Iowa Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018

South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018 (L to R) Linda Judd, Anna Oleson, Becky Reinig, Britt Small, Mark Reinig, Mike Reinig, Ray Roth, Jessi Beattie, Curt Pottratz, Marty Small, (back row L to R) Russ Wetzel, Don Struve, Rick McCampbell, Jeff Hofmeister, Jim Harris, Less Wetzel, Paul Caraher, Ralph Taylor, Mark "DB" Dobroth, Keith Wetzel, and Stan Funston. Not in photo John Hafner, Dan Hohn, Dan Cambers

One band in each century is given the power to control time.  The band chosen to receive this power is carefully selected.  They must be kind, they must be fair, and they must be brave.  They must bring laughter and good music to people everywhere.  They must be friends, they must be family, they must create a feeling that has a love of its own, and they must go where no band has gone before.  They must be......

FESTIVAL logo 1975

FESTIVAL logo 1976

FESTIVAL logo 1976

FESTIVAL logo 1981

BRITT SMALL & FESTIVAL logo 1984-2000

1974 World's Fair, Spokane, WA

1982 World's Fair, Knoxville,TN

1984 World's Fair, New Orleans, LA

National Salute to Vietnam Veterans. The dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall. The day the fighting stopped and the brotherhood was enforced, through music. 1982

Base of the Washington Memorial, Washington, D.C. 1982

National Salute II and the dedication of the Three Fighting Men Statue. United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 1984

Stage view of the 1984 concert in front of the Capitol Building

BRITT SMALL & FESTIVAL performed over 44 concerts at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington, D.C., from 1984 - 1995.

View from the stage, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

BRITT SMALL & FESTIVAL performed 3 times on top of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall. Pictured here is BRITT SMALL & FESTIVAL singing the National Anthem.

BRITT SMALL & FESTIVAL performed countless concerts in the Washington, D.C. area from 1982 to 1995.

Little Round Top at Gettysburg, PA

BRITT SMALL & FESTIVAL singing the National Anthem for the retiring of the Colors at Ft. McHenry, Maryland. 1989 (Where the National Anthem was written.)

Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota

RFK Stadium, 50th Anniversary of the Airborne, 1990

The Great Texas Welcome Home

When a fan would come up to the stage to take a picture, one of the band members would yell "picture!". This is what FESTIVAL would do, run to the front of the stage for the photo. Then they would go back to playing music.

"Picture!" Even years after FESTIVAL retired. Pictured here starting bottom left: Curt Pottratz, Don Struve, Britt Small, Becky Reinig, Mark Reinig, Stan Funston, Les Wetzel, Dave Small, Marty Small, and Keith Wetzel.

FESTIVAL brass section

The many years of FESTIVAL 1994

1993

1986

Patee House Museum, balcony, St. Joseph, MO, 1981

1981

1980

1980

1979

1977

1977

1975

1974

FESTIVAL 1974

Festival before FESTIVAL, 1973

Before becoming FESTIVAL, the guys traveled in "Bozo", 1973

In 1973, FESTIVAL went out on the road in "Loosey", the bus and "Tucker", the equipment truck.

FESTIVAL was growing, so they leased "Max", a 1956 Greyhound Scenic-cruiser in 1979.

In 1980, the lease was up on "Max", so FESTIVAL bought a 1954 Greyhound Scenic-cruiser, and named it "Caesar". "Caesar" was on the road from 1980-1997, and carried FESTIVAL over two million miles.

"Caesar" at the Alamo

"Caesar" in New York. Notice the Twin Towers in the background.

"Caesar" at the Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington, D.C

"Caesar" at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN

"Caesar" at the Rhode Island State Capital

"Caesar" at the Texas State Capital

"Caesar" at the USS Yorktown

"Caesar" at the USS Constitution

After FESTIVAL and "Caesar" retired, Britt continued his travels in a Kingsley Coach, provided to him by Kingsley Coach.

The Festival Family, 2009

The Festival Family, 1997

The Festival Family, 1989

Britt and the Festival Ladies, 1987

The Festival Family, 1983

The Festival Ladies, 1982

In Loving Memory of:

 
​John Hafner
1961-2000
Bari Sax player
​Lead and background singer
Mechanic
Bus Driver
with FESTIVAL from 1981-1994
Inductee of the South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame

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​Dave Small
1951-2013
Guitar player
Bass player
​Lead and background singer
​Song writer
Britt's brother
with FESTIVAL from 1996-2000
​Inductee of the South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame 

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​Britt Small
1947-2019
Bandleader
President of Festival Family Enterprises, Ltd.
Lead singer
Played guitar, drums, trombone, keyboards, bass
formed FESTIVAL in 1973
with FESTIVAL from 1973-2000
Solo career from 2000-2019
Inductee of the Missouri Music Hall of Fame, South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and
Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame

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​Les Wetzel
1952-2022
Trumpet player
Background singer
Bus driver
Accounting Manager for Festival Family Enterprises, Ltd.
with FESTIVAL from 1973-1997
​Inductee of the South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the
​Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame

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