February 2008 Archives

Golden Plains Music Festival, which is actually held in Australia at The Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre is almost here!  The festival runs from March 8th thru the 10th - and the festival is completely sold out according to their website.

One of my favorite bands Ween will be playing there though.

Thanks to easily distracted from our flickr group for pointing this out.

Hopefully we will have some photos up after the festival for everyone to check out.

The Official Golden Plains Website

 

Image courtesy of Wikipedia.org

I failed to mention this in a previous post about the ROTHBURY Music Festival, but is really exciting for me.  John Fishman, the drummer from Phish, will be at the festival playing with the Yonder Mountain String Band.

Summer Camp (Chillecothe, IL) has just announced eight new artists for their festival that is taking place over Memorial Day weekend, May 23 through the 25th.

The newly added artists are as follows:

• O.A.R
• The Roots
• Lotus
• U-Melt
• Future Rock
• Macpodz
• Uglysuit
• Euforquestra

Brought to you by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and Jam Productions, Ltd., Summer Camp 2008 will take place at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL, on May 23, 24 & 25, 2008. Already confirmed for Summer Camp 2008 are: moe., Umphrey's McGee, The Flaming Lips, The Avett Brothers, Cornmeal, Groovatron, Family Groove Company and many, many more.

Official Summer Camp 2008 Web site

The Country Music Festival tickets are selling out fast.  I came across an official press release that mentioned they are selling tickets at record paces.  They are up 14% compared to last year in sales at this point in time.  It’s interesting to see the popularity of music festivals raise each year.  The CMA festival ticket sales are up 38% from the year 2006.

 

The Country Music Festival is held annually in downtown Nashville, Tennessee and is being held Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, 2008.  The official press release from February 2^nd, 2008 states that festival organizers are expecting more than 191,000 music festival fans to attend.

 

The event, which spans over a four day period; features 35 hours of artist autograph signing, 100 hours of live music, and over 400 Country musicians and celebrities will also be in attendance.

 

Tickets for the Country Music Festival can be purchased from: www.CMAfest.com

The legendary Mike Gordon, bassist from Phish, has been confirmed as part of the line-up for the 2008 High Sierra Music Festival.  This was announced officially today - Mike will be playing along with his own band.  The last time he played at High Sierra Music Festival was in 2005.

Mike Gordon is also proficient at the banjo, piano, harmonica, percussion, and guitar.  He is also an award-winning filmmaker.

Michael Franti and Spearhead were also announced today as new additions to the line-up.  Ironically, the last time they played at this festival was in 2005 as well.

As previously mentioned, the festival is being held in Quincy, California and runs from July 3rd - 6th, 2008.  I won't be making it to the west coast just yet, but this festival promises to be a great time.

Official line-up from the High Sierra Music Festival website:

• Bob Weir & RatDog
• Michael Franti and Spearhead
• Mike Gordon
• Railroad Earth
• Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
• James Hunter
• Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
• Charlie Hunter Trio
• Emmitt-Nershi Band
• New Monsoon
• Surprise Me Mr. Davis
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
• Spam Allstars
• The Lee Boys
• Akron/Family
• The Mother Hips
• Joe Craven
• Rotary Downs
• Carolyn Wonderland
• Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
• Stephane Wrembel and Camarade Soleil
• Sol'Jibe
• Flowmotion
• Ryan Montbleau Band
• Gamelan X
• Oneside
• Vida Girls
• Soldiers of Hi Fi
  
• Plus many, many more TBA!

High Sierra Music Festival

This just in! Bonnaroo has announced the following additions to the 2008 lineup:

• Cat Power
• Zappa Plays Zappa
• The Disco Biscuits
• MSTRKRFT
• Chromeo

Bonnaroo has also announced that Phil Lesh & Friends and My Morning Jacket will both be special late night shows on the Which Stage! Following the tradition of historic past performances from artists such as The Flaming Lips, Primus, and Trey Anastasio, these epic performances have been known to last until the early signs of morning.

In under an hour, the special $199 early-bird weekend tickets have sold out! If you missed out on this opportunity, don't worry. You can still get yourself some tickets, but at the regular rate of $244.75. Rothbury’s weekend ticket includes a wristband for the entire weekend, plus parking and camping Thursday through Sunday.

