Nightflying: The Entertainment Guide

Two days of peace, camping, and live music in a huge heated circus tent - rain or shine

This will mark the fourth year for this early season springtime concert at Camp Zoe. In years past, it was called "ZoeJam", or "EarthJam", or simply “the spring concert.” Bands that have played this springtime event in the past have included: George Clinton & P-Funk, Mofro, Hot Tuna, Garaj Mahal, Papa Mali, Karl Denson, Jerry Joseph, Vince Herman, etc....... Last year we went real low key and only ran the Schwag band.

This year brings a big production, a huge circus tent, top-notch entertainment, full staff with medical & security, and a strong zest for life. Vince Herman & Great American Taxi are coming back this year for the full weekend. Many of you probably remember Vince from playing with the band LEFTOVER SALMON as well as playing the Zoe spring event a few years ago with his "Taxi" band.
This year there will be a reggae party on the Thursday night for early arrivals. This will feature Joseph Isarael with his reggae band and will cost an additional $10 on top of the weekend price for arriving a day early on Thursday.

Camp Zoe is a 370-acre privately owned campground located in a valley of the Ozark Hills of southern central Missouri. Beaches, caves, bluffs, and swimmin' holes line the spring-fed stream that runs through the middle of the campground. Zoe is a former youth camp that is surrounded by 90,000 acres of private timber reserves and national park property. This is the 12th season of Schwagstock festivals and the 17th year of The Schwag. Camp Zoe has hosted twenty Schwag festivals over the last four years with a cumulative attendance of over 100,000 people. There are five Schwag events in 2008. Schwagstock 33 in May of 2007 drew over 7500 people.
Camp Zoe has a general store, a concession stand, a shower house with flush toilets, a bathroom house with flush toilets, 75 porta-jons, on-site septic service, ATM, payphone, 500 trash cans, 3 trash dumpsters, 4 miles of gravel roads, private security, 2 stages, power for vendors, and lots of shaded camping. You park where you camp and camp where you park. All camping space is first come, first serve - no reservations.

There will be food & beverages for sale on-site. There are no bar-b-que pits available but you can bring your own. Gates open on Thursday, April 17 at 10 a.m.- there will be an extra $10 charge per person for early arrivals. There will be some live entertainment on Thursday evening for early arrivals - the pre-party. Please leave your pets at home or in a kennel - dogs will NOT be allowed in - NO EXCEPTIONS.

There is plenty of room for RV's and pop-up campers - no electric sites are available at this time. You will be issued a wristband upon arrival that you must wear throughout the weekend. You can drive in and out as much you like during the event but we suggest parking and staying parked.

CANOE FLOAT TRIPS
Available on Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. The float is 11 miles on the Current River. You will float from "Pulltite" to "Round Spring". A school bus will come to Zoe and pick up and return the floaters. Costs are $45 per canoe and include transportation, paddles, canoe rental, and life vest. Float trips are provided by area float operators and have permits, insurance, busses, boats, experienced staff, etc... Reservations are NOT needed for canoes at Zoe. Just show up at the bus stop and pay the bus driver.

SUGGESTED ITEMS TO BRING
Tents, sleeping bags and/or many blankets, flashlights and/or lanterns, lawn blanket or lawn chairs for during the show, swim wear, river shoes, inner-tubes, food and drink to consume, RAIN GEAR (just in case), sunscreen, portable radio, acoustic guitars, frisbees, hacky sacs, bicycles, etc. There will be a group drum circle after the show each night, so please bring hand drums, bongos, congas, djembes, and any other percussion instruments to join in - all are invited to participate.

TICKET INFO
Tickets are available at the gate during the event or in advance. Prices are $50 for the 2-day weekend (Fri. & Sat.) or $40 for Saturday arrival. Ticket price includes camping, parking, concerts, & MO sales tax. One-day tickets are only available for the Saturday show. Early bird camping is available on the Thursday for an extra $10 per person

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

10 p.m. to 12 a.m. : JOSEPH ISRAEL REGGAE BAND

FRIDAY

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. : WOODBOX GANG
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. : VINCE HERMAN & GREAT AMERICAN TAXI
9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. : THE SCHWAG (2 sets)
12:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. : JGB & MELVIN SEALS

SATURDAY

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. : OPEN MIC
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. : EASY RIDERS
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. : WOODBOX GANG
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. : JGB & MELVIN SEALS
9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. : THE SCHWAG (2 sets)
12:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. : VINCE HERMAN & GREAT AMERICAN TAXI

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