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Calf Fry 2019 The annual calf fry music festival returns to stillwater this weekend with new safety regulations and limitations to tailgating at the surrounding parking lots.

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Calf Fry Music Festival 2019 to enforce safety regulations, limit tailgating Ka i tlyn Seil er ,

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This year, Stillwater’s premiere music festival, Calf Fry, will have less beer can throwing and more enforced safety regulations.

The lot on the southeast corner of Lakeview Road and Country Club Road will be used for overflow parking at this year’s Calf Fry Music Festival. RCB Bank is the owner of the lot, and in previous years, the lot was home to tailgating before and during the event.

Philip Randolph, the general manager of Tumbleweed Dance Hall and Calf Fry Music Festival, said the owners of the lot have requested it be used for parking only.

Tumbleweed Dance Hall does not own the land, and did not control the parties taking place.

Several rules and guidelines were listed in a photo posted on Calf Fry Festival’s Facebook page on March 25, including “no groups larger than 10 people, no amplified sound systems permitted in the parking area, no household furniture or large items permitted in the parking area no glass bottles or containers of any kind and no tossing or throwing of any items or disorderly conduct that could result in the injury WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019

or damage to others or their property.”

Randolph said safety was the reasoning behind the owner’s request, and the unsupervised events happening on the lot were a major liability for all parties.

“We want people to come have fun, hang out and have a good time with their friends,” Randolph said. “The party and tailgating that happened didn’t have anything to do with us, and what was happening just wasn’t safe.”

Calf Fry Music Festival brings thousands of visitors to Stillwater each year, and will take place May 2-4. Randolph said Calf Fry has a bigger impact on Stillwater’s economy than Oklahoma State football games.

Randolph said amid the social media outrage, he is working to continue to make Calf Fry a fun and memorable experience. Calf Fry will implement new ways for visitors to enjoy the festival aside from attending the concerts.

“We are adding camping this year,” Randolph said. “You can buy an RV spot and sleep in your pickup overnight.”

Randolph said Calf Fry Music Festival will continue to be a place where people can come and have a great time, but safety will be a major concern. Calf Fry

is working with multiple organizations to further ensure safety and enforce rules.

“We work with the Payne County Sheriff’s Department, the Highway Patrol and the ENDUI Program,” Randolph said. “We run buses from town out here for free, and we started working with the Payne County Substance Abuse Coalition. We want to have the safest event possible.”

Randolph said he and his team dealt with some of the safety concerns that prompted the rule enforcement. Randolph said most of the people who attended the tailgate in the lot didn’t buy a ticket to the concert, and won’t have an effect on overall profit or attendance.

“My employees found someone at 4 a.m. passed out in a ditch over there,” Randolph said.

“If we would’ve had a storm, those ditches fill up no matter how much it rains, and that person wouldn’t have made it.

You cannot have people die at these things.”

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Fans tailgate before day one of Calf Fry 2018 at Tumbleweed in Stillwater.

Kaitlyn Seiler is a multimedia journalism sophomore from Edmond. She can be reached at kaitlyn. seiler@okstate.edu.

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‘There’s just a good vibe about Stillwater’: McCollum excited for Calf Fry debut Z ach Hak e, E d i to r-in - c h ief, @z ach_ha k e

It was only a matter of time for Parker McCollum to perform at Stillwater’s Calf Fry Music Festival.

McCollum, 25, has performed multiple sold-out shows at the Tumbleweed Dance Hall during the past year, which has been filled with success and highlighted by a nationwide tour.

McCollum’s girlfriend, Hallie Light, is a senior at Oklahoma State and is the OSU pom squad captain, and McCollum said Stillwater has become a home away from home, in a sense.

McCollum’s song “Goodnight Hallie Ray Light” is a tribute to his girlfriend, and has become one of his more popular songs, along with

“Hell of a Year,” “I Can’t Breathe” and “Meet You in the Middle.”

“Any time I get to come up (to Stillwater) and hang out there, it’s cool, man,” McCollum said. “Three or four of my very, very good friends out of high school graduated and went to (OSU). It’s probably one of my favorite college towns to play, for sure.

There’s just a good vibe about Stillwater.”

McCollum will make his Calf Fry debut Friday night, and he said he is excited to finally take part in one of Stillwater’s most popular traditions.

For the Austin-based singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist, 2018 marked a year of exciting growth.

McCollum’s 2013 debut “The Limestone Kid” was the catalyst for his rise to red dirt

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Parker McCollum will make his Calf Fry Music Festival. debut Friday night.

respect, and McCollum said his 10-track LP “Probably Wrong,” released Nov. 10, 2017, has reconfirmed his love for songwriting.

