Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
| Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival | |
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| Genre | Rock, indie, hip hop, EDM |
| Location(s) |
Sunshine Grove 12517 NE 91st Ave Okeechobee, Florida 34972 |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Founded by | Soundslinger, LLC |
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The Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Okeechobee) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Sunshine Grove in Okeechobee, Florida. It is presented by Soundslinger.
The 2017 festival will take place from March 2-5.
History
The first Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival was held March 4–6, 2016. With artists such as Bassnectar, Skrillex, Kendrick Lamar, and Mumford & Sons, the festival drew around 32,000 attendees[1] in its first year. The festival is produced by Soundslinger, LLC, an independent company founded by Steve Sybesma, formerly of Sunshine Promotions, Paul Peck formerly of Superfly (Bonnaroo Music Festival), and a team of producers who have presented other major festivals and countless concerts around the globe.
The Experience
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival includes a variety of camping options, a white-sand beach with lakeside bar, art installations, craft beer and food trucks. Yoga, meditation and holistic workshops are also offered.[2] As a "camping festival", a majority of Okeechobee Music Festival-goers stay in tents or campers on the festival grounds.[3]
PoWoW!
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival made musical history in its inaugural year with “PoWoW! A Live Superstar Mashup,” a collaborative concert that, united vocalist Miguel with frontman Win Butler of the band Arcade Fire along with artists from all genres and eras. It took place on Saturday, March 5th 2016, at the NOW Stage.[4]
2016 PoWoW! Artists [5]
- Win Butler
- John Oates
- Miguel
- Zigaboo Modeliste
- Chris Karns
- Ben Jaffe
- Charlie Gabriel
- Rickie Monie
- Ronnell Johnson
- Walter Harris
- Mark Braud
- Clint Maedgen
- Eric Krasno
- Neal Evans
- Kamasi Washington
- George Porter, Jr.
- Skrillex - special guest
- Marcus Mumford - special guest
- Winston Marshall
- Ben Lovett
- Mac Miller - special guest
- Jason Romane Edmond
- Willonson Duprate
Line-ups
2016 [6]
BE, HERE, and NOW Stages
- Mumford & Sons
- Kendrick Lamar
- Skrillex
- Bassnectar
- Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters
- Odesza
- Darryl Hall & John Oates
- The Avett Brothers
- Future
- Miguel
- Fetty Wap (cancelled)
- Ween
- Big Grams
- Mac Miller
- Joey Badass
- Grace Potter
- Jason Isbell
- Big Gigantic
- RL Grime
- Portugal. The Man
- Kill the Noise
- Bonobo
- Gramatik
- Shpongle
- Lil Dicky
- Dr. Dog
- Lotus
- Nahko and Medicine for the People
- Youth Lagoon
- Deer Tick
- The Heavy
- Lettuce
- X Ambassadors
- Classixx
- The Oh Hellos
- Niykee Heaton
- Givers
- Marian Hill
- White Denim
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Booker T. Jones
- The Supervillians
- Kamasi Washington
- The Soul Rebels
- Shabazz Palaces
- Post Malone
- Dungen
- The London Souls
- Rayland Baxter
- Moon Hooch
- Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath
- Shpongle
- Roadkill Ghost Choir
- Family and Friends
- The Shelters
- Spam Allstars
- Michael Christmas
- Swimm
- Sunbears!
- Walter “Wolfman” Washington & The Roadmasters
Jungle 51 Stage
- Legacy Detroit
- Damian Lazarus
- Virginia
- Marcel Fengler
- Anton Zap
- Voiski
- John Acquaviva
- rRoxymore
- System of Survival
- DJ Threel
- Ricoshei
- Keith Worthy
- The Agha Brothers
- Julio
- Andrew Grant
- Max Jacobson
- Jeffrey Scott
- Memek
- Orazio Rispo
- Chris Nitti
- Driss Skali
- Momus
- Rambo Springsteen
Aquachobee Stage
- Roosevelt Collier
- Jeremy Salken
- Hermitude
- Twiddle
- Manic Focus
- Life on Planets
- Jan Blomqvist
- The Whitest Taino Alive
- Mixmaster Morris
- Twin Lamb
- Solar
- Bedside
- David Marston
- Cameo Culture
- Big Wild
- Wolfram
- Tropikal
- DJ Logic
- Jamie McClean Band
- Dirk Largo
- Tom Morello
- Atnarko
- The Happy Show
- One of Them
- Lowcutcarlos Chiesa
- Agape
- Paco Naviera
References
- ↑ http://cbs12.com/news/local/okeechobee-fest-listed-as-a-top-music-destination-sold-out-in-its-first-year
- ↑ http://www.southflorida.com/events/go-guide-blog/sf-okeechobee-music-festival-lineup-20151015-story.html
- ↑ http://www.aol.com/article/2016/03/07/okeechobee-festival-successfully-gets-undivided-attention-from-t/21324050/
- ↑ http://johnoates.com/powow/
- ↑ http://www.glidemagazine.com/156644/inaugural-okeechobee-music-arts-festival-star-late-night-set-featuring-win-butler-miguel-kamasi-washington-skrillex/
- ↑ https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festivals/okeechobee-music-festival-2016/