UPDATE, 5:45 p.m. – Contest closed. We have a winner! Congrats to Paul LeCroy!
This Saturday, September 17th, Redhook will officially celebrate its 30th anniversary. The big birthday bash at the brewery is a throw-back concert featuring three great bands from the decade of decadence: bands that were all the rage when Redhook was born. The lineup includes DEVO, Psychedelic Furs, and Tom Tom Club. Today, we are giving away a pair of tickets to Saturday’s concert.
To enter our little give-away, leave a comment telling us your all time favorite Redhook beer or your favorite DEVO song. Or tell us both. We will pick a winner at random today (Wednesday, September 14) at 4:00 p.m.
Don’t worry. Even if you don’t win, tickets are still available (info below).
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Time Travel
Nothing marks time better than music. Transporting partygoers back to the days when the whole craft beer revolution began in (among other places) an old transmission shop in Ballard, where the very first batches of Redhook were born, Redhook will mark its birthday with a concert featuring some heavyweights from back in the day.
Are We Not Men?
Devo is headlining the show. Yes, that Devo. As if there’s another Devo. As if there is anything even vaguely like Devo. Nothing says 1981 better than “Whip it, whip it good!” Devo’s interpretation of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction is both genius and disturbing. The Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom Club open the show.
To jog your memory, the Psychedelic Furs’ big hits were Love My Way and Heartbreak Beat. Along with some success on the radio and MTV, you might remember Love My Way from the 1983 film Valley Girl – the slightly off-center cult classic staring an incredibly young Nicholas Cage.
Tom Tom Club is, basically, what the Talking Heads do when David Byrne is away. Formed as a side project by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, Tom Tom Club never really had any big hits, but they were very influential. For what it’s worth, music by Tom Tom Club has been sampled, remixed and reproduced by many artists ranging from Mariah Carey to Grandmaster Flash.
Enough with the history lesson. Here are the details about the party:
Redhook’s 30th Birthday Party Tickets on sale July 8
DEVO to Headline this Celebration of the‘80s
Woodinville, Wash, July 6, 2011 – Join Redhook Brewery for his 30th birthday and party like it’s 1981. The monumental birthday, held Sept. 17, will be headlined by ‘80s rock band Devo and opening acts: The Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom Club, with special guest, Mitten. The event is expected to attract thousands of craft beer and music lovers from across the Pacific Northwest.
In addition to live music, the birthday celebration will offer food and Redhook beer including a special beer being released just for the occasion. Tickets for Redhook’s 30th birthday go on sale Friday, July 8 and are $30 when purchased in advance, $40 at the door. The party will be open to adults 21 years of age and older. Tickets will be available for purchase at Forecasters Public House, located at Redhook Brewery, and online at www.redhook.com.
What:
Redhook Brewery’s 30th Birthday Party
- 21 and over, general admission, celebration of the ‘80s.
- Featuring headlining musical guest Devo
- Redhook beer and food from Forecasters Public House will be available
When:
Saturday, Sept. 17
Gates open at 3 p.m.
Music begins at 4:30 p.m.Where:
Redhook Brewery
14300 N.E. 145th Street
Woodinville, WA 98072Who:
Thousands of food, music and beer lovers from around Pacific NorthwestTickets:
Available the Forecasters Public House at Redhook Brewery or online at www.redhook.com.$30 advance / $40 day of show
