Twice a year, KTBZ-FM promotes a live concert called the Buzz Festival but better known as Buzzfest. The 2005 fall Buzzfest was supposed to be held at Minute Maid Park, but because the Houston Astros advanced to the 2005 World Series that was held at the same time, it was moved to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. This turned out to be a major problem for the public, because the Woodlands did not honor the tickets sold for Minute Maid Park. Fans had to turn in their Minute Maid Park tickets for refunds, and then make the additional effort to purchase Woodlands tickets, with the change of venue announced approximately one week before the concert. As a result of this massive error in judgment, turnout for Buzzfest XVI was a great deal lower than Clear Channel hoped it would be.
The Buzzfest XVII was held on June 17, 2006, also at C. W. Mitchell Pavilion. Tickets sold out a little over a week after they went on sale. Several well-known bands were in attendance, including: Staind, Hoobastank, Shinedown, Three Days Grace, Blue October, Evans Blue, Candlebox, 10 Years, Buckcherry, People in Planes, Hinder, Trapt, Brill, Hurt, and Huck Johns.
BuzzFest XX was held on October 28, 2007, at C.W. Mitchell Pavilion. Tickets went on sale on Saturday, September 15, 2007 with no pre-sale. The line-up included: Smashing Pumpkins, Chris Cornell, Evanescence, Finger Eleven, Evans Blue, Alter Bridge, Sum 41, Fuel, Earshot, The Bravery, The Starting Line, Sick Puppies.
BuzzFest XXII was scheduled for October 26, 2008. The extensive artist lineup included such names as The Offspring, Staind, Seether, Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, 10 Years and more. However, due to extensive damage to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion caused by Hurricane Ike, the show was forced to be canceled.
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