“Red, White & Lewisville” fireworks, concerts on tap
The city’s annual Independence Day festival, Red White & Lewisville, will be held on Wednesday, July 4, from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at Vista Ridge Mall. Activities will include live entertainment inside the mall during the day, music on the main stage outside the mall in the evening, and a spectacular fireworks show shortly after dark. The Red, White and Lewisville fireworks show will be broadcast on 96.7 FM The Twister.
The event will feature live performances by The Wonders, The Lost Trailers and Brad Thompson & The Undulating Band. The evening will include one of the largest fireworks displays in North Texas, visible from much of south Lewisville.
Members of The Wonders have performed throughout the North Texas area for more than 20 years. They also played at the Presidential Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C. in January 2005 and for the Republican National Convention in New York City in August 2004. Their play list includes pop, top 40, country, Motown and more.
The Lost Trailers is an Atlanta-based country band that released its self-titled major label debut album in August. The group adopted its name after a trailer filled with instruments and equipment was stolen during its first year together. The inside joke proved to be prophetic when the band had two more trailers stolen in subsequent years.
Brad Thompson & The Undulating Band was formed in 1992 as a vehicle for Thompson’s original music, inspired by such musicians as Michael Hedges, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Counting Crows. The band got its name from a comment made during a radio interview by former Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth, who used it to describe the feel of a high-energy performance.
