Join me, Pat McGee in the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina for 4 days & 4 nights at my boutique music getaway, Down The Hatch. This is the 14th year for DTH and after the delicious lemonade we all collectively made out of the weather lemons Mother Nature dropped on us in ’23, I just know we’re in for the best DTH ever. Cheers to being back on the beach, under the sunny skies, our toes in the sand, diving in the cool ocean, feelin’ the warm evening breezes, it’s all coming back in ’24 my friends. Destination Perfection! If you are new to Down The Hatch, yes, we refer to it as "DTH", here’s a little background on why I decided to create such a boutique event. Anyone who knows me, is well aware of my passion for sharing anything and everything that I love. Humbly, I would say I also have a knack for putting people together that I know will create authentic and inspiring moments that can only happen at DTH. This extends far beyond just musicians. When the right people get to know one another with shared affections, I truly believe, and have seen all kinds of magic happen. DTH’s mission is to give artists that I find to be truly amazing, an uninterrupted platform to do, what they do so uniquely well, to new ears, eyes and hearts. No artists performs the same time as anyone else’s set. So your job as the attendee, is just to sit back in your beach chair, crack a cold one, enjoy the tunes, feel the ocean breezes & sunny rays and… exhale. Oh and at night, kick up your heels (or toss your flip flops in the corner) in the ballroom for the full band rock shows, theme nights and the never-fail best-time-ever…Headphone Disco with artist guest DJ’s. Take morning strolls on the beach or join us at our fast growing wellness portion of DTH: the workouts, mediations and yoga that is offered before the start of each day. Or simply sleep the morning away. Life is grand at DTH. Perhaps what I am most proud of, and an unexpected bonus of DTH is the community that formed organically. Friends come back each year and reunite in OBX for something that is just too magical to explain. These attendess are some of the most welcoming and caring individuals I have ever performed for. In recent years, we are seeing couples bringing their kids, which is a beautiful thing. Last DTH during Headphone Disco I had a mean air guitar duel with one kiddo who crushed me. (#McDonald/McGeeRematch2024). I awarded him with my silver necklace. He deserved it. ; My DTH team and I have created a chill environment where musicians and Hatchers simply hang out together on the beach and throughout the hotel for the duration of DTH. I’ve been saying it for years: There simply is nothing like Down The Hatch. Year after year, I strive to bring you the joy of discovery and make your time in Kill Devil Hills, NC as laid back as possible. We keep it intimate, having less than 300 folks (including all the artists and staff), so you’ll be on a first-name basis with nearly everyone by the time you leave. ------------ For 14 years now I have been looking to bring in something/someone special to partner with the unique family that is the DTH community. After performing for The Life Ring Foundation’s event in Roanoke, VA this past summer, the answer was clear. They are moving mountains every day to fight kids’ cancer. Me being a father of 4 children, I can only imagine the hardships that families go through when facing a diagnosis such as cancer in their young children, not to mention the grueling treatment journey that is severely underfunded in the U.S. & around the world. The Life Ring Foundation is dedicated, I’ve witnessed this firsthand, to building a new, world class treatment center in Roanoke, VA so that families locally, in addition to Southwest Virginia areas, far and wide, can get the care they so desperately need right in their community. Right now, children diagnosed with cancer do not have the resources, treatment, and weapons they need to win the war, and The Life Ring Foundation’s Fighting Kids Cancer campaign has a goal to change that narrative. I was incredibly moved by their dedication, so, with your help, I am very proud to be donating $25 of every ticket sold at DTH to their cause. As an official Life Ring Foundation Ambassador, I hope you will join me in learning more about them and helping in any additional way you can. (GO TO: https://liferingfoundation.org and give if you can (You can join in me as a “Fighting Kids Cancer Club member”, spread the word throughout the year, and follow them on their social platforms!) Expect to hear a whole lot more about the good we are collectively doing with this amazing foundation. And we hope to see some Life Ring folks at DTH! Cheers to the kids! --------- SO, HOW DO I LOCK DOWN THIS BEST TIME EVER?? GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY HERE ON EVENTBRITE! So you can lock down your vacation and I can start sending $ to Life Ring Foundation for Fighting Kids Cancer! BONUS: ORDER BY OCT 31 and GET an EXCLUSIVE FREE DTH HAT FOR EVERY TICKET...SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR WITH A NOTE FROM PAT! ($40 Value) DTH ALWAYS SELLS OUT! THEN.... Get your hotel room, or rent a house locally! HOTEL INFO: BOOK ONLINE: http://www.wyndhamhotels.com/hotels/00604?checkInDate=05/27/2024&checkOutDate=06/03/2024&groupCode=052724PAT_001 I WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE SAME HOTEL RATES AS LAST YEAR! THANKS RAMADA! Can't wait to try out the new pool too! woohoo! Any issues booking online, CALL RAMADA DIRECTLY at: (252) 441-2151 MAKE SURE TO ASK FOR "PAT MCGEE'S DOWN THE HATCH ROOM RATE/BLOCK." DO NOT CALL THE 1-800 #. WYNDHAM HOTEL GROUP will NOT be able to book this for you. Only the front desk of the Ramada. ANY issue at all email us at patmcgeeinfo@gmail.com or ask for the sales office at Ramada. FLYING IN?: NORFOLK AIRPORT is just about 1 hour from The Outer Banks, so plan accordingly. IF and when the hotel is SOLD OUT of the PM DTH BLOCK, we recommend getting regular rates (or ask for AAA rate). Or even try Priceline or Hotels.com. OR...stay right next door at: Comfort Inn on the Ocean (located adjacent to Ramada) 1601 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Phone: (252) 441-6333 There are also LOADS of killer houses for rent down there in OBX if that is more your speed. but if you don't stay at the hotel you might miss your chance to see the band guys and gals wresting with the vending machines late night and in the morning rockin the breakfast buffet ;) HUGE thanks to Big Dawgs Music and Florida Safety Systems for their support of DTH. Rock on!! For more info and tickets go to: hhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/pat-mcgees-down-the-hatch-2024-tickets-726393120377?aff=erelexpmlt