That’s right, it’s almost Valentine’s Day, and AgapeFest is your not-so-secret admirer. We’ve teamed up with a bunch of area Christian radio stations to give you a chance to win a free ticket to AgapeFest 2009. Get all the details after the jump.

AgapeFest 2009 wants to show you some love, so make sure you listen to one of these stations for your chance to score a full 2-day ticket to the festival.

Shine.FM 89.7 (Kankakee, IL) – Februrary 9-13
Spirit 95 (Bloomington, IN) – February 9-13
WBGL (Champaign, IL/Terre Haute, IN) – February 2-6
WBVN 104.5 (Marion, IL) – February 9-13
WIBI (Central IL) – February 9-13

Also, remember we’ve got special Early-Bird pricing on our tickets only available until February 14th. Make sure you get on that and save some money!

Also, don’t forget about our Contest to rename our Second Stage. We still need your suggestions. There might even be a prize in it for you at the festival.

And an update on Battle of the Bands: We need more bands to apply! Tell your friends! Send them to AgapeFest.com and have them click the Battle of the Bands link on the front page. Not only will they get their name out there but they will compete for a chance to play on Main Stage on Saturday. And competition is always more fun with lots of people. Email or IM them this link to apply.

Finally, how would you like a spiffy new badge to put on your myspace, blog or facebook? Copy the code from these to tell people you’re going:

So we want those bands to feel like they are important to our festival, because they are important. So we want you to help us name the stage.

Leave your suggestions in the comments below and if we pick yours, we’ll send you an email. Then, when you get to the festival we might just have a special surprise waiting for you…

What are you waiting for?!?! Start thinking up names!

Each year AgapeFest hosts a Battle of the Bands on the Greenville College campus. The winners of this first round proceed to battle again on Second Stage at the festival on Friday afternoon. Two champions are then selected and they receive a full set on Main Stage Saturday morning.

This year Sonicbids is sponsoring the Battle of the Bands. In business since 2000, Sonicbids has become the standard way for people in the music business to send and receive press kits online. The company’s main product is the Sonicbids EPK™ (Electronic Press Kit), an easy-to-use, web-based graphic interface that contains all the basic information of a musical act such as music, photos, date calendar and riders. The EPK can either be emailed to anyone with a click of the mouse or submitted in online promoter accounts through a virtual “Drop Box”. Sonicbids currently has over 40,000 bands and 3,600 exclusive partners, a list that includes prominent North American events and festivals such as MIDEM, CMJ, Summerfest, North By Northeast, Jagermeister Band Sponsorship Program, NEMO, Canadian Music Week, Folk Alliance, Locobazooka!, and the Billboard Song Contest. The rapidly growing size of Sonicbids’ network and widening acceptance of its product have helped it quickly become the leading online submission platform for some of the world’s best-known music events.

EPK submissions
Submit your materials online through Sonicbids! If you are not yet a Sonicbids member and want to submit online, visit http://www.sonicbids.com/Opportunity/OpportunityView.aspx?opportunity_id=12290 and sign-up for the Sonicbids Combo Package (includes your submission AND a discounted Sonicbids membership). If you are already a Sonicbids member, log in to your account and visit the Promoter Drop Box to submit.

For full information visit Sonicbids.com

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