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10K
Lakes Festival
The 10,000 Lakes Festival is a three-day
music festival in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, at the Soo Pass
Ranch. The artist lineup contains a wide variety of jam
bands and alternative rock groups. Also referred to as '10KLF',
the festival began in 2003 and has since become an annual
event. Held on over 600 acres, the event showcases artists
and bands on four stages, including the Barn Stage on a
shady hill overlooking the concert bowl, the Field Stage
where the audience can spread out and soak up some sun,
the Saloon Stage for intimate concerts and late night jams,
and the Main Stage where everyone gathers in the evening
for the major headliner performances. Festival-goers can
relax in beautiful Lake Sallie Campground with over 3,000
feet of shoreline or settle into the magnificent forest
of the Northwoods campground. VIP Camping is located directly
behind the Main Stage. The campgrounds are well groomed
with permanent roads and real showers. Every campground
is within walking distance of the concert site. Modern amenities
on site include clean, permanent restrooms facilities with
running water. Attendance in 2006 was around 18,000.
All
Good All Good Music Festival)
includes three full days of music and camping situated on
the luscious, rolling green fields of Marvin's Mountaintop
in Masontown, West Virginia. All Good always promises to
deliver the most eclectic artist lineup possible with over
40 hours of music on one central stage with no overlapping
sets.
Bonnaroo
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Bonnaroo,
BonRoo or the 'Roo for short) is a four day annual music
festival by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first
held in 2002. The festival is held on a 700 acre (2.4 km_)
farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville,
Tennessee. The main attractions of the festival are the
multiple stages of live music, featuring mostly jam bands,
but also including hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass,
country music, folk, gospel, reggae, electronica, and other
alternative music. The festival features craftsmen and artisans
selling unique products, food and drink vendors, and many
other activities put on various sponsors. Sponsors of the
festival are required to provide free activities for attendees.
Since its inception, Bonnaroo has contributed more than
$1 million directly to Coffee County organizations. In addition
to annual charitable contributions, the festivals activities
provide annual revenue to the county. Measured in a 2005
study, the economic impact of the event on Coffee County
was more than $14 million in business revenues and more
than $4 million in personal income.
Byron
Bay Blues Fest
Camp
Bisco
Camp Bisco is an outdoor music festival held
at the beautiful Indian Lookout Country Club, a world-class
event grounds located near Albany, NY. Camp Bisco is a 3
day rain or shine event with Camping. This event is headlined
and is the flagship festival of The Disco Biscuits bringing
together the worlds of jam bands and electronic music.
Earth
Dance
Earthdance is not just a festival focused
on music, but rather a festival of spiritual consciousness,
environmental and political activism and awareness, and
a vortex of energy being reflected from various other points
around the globe. The setting was perfect - about 150 miles
north of San Francisco at the historic Hog Farm owned by
the one and only Wavy Gravy - the site of many gatherings
and the famous PigNics throughout the '80s and '90s. The
Earthdance organization is focused on the collective efforts
of everyone gathering to spread peace through music.
Echo
Project
The Echo Project takes place just outside Atlanta on 350+
privately owned acres of Bouckaert Farm. The Echo Project
provides a dynamic entertainment experience with shared
musical, cultural and eco-friendly attractions, giving the
festival’s message a topical and united voice.
Echo is an entirely new thinking in music festivals. It
is three days of entertainment, community building, and
environmental awareness spread across three action-packed
stages and limitless campgrounds along the Chattahoochee
River – all powered by alternative energy sources
and innovative programs for power creation and consumption.
Each new initiative making sure that the local environment
is made better for having had us there.
i
Gathering
of Nations
Over 3,000 indigenous / Native American / Indian dancers
and singers representing more than 500 tribes from Canada
and the United States come to Albuquerque annually to participate
socially and competitively. The trading of intercultural
traditions and crafts is an experience for all who attend.
The Indian Traders Market offers a very special shopping
experience and exhibition of Native American artifacts.
Over 800 artists, crafters, and traders will place their
wares on display and for sale.
Green
Fest
Green Festivals are celebration of what’s
working in our communities– for people, for businesses
and for the environment.
A joint project of two national nonprofit organizations,
Global Exchange and Co-op America, Green Festivals bring
together local and national socially responsible businesses,
and environmental, social justice and community organizations.
Hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals over the
years have attended these “parties with a purpose”
aimed at forging a just, sustainable, inclusive economy
– a green economy.
Green Festivals are a walk through a sustainable community.
It starts with the personal: how people can make their lives
work better. Individuals and business and community leaders
also come together to discuss social and environmental issues
of personal, local, national and global concern. Organizations
and businesses showcase programs and products that serve
the community. Neighbor-to-neighbor connections are formed,
and skills are shared to empower people to create a livable
community. Of course, it wouldn’t be a festival without
music, art, culture and delicious food – all from
local-based organizations and businesses.
High
Sierra
Through the years High Sierra has evolved into a world-class
event, due in no small part to the caliber of the audience.
