Macys Music Festival

The blistering summer heat brings along sizzling hot singers in the form of the hotter than hell Macys Music Festival as June is a month of celebration and music extravaganza in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio. There was a time when the Macy Festival was a mere parade, now it has evolved into a festival. It is not just a series of concerts with some of the most renowned artists of the world singing their hearts out but has now become a mammoth of an event. It is one of the biggest attractions in the City of Cincinnati in the month of June. June along with the month of July are two of the hottest months in Cincinnati but kudos to the spirit of the city which fights off the heat with its fiery passion and love for music.

Each year a starry line up consisting of some of the biggest names in the jazz, hip-hop and R & B music industry perform for the fans in Macy's Music Festival as well as in the Cincinnati Jazz Festival. This year star performers include some huge names like Charlie Wilson, Teena Marie, Jaheim, Melanie Fiona, Cameo, Raheem De Vaughn, K'Jon, En Vogue, Jill Scott and Maze. These artists are all set to sing the two day festival alive. With the star studded line up, the festival could not get any better. Teena Marie, the fifty four year old artist who is set to perform on 30th July, that is the first day of the festival, is a Grammy Award nominated singer, producer and a songwriter. Nicknames Lady Tee or T is mentored by Rick James, the funk legend of his time.

Today, the Paul Brown Stadium plays host to this mega event in the city of Cincinnati. Since the festival dates back a good fifty years, as it began in 1962, it is known as the Original Jazz Music Festival. The Paul Brown football stadium on the other hand was opened in 2000. The stadium hosts all the home games for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. The fans of the team endearingly refer to the stadium as 'The Jungle' for their big cats. The stadium is named in the honor of Paul Brown, a legendary local coach. The stadium occupies a total land area of about eighty nine hundred square meters. More than sixty five thousand people can be seated in this mammoth facility, making it a perfect venue host for a festival like Macy's Music Festival. The stadium is fully loaded with high tech facilities including two giant high definition video screens and scoreboards erected on each end zone of the stadium.

Last year, in 2009 that is, Macy had the honor of playing one of the hosts to the prestigious event of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. It added to the regular fun activities for the city and played its role in attracting huge crowds to the city. Thousands of people flocked to the city to be a part of this full on fun activity and many fell in love with Macy. Now that the Macy's Music Festival is around the corner, one can be sure that those lovey doveys would fly back to be reunited with all the fun Macy offers in the form of this June Festival.

The fully equipped Paul Brown Stadium coupled with Macy Music Festival makes the whole thing an absolute treat for both the eyes as well as the ears. Imagine yourself surrounded by thousands and thousands of people who share the same taste in music as you and your favorite artist performing on a mammoth stage and the unforgettably pleasing live music. This could definitely be one of the best music festivals you are ever going to attend. Now that the Macy Music Festival discount tickets are available, there is no reason why should not be a part of this much awaited and highly anticipated event.