8 music acts suing former City Stages exec, say they weren’t paid for Ala. festival

8 music acts sue over Ala. festival payments

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Eight music acts are suing the former president of Birmingham’s City Stages festival for payment for performances during the 2009 event.

A lawsuit filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court says acts such as the Doobie Brothers, the Neville Brothers and the Indigo Girls received bad checks from the Birmingham Cultural & Heritage Foundation, City Stages’ parent company, after their performances at the festival in June.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say $167,800 is involved. The lawsuit says all the checks were signed by former president George McMillan and all bounced at Birmingham’s Renasant Bank.

McMillan denied any wrongdoing in his answer to the complaint, filed in the circuit court.

Information from: The Birmingham News, www.al.com/birminghamnews