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Motorsports facilities attract music festivals05 / 20 / 13Concert promoters are booking more music festivals at racetracks, finding those venues to be the right fit for multiday events. The Electric Daisy Carnival, an electronic music festival, this year added Chicagoland Speedway to its list of sites after its success at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the pa... Tags: Facilities |
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Bigger signs OK'd for new Charlotte park
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AECOM in line for McKale Center job
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Dolphins plan to repay state
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Track brings in amphitheater sponsors
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Jeweler sponsor Red Sox banquet space
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ASU putting gift cards in Costco stores
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