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Fans flock to X-Fest despite foul weather forecast
DAYTON — Wind-whipped dust clouds swirling through the ever-growing X-Fest crowd early Sunday afternoon at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds matched the ominous tones of the taped music used to introduce thrash metal band Five Finger Death Punch.
One of 11 national rock acts scheduled to perform as part of the annual day long music festival presented by WXEG (103.9-FM), the band took the stage about 1 p.m., following opening performances by Black Tide and Theory of a Deadman.
The Christian metal rock band RED, which also had been expected to perform early in the day, reportedly ran into trouble getting into town, and so was rescheduled to play at 5:15 p.m. on the event’s side Local Stage.
Gates opened at 11 a.m., but ticket-holders were still streaming in two hours later, disregarding weather forecasts calling for rain and possibly severe storms later in the afternoon.
Steve Kramer, WXEG’s program director, said that organizers were monitoring the weather, and would respond depending on the situation. “Safety first,” he said about the station’s plans.
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