High Sierra takes great pride in knowing that its’
audience knows how to enjoy themselves while respecting
their neighbors and the community.
On-site you'll find incredible music on five daytime stages
and in five late night venues, a fun-filled Kidzone, quality
art and crafts, delicious food and drinks, great microbrews,
ice, an ATM machine, a General Store offering sundries and
essentials, Yoga, Pilates and dance classes, and much more.
Quincy, CA is a small town with a great natural foods co-op,
and outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, rock climbing
and swimming. The event usually takes place in early July.
Jam
in the Dam
No cops, no dogs, no mud. Is that what separates this special
festival from all the others? Well, it certainly didn't
hurt. Considering this event debuted with an advance sellout,
it seems fans embraced the idea of a festival that could
exist outside the rules normally applied to multi-band events.
Never mind that it took place in one of the greatest cities
of the world.
Amsterdam. The name conjures up images of a special place
where tolerance is the moral code, serene canals flow under
hundreds of bridges past historic architecture, and timeless
works of art hang in witness to the golden age of one of
the world's great civilizations. Crime is lower than American
cities a fraction of its size, bicycles are the favored
mode of transport, and every friendly citizen you meet speaks
English fluently. It's a veritable Utopia, steeped in history
and art, where the music simply adds the icing to your favorite
cake. The Melkweg turned out to be the most fan-friendly
venue one could imagine. The two rooms are big enough to
make the show possible, but intimate enough to endow the
performances with a "party with your friends" atmosphere.
The bands all participate in the yearly poster signing session,
which further enhances the intimacy and camaraderie.
Jerry
Fest
Joshua
Tree
Two stages alternate throughout the weekend,
so music is continuous and you don't miss any of the bands.
No running around trying to figure out who to see when -
how - where - with whom and can you clone yourself? The
atmosphere at the Joshua Tree Music Festival is like stumbling
across a campsite of a large family reunion full of cousins
whose names you can't remember, but they are still glad
to see you. For three short days Joshua Tree Music Festival
creates a unique world in the California desert with over
26 bands, food, and various local vendors. The sunset takes
your breath away as the sky slowly fills with glittering
stars. A few bands stood out as musical highlights
Langerado
Langerado Music Festival is an annual music
festival in Broward County, Florida, founded in 2003 by
Ethan Schwartz of South Florida Jams Productions and Mark
Brown of Brown Coffee Productions. For the last two years
the festival has been held at every spring at Markham Park,
in Sunrise, FL. The festival features primarily music of
the jamband genre, but also offers a wide selection of other
musical styles and has traditionally offered a stage for
local Florida bands, also. The main attractions of the festival
are multiple stages of live music featuring an eclectic
assortment of music acts. Craftsman and artisans selling
unique products, food and drink vendors, and other activities
from various sponsors are offered.
Mile
High Music Fest.
Mile High Music Festival will feature a tremendous variety
of musical talent, ranging from established touring powerhouses
to some of the hottest up-and-coming performers, including
a number of bands from Denver’s vibrant music scene.
Colorado has never before seen a music festival of this
magnitude: hosting five stages (some tented), food from
many of Denver’s top restaurants, an artists’
village and much more.
Nedfest
The Annual NedFest is a 3-day outdoor music festival located
on the shores of Barker Reservoir in the mountains of Nederland,
Colorado... just 17 miles west of (3,000 ft above & 25 minutes
from) Boulder. It happens in August, the weekend before
Labor Day weekend, and the music featured is in the Bluegrass,
Jazz and World-Beat genres... or more so, a sound that blends
these styles (and others) together! Up to six bands headline
each day on one stage, with acoustic 'tweener sets between
each band.
Power
to the Peaceful
Since 1998, the free, outdoor 911 Power to the Peaceful
Festival has been a fun, educational, hip and diverse annual
experience. The first event was held in a neighborhood park
and drew 6,000 people. In recent years, it has grown to
draw over 60,000 people to the spacious Speedway Meadow
in Golden Gate Park. Past artists and speakers have included
String Cheese Incident, John Butler Trio, KRS-One, Digital
Underground, Woody Harrelson, Angela Davis, Dennis Kuciich,
Ram Das, Blackalicious, Alice Walker, Talib Kweli, The Coup,
Saul Williams, Keller Williams, Lyrics Born and many others.
In a year that is shaping up to be his most active year
yet in support of the peace movement, Michael Franti visited
and performed for injured soldiers at Washington's Walter
Reed Army Medical Center this past April, before participating
in a fundraiser for Iraq Veterans Against the War. In May
2007, he performed an extremely rare San Quentin Prison
concert, extolling the virtues of peace in a performance
before some 2,000 inmates.