“I’m not a super emotional person, so when you sit down to write a song, a lot of that stuff you keep inside starts to come up,” McCollum said. “I’ve been blessed with everything a man could be blessed with, so I always try

not to bitch or complain and just always try to keep my game face on. When it comes down to songwriting, those things kind of get to come out in a creative way, it’s like a release, man.

“Songs make people feel so much and remind people of particular times in their lives.

To be able to be kind of the messenger, you know, and make people feel something,

it’s pretty rewarding.”

Although McCollum has yet to perform at Calf Fry, he said he knows about the excitement associated with the event.

Several of McCollum’s close friends in the industry who have performed the festival have told him about the craziness that is Calf Fry. “Everybody just always says it’s wild,” McCollum said. “Great lineups this year, so we’re super stoked to be a part of it. It’s just always been one of those ones that’s been on the list, and we’re glad to finally cross it off.”

One of McCollum’s closest friends, Calf Fry veteran Koe Wetzel, performs Thursday, and McCollum said he’s excited to see Wetzel perform and hang out with him.

“Koe is one of my very best friends in the whole world,”

McCollum said. “Always cool being on the lineup with him.

He’s a wild man, but he’s a great dude, a great friend and an incredibly talented guy, so I’m super blessed to be buddies with him for sure.”

McCollum said he can’t wait for Calf Fry, and said he’s thankful for all of his fans in Stillwater who have supported him and his music.

“Thank y’all for always packing out the Tumbleweed for us, man,” McCollum said.

“Every time we play there it feels like home, and we couldn’t ask for anything more than that, so keep it coming.”

Zach Hake is a multimedia journalism senior from The Woodlands, Texas. He can be reached at editorinchief@ocolly.com.

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2019 calf fry lineup thursday Koe Wetzel

Hometown: Stephenville, Texas Most Popular Songs 1. “February 28, 2016” 2. “Something to Talk About” 3. “Tell It All Town” 4. “Song I Can Drink Too” The band’s music is easy to listen and jam to. The different layers of guitar and drums support Wetzel’s smooth strong voice as he belts out lyrics that describe real life with the storytelling tone that red dirt music is known for.

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Eli Young Band

Hometown: Texas Most Popular Songs: 1. “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” 2. “Crazy Girl” 3. “Drunk Last Night” 4.“Always the Love Songs” Lead vocalist Mark Eli’s voice is great at harmo-

Read Southall Band

Randall King

Hometown: Stillwater, Oklahoma Most Popular Songs 1. “Why” 2. “Clean Slate” 3. “Damn” The band’s acoustic guitar helps sets up the beat before the drums come in and makes it easy to transition from the first verse into the more rock inspired choruses with more emphasis on the electric guitar. The lyrics are simple but Southall’s voice still conveys the emotion behind them perfectly.

Hometown: West Texas Most Popular Songs 1. “Another Bullet” 2. “Ain’t Waitin’ on You” 3. “Mirror, Mirror” 4. “The Problem” 5. “Takin’ Me a Heartbreak” King’s deep voice is perfect for the laidback acoustic and steel guitar style of music he has. His lyrics are clever with the background instruments playing up the emotion needed.

nizing with the other instruments playing in the background. The whiny guitar solos in their songs help carry the songs through to the last chorus. Audiences will be familiar with several of their songs the radio.

3. “Meet You in the Middle” 4. “High Above Water” McCollum’s softer voice is great accompanied by the guitar always present in his songs. The stories in his songs are told with emotion even if the lyrics are simple and classic.

Parker McCollum

Hometown: Austin, Texas Most Popular Songs: 1. “Hell of a Year” 2. “I Can’t Breath”

Jameson Rodgers

Hometown: Batesville, Mississippi

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Hometown: Tahlequah, Oklahoma Most popular songs: 1. “Long Hot Summer Day” 2. “7 & 7” 3. “Gin, Smoke, Lies” 4. “Every Girl” 5. “Good Lord Lorrie” Arching back to the traditional sound of country with a rock twist, this

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Trett Charles Band

Hometown: Collinsville, Oklahoma Most Popular Songs: 1. “Hometown” 2.“Katy Bar the Door” Charles has a unique voice that goes well with the acoustic guitar used heavily in his songs. The guitar provides the beat for foot-tapping. The stories in his songs are emphasised by the feeling Charles puts into the notes he sings with.

