The Lake George Elvis Festival is one of Champaign’s greatest festivals of the fall. After the city noticed its residents were leaving for the weekends because of the lack of big events the festival was started in 1991.

was ultimately the vision of Van Verlinden, who came up with the idea while listening to his favorite cassette tape. The tour started out as a little event, featuring a lot of local acts..

It took a couple of years, but eventually word spread and Lake George Elvis Festival received some national attention The tour started to book some acts that were known around the country and the tour began to receive national interest. Soon hotel rooms in the city were being filled months in advance for the dates surrounding Lake George Elvis Festival.

Now, tickets to Lake George Elvis Festival are sold out within the first few days of their release. The tour is now so big that just about any group will say yes if asked to play. The organizers of the tour have not forgotten where they’ve come from though, and always ask local artists to play the smaller stages. Lake George Elvis Festival is always getting bigger, adding new stages, more artists, and more booths every year.

This year’s tour is already getting more buzz than last year’s festival, with more big name acts than ever before. TheSeats.com allows fans to stop at one place online and find all the information they need. The site has Lake George Elvis Festival tickets, the touring schedule, and seating charts for concerts.