music Festival Set For Next May
August 21, 2010, 14 years ago
As previously reported, while vacationing in Antayla, Turkey this summer, some Turkish business people approached singer Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) with the idea of presenting a major rock music festival in or near the city sometime in 2011. Turner agreed that this was a great concept.
While the festival is only in the "idea stage" at this time, Joe helped lay the groundwork for it by visiting with Mayor Mustafa Akaydin of Antalya. Akaydin said that the municipality should support the organization of such a festival. He stated, "Famous artists coming to the city will favorably promote both Turkey and the city. We already stage events to boost the city's cultural and artistic reputation. It will make us very happy to do this."
"Antalya is a Gold Coast of international holiday destinations," says Turner, "They have over 300 five star resorts in or near the area and are still building. Over 32 nations come here for vacations so this region seems like a great fit for a large scale music festival."He explains that the event would feature a mix of international and Turkish rock musicians. Although there is no definite date yet, Turner mentioned the possibility of holding the festival in May 2011.
Turner describes his role as "the celebrity face of the project, working with government and sponsors. This will be a very big project and the work will be hard but worth the effort. We hope it is a big success! We have government support and the sponsors will give full support as well!"
