The excitement continues to build around the Port City Classic football game , which is coming up Labor Day weekend in Shreveport. It will include a Gala, Golf Tournament and now a headline act at the GSU Tailgate Party. The Windstorm Band, which is a group formed in the early 1980s is one of the hottest groups in the southeast will perform Saturday afternoon as a part of the Tailagte Party activities outside the AG building on the State Fair Grounds.
Comprised of multi-talented members they cover a wide range of genres from the soulful and melodic sounds of blues and R&B, to the pulse heightening, feel good music of pop, hip-hop, and of course old-school funk. In addition to headlining many venues in and out of the region , including a trip to London, England, Windstorm has opened for such legendary names as The Isley Brothers, Cameo, Gerald Levert, Luther Vandross, Lakeside, Zapp & Roger, H-Town, Confunction, Tyrese, Eric Benet', Bobby Brown, Usher and many others.
The GSU Tailgate Party will kick off the gameday from 12 noon until 4 p.m. Admission into the Tailgate Party is $7.00 or free with your game ticket and admission to the concert is free. It is sponsored in part by NOCCI, The State Fair of Louisiana, and GSU Athletics