Jamboree in the Hills
| Jamboree in The Hills | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Country |
| Dates | 3rd week of July (Thursday-Sunday) |
| Location(s) | Brush Run Park, St. Clairsville, Ohio (1977-89) The Barn Stage, Plainfield, Belmont County, Ohio (1990-present) |
| Years active | 1977- |
| Founded by | Glenn Reeves and Jerry Brightman |
| Attendance | est. 100,000 annually |
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| Festival Website | |
Jamboree in the Hills is an annual festival of country music in Morristown, Ohio (about 1½ hours west of Pittsburgh, and 20 minutes west of Wheeling, West Virginia) in Belmont County, Ohio. The concert, owned by parent company Live Nation, showcases a wide variety of new, veteran, and legendary musicians.
The program is a spin-off of the WWVA Jamboree. However, it does not share any affiliation with the current incarnation of the Wheeling Jamboree, which is currently off-air. (For a time, Live Nation and WWVA were both owned by Clear Channel Communications, but Live Nation was spun off from Clear Channel shortly before WWVA cancelled the Jamboree, ending the relationship between the two parties.)
Jamboree in the Hills (often abbreviated as JITH or referred to as "Jambo" ) began as a modest two-day outdoor music festival on July 16th, 1977 and was held at Brush Run Park, St. Clairsville, Ohio. It was the concept of Glenn Reeves along with Jerry Brightman that brought it to fruition. It has since grown to a full four-day, annual festival, bringing in more than 100,000 in combined attendance for all 4 days each year. Fans from all over the United States, Canada and many other areas of the world, pitch tents and park campers all around the amphitheater and all through the immediate region, filling campgrounds, front yards, and backyards alike, hauling wagons loaded with lawn chairs, snacks, bottled water, beer, and plenty of ice.
The current outdoor amphitheater (the second site for the concert since 1977 ) is currently enhanced by several speaker towers and Jumbotron TV screens, so even the fans at the top of the rolling hill can easily enjoy the show. Jamboree in the Hills is one of the largest and most celebrated annual country music events. The concert range is so large that it is home to its very own post office and on-site emergency ward staffed by East Ohio Regional Hospital that has, in the past, even delivered babies on the grounds.
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