Jetset Getset to Play Riverbend Festival, 6/8

By: May. 14, 2014
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Rising teen country band Jetset Getset is among up-and-coming artists joining veteran performers at this year's Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The 9-day event, which is recognized as one of the top music festivals in the country, will take place June 6-14 along the banks of the Tennessee River. Jetset Getset will perform on June 8.

"We are honored to be invited to appear at the Riverbend Festival," said Kelli Jette, manager of Jetset Getset. "We have played big fairs and festivals before, but never one with such an incredible lineup of talent, so we are super excited."

The festival will appearances by Gary Allan (June 6), Boston (June 11), Buddy Guy (June 8), Widespread Panic (June 7), Justin Moore (June 12), TobyMac (June 10), Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (June 13), Young the Giant (June 14) and many more.

Jetset Getset was named "Who New to Watch" by the Country Music Association in 2013. The band has released two singles from their album "Saturday Night" (Playback Records) - the title track and, more recently, the anti-bullying song "Stronger (Than You Seem)," which is being used by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center as part of a bullying prevention program offered to schools nationwide.

In addition to appearing in the Riverbend Festival, Jetset Getset will perform an acoustic concert at Chattanooga's Creativity Discovery Museum at 2:00 p.m., as part of the festival's "Bend Unplugged" outreach program, in which select bands perform at various locations around the city and answer questions from the audience. Other artists participating in "Bend Unplugged" include John Wayne & The Pain, Traditional African Drum Circle with Kofi Mauko, C.O.T. Latin Band, Playing on the Planet, Bombadil, Big James & the Chicago Playboys, Zach Deputy, Caroline Glaser, The Weeks, The Black Cadillacs, Mike Edwards, John & Michelle, Old Time Travelers and Barry Manley.

For their main festival performance, Jetset Getset will appear on the Tennessee Valley Credit Union (TVCU) stage on Sunday, June 8, beginning at 6:15 p.m. For ticket information, visit www.riverbendfestival.com.

Information about Jetset Getset is available at www.JetsetGetset.com.



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