Planetfest

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Planetfest is a music festival put on yearly by WPLA Planet Radio 107.3 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was started in 1999 and (with the exception of 2001) has continued every year since then. The show is known for its relatively low ticket prices for the large number of national and local bands. The event features some of the biggest names in modern rock every year and continues to grow in size. In addition, WPLA has put on "Mutha Shuckin Birthday" in 2005 to celebrate the station's 10th year.

In addition to the music, WPLA radio personalities Lex and Terry - originally based in Jacksonville but now based in Dallas, Texas - make appearances at the annual event along with their staff.

Contents 1 Setup 2 Planetfest 9 3 Previous festivals 3.1 Planetfest 8 3.2 Planetfest 7 3.3 Planetfest 6 3.4 Mutha Shuckin' Birthday 3.5 Planetfest 5 3.6 Planetfest 4 3.7 Planetfest 3 3.8 Planetfest 2 3.9 Planetfest 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Setup

Planetfest is a music festival with two stages for bands to perform. On the smaller stage, called the JackRabbits stage after a local venue, local bands play 30 to 45 minute sets. These bands participate in a 'Battle of the Bands' event earlier in the year - the top nine acts perform at the festival. The larger main stage is where the featured performers play. Main acts play a 45 minute to one hour-plus set with 30 minute breaks between acts for stage preparation and breakdown.

Outside of the two stages, local fund-raising groups and restaurants sell food and drinks while other event sponsors advertise their wares. In addition, the Marines have a recruiting station at each festival.

[edit] Planetfest 9

• Concert date: November 15, 2008. (tentative)
• Attendance:
• Ticket price: $?? prior to the show / $?? at the gate
• Main Acts: TBA
• Local Acts: TBA
• Originally scheduled to appear:

[edit] Previous festivals

[edit] Planetfest 8

• Concert date: November 17, 2007.
• Attendance: almost 12,000^[1]
• Ticket price: $25 prior to the show / $35 at the gate
• Main Acts: Breaking Benjamin, Drowning Pool, Finger 11, Seether, Trapt, Amaru
• Local Acts: Harloe, Penny for Your Thoughts, Amidine, Secret State, JoEveritt, Hollowpoint Militia, Pliny the Younger, Five Star Failure, Devereux
• Originally scheduled to appear: Sum 41. Due to an injury, they canceled their remaining tour appearances, including Planetfest 8.^[2]

[edit] Planetfest 7

• Concert date: November 18, 2006
• Attendance: 10,000+^[3]
• Ticket price: $20 in advance, $30 at the gate
• Main Acts: Buckcherry, Crossfade, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Hinder, 18 Visions, Hoobastank, Candlebox, Bound
• Local Acts: Dummo, Decidedly, Feedback, Amidine, Fidelity Crisis, Harloe, Down Theory, Dang and Embraced.
• Originally scheduled to appear: Blue October -- Not there due to Injury
• Notes: Lex and Terry presented Red Jumpsuit with a "Best of Jax" award for best local band. The city put a limit of 10,000 tickets for the event, resulting in a sell-out crowd. It was the first sell-out since 2003 when Staind headlined the festival.^[4]

[edit] Planetfest 6

• Concert date: November 20, 2005
• Attendance:
• Ticket price: $20 in advance; $30 day of show.
• Main Acts: Allele, Shinedown, Cold, P.O.D., Silvertide
• Local Acts: NonPoint, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

[edit] Mutha Shuckin' Birthday

• Concert date: May 8, 2005
• Attendance:
• Ticket price: $25 in advance/$35 day of show
• Main Acts: 3 Doors Down, Sum 41, Breaking Benjamin, Unwritten Law, Alterbridge, Skindred, No Address, The Exies, 30 Seconds to Mars
• Notes: Mutha Shuckin' Birthday celebrated the ten year anniversary of WPLA in Jacksonville. While Planetfest takes place in the fall at Jacksonville's Metropolitan Park, Mutha Shuckin' Birthday took place in the spring at the Jacksonville Expo Center Fairgrounds.

[edit] Planetfest 5

• Concert date: October 24, 2004
• Attendance: 8,000+^[5]
• Ticket price: $18
• Main Acts: Papa Roach, Chevelle, Saliva, Authority Zero, Skindred

[edit] Planetfest 4

• Concert date: October 19, 2003
• Attendance:
• Ticket price:
• Main Acts: Staind, Sevendust, Shinedown, Unloco, Authority Zero
• Local Acts: Allele, Burn Season, Yellowcard

[edit] Planetfest 3

• Concert date: September 22, 2002
• Attendance:
• Ticket price: $13 in advance, $20 day at the gate
• Main Acts: Sevendust, Shinedown, Earshot, Audiovent, The Used, The Kidney Thieves, Off By One
• Local Acts: Weekend, Unwritten Law

[edit] Planetfest 2

• Concert date: September, 2000
• Attendance:
• Ticket price:
• Main Acts: Battery, Fuel, Nickelback, Lifehouse

[edit] Planetfest

• Concert date: October 24, 1999
• Attendance:
• Ticket price:
• Main Acts: Days of the New, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, JoyDrop, Eve 6, Stroke 9, Shades Apart, Splender, Lifehouse
• Local Acts: Tether's End, Big Sky
• Notes: Lifehouse (recorded video for their 2001 hit single "Hanging By A Moment", though the footage from the concert was never used for the music video)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• PlanetFest8 website
• Planet 107.3 Radio