X marks the spot as big music festival comes to Modesto today

Max Collins of Eve 6 rocks out at the annual X-Fest in downtown Modesto, Calif., Saturday, July 19, 2008. (Alison D. Yin/The Modesto Bee

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last updated: July 19, 2008 10:38:32 PM

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The Xclamation Festival is under way in downtown Modesto. The temperature was in the mid-90s as the gates opened at 5 p.m. Much of downtown is blocked to traffic, and as thousands of X-Fest fans are rocking their way through the night as as regional and big-name acts perform.

Some streets will remain closed until Sunday morning.

The Bee will have complete X-Fest coverage in Sunday's paper. And, for details, photos and video from late into the night, check out www.modbee.com Sunday. Share your X-Fest experience with the world by posting your photos at http://photos.modbee.com and your videos at http://videos.modbee.com.

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