Saturday, August 4, 2012

In the News ... "More people opt to camp out at 'Rock the Desert'"

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 Audrie Palmer
Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - Those who are camping out at the annual Rock the Desert event are doing so because it's a tradition, rather than because they were forced to because of the lack of available and affordable hotel rooms in the area.

Bart and Patsy Reid, of Imperial, have camped out with their family for the past 10 years. They said when they attended the first year of the music festival they spent nearly an hour in traffic trying to leave the property.

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