MUSICMUSIC
DAVIDFORECAST ON ERIN:YOU MAY
REMEMBER, DOWNPOURS CAUSING
SOME SERIOUS ISSUES FOR THE
FORMULA 1 RACE IN 2015.SEVERAL
INCHES OF RAIN FELL, FLOODING
THE TRACK AND DELAYING THE
RACE.WE DO NOT EXPECT THAT TO
HAPPEN TOMORROW..
MUSICERIN:AND RIGHT NOW THE
PLACE IS STILL PACKED.CAN'T
STOP THE FEELING.. JUSTIN
TIMBERLAKE PUTTING ON A SHOW
FOR THOUSANDS OF FANS.THE
POP-STAR WRAPPING UP A DAY OF
FORMULA ONE RACING OUT AT THE
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS.BUT IN
TRUE AUSTIN FASHION, NO MATTER
WHERE YOU GO AT THE TRACK..
KXAN'S CHRIS DAVIS
DISCOVERED.. YOU'LL HEAR
SOMETHING OTHER THAN .
F1 FANS KNOW THAT SOUND.THIS
ONE.. MAYBE NOT.DAVID SMITH /
AUSTIN: "I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING DIFFERENT BANDS
WHEN I COME HERE."DAVID SMITH
LIVES HERE IN TOWN..HE'S HAPPY
TO SHARE AUSTIN'S SOUL.DAVID
SMITH / AUSTIN: "IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE THE
LOCAL MUSICIANS TO PEOPLE FROM
OUT OF THE COUNTRY."ERIC
SWANSON / PEDDLE STEEL GUITAR,
ISRAEL NASH: "I THINK THIS IS
OUR CROWD, YOU KNOW? LIKE
PEOPLE LIKE TO YOU KNOW DRINK
BEER AND WALK AROUND IN THE
SUN. (LAUGH)"ISRAEL NASH IS
FAR FROM THE ONLY LOCAL ACT
HERE.CHRIS DAVIS / REPORTER:
"THERE'S ONE STAGE DOWN HERE
AT TURN 7, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
JUST DOWN THE ROAD AT TURN 3.
AND THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE
OTHER STAGES AROUND THE TRACK.
LOOKING AT THE SET LIST, I
COUNT AT LEAST 15 LOCAL BANDS
THAT ARE PLAYING THROUGHOUT
THE
WEEKEND."ERIC SWANSON / PEDDLE
STEEL GUITAR, ISRAEL NASH: "I
DON'T FEEL LIKE PEOPLE THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING AROUND
WOULD HAVE JUST HEARD ABOUT US
JUST FROM WORD OF MOUTH OR
SOMETHING."VICTOR LOYA /
JUAREZ, MEXICO: "IT'S EXCITING
TO SEE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD
LOCAL TALENT."RECORD
ATTENDANCE FOR U-S GRAND PRIX
WEEKEND.. AT ALMOST 270-
THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD.THAT'S HALF A
MILLION EARS.. TUNED IN TO THE
SOUND OF CENTRAL TEXAS.DAVID
SMITH / AUSTIN: "THIS IS A
PERFECT MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND
CARS. IT'S AUSTIN, AND THAT'S
WHAT I LOVE."CHRIS DAVIS KXAN
NEWS.
ERIN:THE MUSIC STARTS ON
VARIOUS STAGES AT 9 TOMORROW
MORNING.. AND RUNS THROUGH THE
EVENING.STEVIE WONDER WILL
TAKE THE STAGE TOMORROW NIGHT.
ERIN:AND THE RACE IS ROLLING
IN A LOT OF GREEN FOR AUSTIN.
ACCORDING TO "CIRCUIT OF THE
AMERICA'S" -- SINCE 2010 THE
VENUE HAS BROUGHT IN FIVE
BILLION DOLLARS...MORE THAN
HALF OF THAT IS FROM FORMULA 1.
OTHER EVENTS LIKE THE X-GAMES
AND CONCERTS MAKE UP THE REST.
COMPARED TO OTHER EVENTS..EACH
YEAR U-T HOME FOOTBALL GAMES
BRING IN ABOUT 400-MILLION
DOLLARS.AND THIS YEAR SOUTH-BY-
SOUTHWEST BROUGHT IN 350
