Guns N’ Roses’ lead guitarist to perform in Kor衠Beer fest

TIRANA, August 14 – Guns N’ Roses’ lead guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal will be the special guest of this year’s edition of Beer Fest in Korca, southeastern Albania. Lead guitarist of legendary rock band Guns N’ Roses since 2006, Bumblefoot has toured sold-out shows in over 50 countries, headlining festivals with crowds of 150,000. His arrival in Albania has been made possible in cooperation with the US embassy in Albania, organizers say.
More than 100,000 people from Albania and foreign tourists are expected to visit Korca during the five-day festival. “The large number of visitors is mostly due to basic festival principles: free entrance, an exceptional music program, and a wide range of domestic and foreign beer brands,” organizers say.
The biggest beer event in Albania will also bring on stage several Albanian and foreign singers and rock bands in five nights from August 14 to 18.
Back in 2010, the Albanian Tourism Association handed the Korca beer fest the Albanian Tourism Award for promoting tourism in the largest Southeast Albanian city in Korca.
Korca is also host to the first beer brewed in Albania, the Birra Kor衮 The local brewery produces a Blonde Ale Pilsner and a Dark Pilsner.
Beer Fest, which marks the climax of the tourist season in Kor衬 brings together Albanian and foreign breweries.
Last year’s motto of the Kor衠beer fest was “In August all roads lead you to Kor衮” The concept for the beer festival began in 2007, continuing in full throughout the following years in all its components. Besides the festival concept and complete package that it offers (infrastructure, participation, show, decorative elements, etc), organizers have used a communication and promotion strategy that has directed the Kor衠beer festival to an unconditional success.
Beer Fest has become, in this manner, a fixed date in calendars, drawing national and international attention.