Rising singing star Greyson Chance and a longer fireworks show will be on tap for Independence Day in Edmond.
LibertyFest’s fireworks show is scheduled to begin at about 10 p.m. Monday at the University of Central Oklahoma campus, 100 N. University Drive. Seating will be available throughout the UCO campus, but not inside Wantland Stadium.
KCSC radio FM 90.1 will air synchronized music to accompany the show produced by Extreme Pyrotechnics.
Chance, of Edmond, whose name recognition skyrocketed when a video of him singing his heart out at a choir event was viewed by more than 28 million people on YouTube, recorded the introduction. Extreme Pyrotechnics Vice President Levi Clark said Chance is part of an effort to create a more contemporary soundtrack for the show.
Extreme Pyrotechnics is doing at least 250-300 shows across the country this year, Clark said. Monday night, a state-of-the-art computerized firing system will launch 2,000 shells into the sky above the UCO campus where they will burst into showers of color. That number includes 700-800 shells for the finale, Clark said.
Clark said this will be the longest-ever show his company has produced in Edmond, and new bells and whistles will be seen in the night sky. The longer finale will stretch the show to nearly a full half-hour, 29 and 1/2 minutes, Clark said.
Bob Meinders, LibertyFest chairman for the car show and fireworks display, said it will be a high-quality show seen by tens of thousands of people. He encouraged viewers to arrive early, bring blankets and lawn chairs and plenty of liquid to help battle the heat.
In recent years the total amount spent on the show has ranged from $30,000-$40,000. LibertyFest received a big boost when it was selected by CNN and USA Today as one of the top 10 July 4 destinations.
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