Most Popular Songs: 1. “Midnight Daydream” 2. “Some Girls” 3. “Rehab” 4. “That’s Why the River Runs” 5. “Like You’ve Been There Before” Rodgers’ slightly husky voice is perfect for the kind of situations he sings about.

His vocals switch from a smoother country style to a rougher rock vocal when band can go from the darker tone of old school bluegrass to the more modern style of storytelling like today’s radio country.

Ned Ledoux

Hometown: Nashvillebased Most popular songs: 1. “Some People Do” 2. “Cowboy Life” 3. “Another Horse to Ride” 4. “By My Side” 5. “This Cowboy’s Hat (feat.

Chase Rice)” Heavy with guitar, Ledoux’s music is old school

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the song calls for it. The guitar helps with this switch by going from the smoother sounds of a slower song to the harsher, heavier sound of rock.

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Hometown: Stillwater, Oklahoma Most Popular Songs: 1. “Believe” 2. “One More Round” 3. “My Kind of Girl” country in subject matter and Ledoux’s deep voice with a pinch of the more modern provided by some rock style guitar.

Wight Lighters

Hometown:Norman, Oklahoma Most popular songs: 1. “I Can’t Make You Love Me” 2. “Easy Money” 3. “Something About You” 4. “It’s Alright” 5. “Time Ain’t on My

4. “My Way or the Highway” 5. “When It Rains” This band incorporates fiddle into their music, adding a different flavor to the rest of this year’s lineup.

Garrett Jones on lead vocals has a traditional tinniness to his voice that is reminiscent of older country songs taking listeners back in time.

Side” Dwight Hamlin’s southern twang rock vocals give this band its signature style. This three-person band with just a guitar, bass and drums has simple but perfectly orchestrated music to support Hamlin’s emotional vocals.

Megan Hays is a chemistry sophomore from Bartlesville. She can be reached at news.ed@ocolly. com.

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Dust Your Boots Off: Here’s how to prepare for Calf Fry Music Festival 2019 E lli e M eler o, Ne ws Editor , @e lean o r _m el er o

It’s that time of year again, folks.

Yep, it’s time to put up your books, dust off your boots and head over to the 28th annual Calf Fry Festival.

The festival starts Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Tumbleweed Dancehall in Stillwater. The gates open at 5 p.m. each day and music starts at 6 p.m.

The Calf Fry Festival is a weekend full of people, music and fun. With featured artists such as the Eli Young Band and Koe Wetzel, this weekend is sure to be a blast.

But what’s the best way

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to prepare for the festival to make sure you have the best possible experience? Let’s start with what to wear.

Thursday is supposed to be cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, and umbrellas are not allowed in the amphitheater, so a rain jacket and closed-toed shoes are probably a good idea. Fri“Avengers: EndGame”/IMDb day is supposed to be rainy, Fans sing along during day 3 of Calf Fry at Tumbleweed. too, but it’s supposed to clear up by the evening. Saturday before with some jeans and to volunteer, then public is supposed to be cloudy, so maybe even a pearl-snap transportation is always an light jacket for when the sun button-up. Please no jerseys option. goes down will probably be a or athletic shorts.

Buses will run from 5 p.m. good idea.

Next, let’s talk transportato 2 a.m. during the festival.

But no matter the weather, tion.

Buses will pick up and drop boots are almost a necessity If you’re 21 or older and off at 911 W. Fifth Ave. If at a Red Dirt country music plan on drinking, make sure you’re not the public transfestival. Also, try to dress like you have a designated driver. portation type, then you can If no one in your group wants always call an Uber, a Lyft or you’ve at least pet a horse

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a sober friend who would be willing to pick you up. Whatever you decide to do, make sure you’re not endangering yourself or others.

The next order of business is food.

No outside food or drink will be allowed on festival grounds, but vendors will sell plenty of yummy treats inside. The vendors inside will be take only cash, so make sure you hit up that ATM before heading to Tumbleweed. If you plan on buying alcoholic beverages, make sure you remember to bring your ID. Speaking of items not allowed on festival grounds, you can’t bring folding chairs in, either. There is supposed

to be plenty of seating set up around the festival, according to the event’s website, but we all know the best part about any concert is the mosh pit, anyway.

Calf Fry is a Stillwater tradition, and this year’s festival is shaping up to be just as great as it’s been in the past.

Knowing how to prepare for it can better your experience.

Go out, eat some calf fries and have a great festival weekend.

Ellie Melero is a multimedia journalism sophomore from Leavenworth, Kansas. She can be reached at news.ed@ocolly.com.

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