St. Cloud Times has issued the following report:

Guitar wild-man TED NUGENT will headline the fourth-annual Half-Way Jam, July 26th - 28th in Royalton along with a classic rock line-up featuring QUIET RIOT, STARSHIP, THE GUESS WHO and NIGHT RANGER.

Nugent made a name for himself as the "Motor City Madman" in the mid-1970s with songs such as 'Cat Scratch Fever' and 'Free-For-All'. He continued breaking ground in the rock guitar world through the 1980s and was a member of 1990s rock-supergroup DAMN YANKEES with former Night Ranger bassist/singer Jack Blades.

Nugent's official website lists him as playing July 28th in Royalton.

Jeff Vee of Rockhouse Productions is producing the event. He said he hopes Nugent will bring the festival to the next level.

"We really want to get the festival on the map," he said.

Vee called Nugent an icon who's in a category by himself.

"You say his name and it gets some sort of response out of everybody," he said.

Nugent's stances on guns, hunting, immigration, politics and the military, and his comments on race and women, have attracted positive and negative national attention for the musician.

Half-Way Jam is a weekend-long camping and music event that will include volleyball, Texas Hold'em and "Jammin' Idol", a contest that gives singers an opportunity to sing and compete for free tickets, prizes and a chance to perform on the main stage.

Three-day concert passes are $95-$295, $125-$325 after June 26. Single-day passes are $25 for July 26, $30 after June 26, and $45 for July 27-28, $55 after June 26. Tickets are on sale at all Westside Liquors locations and online at www.halfwayjam.com.

Three-day camping passes are $50 per person with one vehicle pass per site.