Boston, September 8, 2005 - CollegeFest, the nation's most rockin' and outrageous college festival, is back for its 20th anniversary September 17th and 18th at the Hynes Convention Center with title sponsor Student Advantage. College students from all over Boston will spend the weekend listening to live music, sampling tasty treats, and gathering a sack full of freebies including iPods (one will be given away every hour of CollegeFest!), free airfare from JetBlue and free massages from Kotex! New this year, Student Advantage Cardholders get FREE admission and VIP treatment -- they can skip the line and have the $10 admission fee waived.

Bands performing include:

• Averi - recently nominated for four Boston Music Awards, they have opened for Matchbox20. Gavin DeGraw and Guster in support of their stunning sophomore album Drawn to Revolving Doors.
• Toby Lightman - spent the past year touring with the likes of Howie Day, Gavin DeGraw, Josh Kelley and Edwin McCain to promote her debut album Little Things and has been seen on the late night couches of Letterman, Conan, and Craig Kilborn.
• Sucka Brown - In a world full of look, sound and speak-a-likes, Sucka Brown bucks the trend like a mechanical bull on speed, coupling tracks packed with soulful bounce and pop sensibility with a high energy live show.
• And Bayside, Melodrome, Aberdeen City, illScarlett, Adam Richman, Paranoid Social Club, Unbusted, Famous and many more!

• JetBlue Airways - FREE round trip airfare
• Student Advantage - Chance to win $100 every hour, plus a partner prize auction
• Bank of America - FREE Red Sox tickets
• Kings - FREE admission to the after party at King's on Sunday, September 18th
• WBCN, Boston Metro, Nestle Coffee-Mate and Peace Games, the Official Charity of the 2005 CollegeFest, will also be on hand!
• Additional participating businesses include: Brighams Ice Cream, Cambridge Soundworks, Comcast, Economy Hardware, Macy’s, MassEquality, Nantucket Nectars, Newbury Comics, Nintendo, Starbucks, Southwest Airlines and Verizon Wireless!

• Saturday, September, 17th from 12PM-7PM
• Sunday, September, 18th from 12PM-6PM
• Tickets: $10, or FREE with your Student Advantage Card
• Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street (Green Line to Hynes/ICA, E branch to Prudential or Orange Line to Back Bay)
• www.collegefest.com