# @chattanooga on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTBEinoCSvI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38536242-chattanooga-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-02T17:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chattanooga Times Free Press (@chattanooga) — https://gondola.cc/chattanooga

## Caption

In 2005, Chattanooga’s now-defunct Riverbend Festival was at the height of its popularity. Some of the most notable headliners from the nine day festival were Michael McDonald, Boyz II Men, Big & Rich and Kid Rock.

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Photo 1 / Chattanooga Times Free Press archive photo / A crowd gathered in front of the Coca-Cola stage before the Kid Rock show to kick off the 2005 Riverbend Festival.

Photo 2 / Chattanooga Times Free Press Archives / June 2005, one of the last of the giant fireworks displays that used the Market Street Bridge as a launching platform.

Photo 3 / Michael Yarish -  CBS / Kid Rock guest stars in ``CSI: NY,’’ airing Wednesday on CBS.

Photo 4 / Staff photo by Doug Strickland / Fans watch Allen Stone perform Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, Tenn. Classic rock band Boston was Wednesday’s headlining act.

#riverbend #musicfestival #kidrock #2005 #rememberwhenchattanooga #throwback

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throwback, kidrock, musicfestival, rememberwhenchattanooga, riverbend, 2005

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