35TH LEAD EAST, "World's Biggest 50'S Party"
August 30 - September 3, 2017
Parsippany, NJ
5 day event at Hilton/Hampton Inn hotels, 12 bands indoors & out, day & night, 10 doo-wop a cappella groups, 5 DJs. Reserved seat Oldies Concerts, Sock Hop Fri, Doo-Wop Idol competition Sat w/$300 prize, 4 stages with live music simultaneously, 50’s collectibles show, dancing & free dance lessons, free rod repair shop, triple feature drive-in 50’s movies Thurs-Sun nights, 3 days of oldies karaoke. Special guests: meet Don Garlits, reality TV star Barry Weiss of A&E's smash hit reality series "Storage Wars”. Barry will attend Fri.-Sat.-Sun., and will be signing autographs from Noon to 3 PM Sun. Sept. 3. Get there early to get on line as he will stop at 3 to catch a plane! Other guests include the Jesel Bros. & their 262 mph Dodge Ram pickup, “Voodoo Larry” and Ken “Posies” Fenical. Muffler rapping contests Sat. & Sun., Garlits will cackle his AA/FD Fri-Sat-Sun. 1,400+ 74 & earlier cars/trucks, Chevelle & Camaro mini-meet w/awards Sat; any vintage Corvette OK Sun, prom Sun, pie eating, Nerd & Best Greaser contests, free shuttle bus for spectators. Ride, don’t walk…rent an electric scooter at the event. Jersey’s biggest & best old car event, no event like it anywhere. 908-876-9100, NJ; [email protected]; www.leadeast.net