"Eat to the Beat" 2011 Concert Series at Epcot Food & Wine Festival

The lineup of performers for the “Eat to the Beat” Concert Series at the 2011 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival has been posted on the Disney Parks Blog. There will be several Grammy-winning artists and some new acts for music lovers. This year’s schedule (subject to change) includes:

• Taylor Dayne: 9/30-10/2/11
• 38 Special: 10/3-5/11
• Jon Secada: 10/6-7/11
• Roger Hodgson formerly of Supertramp: 10/8-9/11
• Billy Ocean: 10/10-12/11
• Starship starring Mickey Thomas: 10/13-16/11
• Sugar Ray: 10/17-19/11
• The Orchestra starring former members of ELO: 10/20-21/11
• Howard Jones: 10/22-23/11
• Boyz II Men: 10/24-26/11
• Gin Blossoms: 10/27-28/11
• Sister Hazel: 10/29-30/11
• Hanson: 10/31-11/1/11
• The Pointer Sisters: 11/2-3/11
• Night Ranger: 11/4-6/11
• Air Supply: 11/7-8/11
• Richard Marx: 11/9-10/11
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: 11/11-13/11

The concerts, which are included with Epcot admission, will be at the America Gardens Theatre stage beginning September 30. Performances will be nightly and of course, this year’s schedule is subject to change.



2011 Flower Power Concert Series Returns with Favorite Pop, Rock & Roll, R&B Hit-Makers

The Flower Power Concert Series is back at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival this spring. Which means artists involved with hit songs of the 1960s through the '90s will be on stage each Friday-Sunday from March 4 through May 15, 2011.

Collectively, the 11 artists performing this spring at Walt Disney World Resort were involved in 133 Billboard Top 40 hits -- 58 Top 10s including 16 No. 1 chart-toppers.

Biggest hit-makers in the lineup: Chubby Checker (22 Top 40s) and Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone (18). Newcomers Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., a husband-wife duo, were founding members of the '60s-'70s group The 5th Dimension that produced 20 Top 40 hits.

This year's lineup includes one other newcomer: Melissa Manchester.

Performances are at America Gardens Theatre at 5:15, 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the 18th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. Here's the lineup (subject to change without notice):

• March 4-6 -- Jose Feliciano
• March 11-13 -- The Guess Who
• March 18-20 -- Chubby Checker & The Wildcats
• March 25-27 -- Melissa Manchester
• April 1-3 -- Starship starring Mickey Thomas
• April 8-10 -- Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
• April 15-17 -- Juice Newton
• April 22-24 -- Ricky Nelson Remembered featuring The Nelsons
• April 29-30, May 1 -- Paul Revere & The Raiders
• May 6-8 -- Davy Jones
• May 13-15 -- Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone

Flower Power performances are included with Epcot admission. For additional information about the festival, visit disneyworld.com/flower.