In the News ... "Heat doesn't deter Rock the Desert-goers"

The 13th annual Rock the Desert Festival, "Don't Stop Believin,'" takes place August 2-4 at the organization's festival grounds on FM 1788, and will feature 33 bands, a duo of speakers and a motorcross stunt act.

By Jon Vanderlaan
Reporter
Odessa American

MIDLAND, TEXAS - After 13 years of concerts in the heat of the summer, Doug Tull knows what it takes to keep tens of thousands of teenagers and music lovers from succumbing to the heat.

Namely, plenty of water and tents set up throughout the grounds of Rock the Desert, for which Tull is expecting to sell 20,000 tickets.

Kelsee Jones, a Midlander who attended with her husband and children, said she has been going to the festival for the past three years and likes that it is family friendly.

“(But the heat) is miserable,” Jones said. As part of adapting to the heat, her family bought a large ground umbrella specifically for Rock the Desert.

Tull, a cofounder of the festival, said it’s been hot every year he can remember, but if keeping in the shade and keeping hydrated don’t work, medical personnel are at the festival.

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