Get my Rothbury tickets!

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday) at Noon EST for the Rothbury Music Festival.  These will be early-bird tickets ($199.00/each) and are being sold on a limited basis.  Once they sell out the price will jump to ($244.75).

The festival is being hosted at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan and begins July 3rd and ends the 6th.  The festival site offers trails, and is close to lakes and beach fronts.  There is even on-site lodging which I was surprised to see for a music festival.

Here is a list of confirmed artists that I captured from the Rothbury Myspace profile:

Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, 311, Phil Lesh and Friends, Modest Mouse, Primus, Snoop Dogg, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Thievery Corporation, STS9 and many others.

Both DEMF and Rothbury are being held in Michigan so I will be making it there twice this summer.  Thankfully we live in Indianapolis and both festivals are around five hour trips.  Let us know if you will be at either festival.  We would love meet up with you!

I came across this festival tonight and was very excited to find a festival on the East Coast.  The All Points West Music & Arts Festival has already announced it's official line-up and has scored some great artists to headline each night.

The Festival will take place August 8 - 10th at Liberty State Park in New Jersey and will feature Radiohead as headliners both Friday and Saturday night.  Jack Johnson will be throwing it down on Sunday evening to finish out the festival.

This festival boasts an amazing back drop.  Liberty State Park is located in Jersey City, New Jersey along the Hudson Rivers with views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Manhattan skyline.  These perks alone make this festival one that I really don't want to miss!

Tickets for the festival will only be available through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com) and go on sale this Friday, the 29th.
Single day passes will cost you $89 and three-day passes are $258; which I don't think includes taxes and surcharge fees.

The event is being touted as a "green" festival and will feature those who make efforts to conserve.  For example, anyone who carpools to the festival will have access to on-site parking and this space is limited to be sure to look at their official website for further information.

The following is from an official artist line-up from the All Points West Festival.  :

The ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL LINE-UP (as of 2/21) is as follows: Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Underworld, Kings of Leon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power, The Roots, The New Pornographers, Youssou N'Dour, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Metric, CSS, Girl Talk, Chromeo, The Go! Team, Amadou & Mariam, The Black Angels, Sia, The Felice Brothers, K'Naan, Jason Isbell, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Alberta Cross, The Virgins, Black Kids, Mates of State, Duffy, Forro in the Dark, Nicole Atkins, Juana Molina, Little Brother, Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead and Your Vegas.

http://www.apwfestival.com

   

Some of you might of noticed that we now have a fancy-schmancy logo up top. It is only up for a little bit of time while I have a friend work on a better design. If you have any input to throw down on it, let us know!

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The Virgin Mobile Festival will be returning to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.  The festival is held August 9th - 10th and is a festival that has it's roots in the U.K. before debuting in the United States in 2006.  Last year the festival was very succesful and had artists such as The Smashing Pumpkins and The Police. 

It seems that there has not be an official announcement in regards to the 2008 line-up, but I found an article that mentions it should be within the coming weeks.

Source:
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/02/18/daily46.html

The V Festival, as it is known in England began as a rock festival, but has crossed genres and has even invited such artists as N.E.R.D and Dido.  It's interesting to note that not only has the festival spun off to the United States, but it is held annually in Australia as well. 

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_Festival

Look for more information in the future!

Wakarusa Music & Camp Festival, which runs in June from the 5th - 8th is holding an online Poster Design Contest.  Wakarusa is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has gained a great reputation over the last four years.  Now in it's 5th year; Wakarusa promises to deliver an experience you shouldn't miss. 

Wakarusa has recently announced a Poster design contest that ends February 29th.  This will be an awesome chance for anyone to share their creative talent and be rewarded at the same time.  Wakarusa is offering a pair of VIP passes to Wakarusa 2008 to whomever wins this contest.

The official contest page (and more information) can be found at the link below:
http://www.wakarusa.com/2008/poster_contest.asp

I would definitely enter myself, but unfortunately I am not confident enough in my creative ability.  This leaves one less person to compete with. 

Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival
http://www.wakarusa.com

STAGECOACH, California's Country Music Festival has announced that Single-Day tickets are now available to purchase online.

The festival is being held in Indio, California at Empire Polo Field.  The dates are May 2nd - May 4th.

Some of the confirmed artists include:

• Eagles
• Rascal Flatts
• Tim McGraw
• John Fogerty
• The Judd's
• Carrie Underwood
• Trisha Yearwood
• And many more...

Be sure to check out the official STAGECOACH website:
http://www.stagecoachfestival.com

Tickets can be purchased from this link:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/shoppinglist/09003F6AAC2B5ADD?brand=stagecoach07

 

 

The initial artist announcement has been made for the sixth annual 10,000 Lakes Festival. 10KLF is held each from July 23 - 26th in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota at Pass Ranch.

Tickets can be purchased at the link below:
https://www.10klftickets.com/

You can find a brief list of confirmed artists below.  Check back here later for more additions to the line-up!

• Phil Lesh & Friends
• The Flaming Lips
• Michael Franti & Spearhead
• George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
• Mickey Hart Band
  (featuring Steve Kimock
  & George Porter Jr.)
• Medeski Scofield, Martin & Wood
• Slightly Stoopid
• Dark Star Orchestra
• Panjea with Michael Kang
• JJ Grey & MOFRO
• New Mastersounds
• Everyone Orchestra
• The Wood Brothers WBPN
• Cornmeal
• The Hue

Official URL for 10KLF
http://www.10klf.com/

The initial line-up for the All Good Festival has been announced today along with the official announcement for ticket sales.

The All Good Festival; located in Masontown, West Virginia - sits atop Marvin's Mountaintop and is now in it's 12th consecutive year.  The dates for All Good are July 11th - 13th; so mark your calenders.

 

Artists
All Good Festival boasts 40 hours of music with absolutely no over-lapping sets. There are two adjacent stages with a central-area so you won't be too far from either stage. There will be no excuse for missing a band!

Some of the confirmed artists are listed below:

• Phil Lesh & Friends
• Widespread Panic
• Gov't Mule
• Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Keller Williams and the WMD's
• Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
• Medeski, Martin & Wood
• Plus so many more... 
  

Tickets
General public ticket sales begin on Tuesday, February 26th.

You can save $55 and only pay $109 per ticket if you are fortunate enough to get an early-bird ticket (Supplies are being limited).

Early-bird tickets will be available exclusively through the official All Good Festival website:
http://www.allgoodfestival.com

 

If you are planning to attend - please contact us and let us know.

Are you going to be in San Francisco next week or live in the Bay area?  Beginning February 26^th and running thru March 2^nd is the annual Noise Pop Music Festival. 

 

The festival began some 14 years ago to be a great source of independent art, media, and music.  Noise Pop has now grown into a well known brand with original independent merchandise.

 

Noise Pop Music Festival Myspace

http://www.myspace.com/noisepopsf

 

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Earlier this week; High Sierra Mountain Festival announced an update to their line-up.  They are proud to have Bob Weir & RatDog added to their arsenal of great bands and music greats.  

Bob Weir - an original founding member of The Grateful Dead - started the RatDog experience in 1995 just shortly before Jerry Garcia passed away and The Grateful Dead dispersed.  From their own website, RatDog “has evolved from a blues revue into a musical fusion of backgrounds and talents; complex, energetic, and adventurous.”

The 18^th Annual High Sierra Music Festival is held annually in Quincy, California.
July 3 - 6, 2008

The Festival is 4 days, 4 nights, and over 75 artists on 5 stages along with activities that suit everyone’s idea of fun.

 

RatDog Website

 

High Sierra Music Festival

Festival Friendly has created their own Flickr Group along with a Pool for photographs of music festivals and events.

Check out our group by clicking the following link:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/festivalfriendly/

 

Please click the link and check out our group. Flickr offers great tools for communicating with your friends and other music festival lovers. 

The group was just started within the past 48-hours and we have already amassed over 100 photographs in our pool.

Thanks to those that have participated so far.  Keep on taking photos - nothing can capture memories better.

 

 

 

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