In the News ... "Rock the Desert opens Thursday"

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• “City On Our Knees” is theme for this year’s multi-day event

Staff Report
• Odessa American

MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS - The countdown to this year’s Rock the Desert is down to just days – with an opening scheduled Thursday.

Crews have been busy for weeks getting the grounds set up for the event that for more than a decade has attracted fans, youth groups and adults to the hot (and sometimes rainy) grounds.

The event, themed “City On Our Knees” for Rock the Desert 2017 draws tens-of-thousands to the festival grounds located near the Midland International Airport on FM 1788 ...

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