Rothbury
Festival
A new, environmentally conscious music festival is about
to hit the ever-growing U.S. market July 4th weekend: AEG
Live (the folks behind Coachella) and Madison House Presents
are introducing the Rothbury Festival, to be held in Rothbury,
Michigan on July 3rd through 6th at the idyllic Double JJ
Ranch near Lake Michigan. Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer,
Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh & Friends, Modest Mouse,
311 and Snoop Dogg are among the many confirmed acts, and
organizers say the festival’s goal is to draw attention
to climate change and clean energy alternatives. To wit,
the weekend will feature a think tank featuring panel discussions
on those climate concerns, an energy fair where attendees
can get their hands on related technology and products,
and the festivals’ campgrounds will strive for a zero-waste
experience via composting, carbon-offsetting and more strategies
(alternative lodging will also be available for festival-goers
who don’t want to pitch a tent).
Sea
of Dreams
Sonic
Bloom
SONIC BLOOM is a 3-day camping festival that will bring
music, dance, art and human performance together in an atmosphere
that inspires open channels of creativity for everyone involved,
especially the audience. Together with bands like ZILLA,
who improvise their music, members of STS9, who will be
performing a very special Live PA Set, innovative DJs like
Bassnectar and The Glitch Mob; live painters, fire performers,
puppeteers, projection artists, dancers, costumers and YOU
will help us all to co-create our own world of communal
improvised creative process.
Summer
Camp
A co-production of Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment
and Jam Productions - The Summer Camp Music Festival was
started in 2001 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL.
The first year's attendance was around 1,000 people and
hosted over 20 bands on 2 stages over the course of two
days. Since that first year, the Summer Camp Music Festival
has grown to more than 10,000 attendees, almost doubling
the population of Chillicothe, IL, for the weekend. The
list of talent grows every year, with moe. consistently
headlining.
Taos
Solar Music Festival
Experience great music, interactive alternative energy displays
and exquisite views at the Annual Taos Solar Music Festival
in Kit Carson Park in downtown Taos, New Mexico. Taos is
hailed as the solar capital of the world by official proclamation.
The festival brings a larger community to this smaller one
with national acts and new ideas while honoring the ethnic
diversity of northern New Mexico. Usually held in late June.
Telluride
Blues & Brews
One of the most scenic music festivals in
the country, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival takes
place every September in Telluride, Colorado, a world-famous
resort town in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The festival
is a three-day celebration of music and microbrews, held
in Telluride Town Park, an outdoor music venue with breathtaking
mountain peaks for a backdrop. By day, experience live blues,
rock, funk, gospel, and soul, the best microbrews from over
50 microbreweries during Saturday's Grand Tasting, a wide
variety of food and craft vendors, children's activities,
and more - all on the festival grounds. By night, follow
the festival as it flows into the town of Telluride and
Mountain Village, with late night juke joints and after-hours
jams.
TRPS
Fest
The Rock Poster Society is the planet's largest organized
group of rock poster collectors, artists, and dealers. TRPS
(as they are known and pronounced like "trips") is an eclectic,
non-profit, non-denominational, committed and focused volunteer
group who have as their common bond an overriding joy in
the art of the rock poster, be it Fillmore and Avalon, punk,
boxing style, off-the-wall or just plain bonafide out-there.
Vegoose
Vegoose is a halloween music and arts festival
that first took place in 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Vegoose
has become an annual event. Unlike the Bonnaroo Music Festival,
which is put on by the same organizers (AC Entertainment
and Superfly Productions), there is no onsite camping available
at Vegoose.
Virgin
Fest
The concept behind the rock festival began eleven years
ago in Great Britain; the notion conceived by Sir Richard
Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group. The idea behind
the festival was to hold a two day rock music event while
also offering various art platforms, a wide range of activities,
educational non-profit exhibits, and a plethora of vendors
and concessions. The V Festival has been an annual event
in the UK since its inception. Following along the same
lines of the festival's two-day event format, this year's
U. S. festival will also be held over two days, offering
all the amenities of the original festival. On June 30,
2006, Virgin Group chief Richard Branson announced the inaugural
shows. The first, which took place September 9 and 10, 2006
at Toronto Islands Park, Toronto, Canada, featured over
40 artists. A single-day show also took place in Baltimore,
Maryland, United States, on September 23, 2006, at the Pimlico
Race Course with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who.
Virgin Festival 2007 took place in Vancouver on May 20 and
21, as well as a return to Baltimore for an expanded two-day
event on August 4 and 5 and Toronto on September 8 and 9.
On October 16th, 2007, an event was announced to take place
in Calgary, Alberta on June 21st and 22nd, 2008. The festival
is also planned to return to Baltimore on August 9th and
10th, 2008.
Wakarusa
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a
weekend music festival held annually in early June just
outside Lawrence, Kansas since 2004. It hosts music of the
jam band genre, notably rock, jazz, funk, Bluegrass, electronica
and folk music. Other activities include disc golf, yoga,
hiking, swimming in Clinton Lake, along with many other
attractions. In 2004, 7500 paid attendees came but the festival
suffered from severe scalping. In 2005, the daily attendance
records showed 50,000 entries, although each day was capped
at 15,000 due to an agreement with Clinton State Park.[1]
A little more than 15,000 attendees were estimated for 2006
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