Dog Jam was an annual

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held at Ford Park in Beaumont, Texas since 2001. It is sponsored by local

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KIOC Big Dog 106 and Bud Light. Previous bands to play there include Default, 3 Doors Down,

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, Korn, Droid,

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, Hellyeah,

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, and Staind.

History

Dog Jam started out at the old South Texas State Fair Fairgrounds in 2001 with the headlining band being

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. Since then, the event has attracted bigger name bands and a better venue in Ford Park. In 2007, though, it was held in the

Montagne Center The Montagne Center, built in 1984, is a mixed-use Auxiliary/E&G event center that houses a 10,746-seat a multi-purpose arena and a variety of event spaces in Beaumont, Texas. The Montagne Center was designed especially for the basketball program ...

at Lamar University. There was no Dog Jam in 2008, due to the devastation caused by hurricane Ike.

External links

KIOC 106.1 (Big Dog)
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