Free Press Summer Fest

The Free Press Summer Fest is an annual two-day music festival held in Houston, Texas at Buffalo Bayou's Eleanor Tinsley Park. The third annual event featured more than 160 national and local acts on eight stages and took place June 4-5, 2011 with an estimated 50,000 in attendance.[1] Summer Fest IV will be held June 2-3, 2012.

Other activities include fireworks, a skate park, a paint slide, performance art, NoiseGates human theremins, and the Sony Playstation Experience.

The festival was started to emphasize local musical performers, visual arts, and artists. A recycling program, carbon off-set credits and a partnership with the Texas Campaign for the Environment are implemented to help this festival become a greener experience.

The festival is organized by Free Press Houston, a local independent newspaper and Pegstar.net Presents, a local concert promotion company.[2]

Contents

Festival Policies

Helping The Environment

A recycling plan (with assistance from Little Joy Recycling) is implemented to sort aluminum, plastic, paper and glass. A free bottle of water is given to anyone who recycles 10 plastic bottles. All carbon output is balanced by carbon offset credits. Carpooling and bicycling to the festival are encouraged. Over 2000 attendees biked to the 2009 Summer Fest.

Dancey Pants Tent Reconsideration

In February 2011, a new pass was introduced that would have granted access to a premium side stage viewing area and entry to a limited access electronic music tent. The Dancey Pants Tent was intended to host exclusive performances by electronic musicians and provide complimentary bar drinks and Hors d'œuvres, free massages, and meet and greets.

Due to complaints about the high cost of Dancey Pants passes, festival organizers removed the Dancey Pants ticket tier from StubWire in April 2011 and announced that all festival attendees would be able to watch the Dancey Pants acts.

2009 Summer Fest

The 2009 festival was held August 8-9 with an attendance of approximately 30,000. A portion of the proceeds went to Project Row Houses (a community non-profit that is responsible for restoration, art, and social activism in Houston's Third Ward since 1991).

Day One (Saturday, August 8)

Stage 1

Stage 2

  • JuzCoz
  • Perseph One
  • The Watermarks
  • Muhamadali
  • Ryan Scroggins
  • Blackie vs Copwarmth
  • O Pioneers!!!
  • Riff Tiffs
  • The Fucking Transmissions

Day Two (Sunday, August 9)

Stage 1

Stage 2

  • Come see my Dead Person
  • Elaine Greer
  • The Hates
  • Rocky Moon & Bolt
  • Southern Backtones
  • The Manichaen
  • Hearts of Animals
  • Buxton
  • UME
  • The Riverboat Gamblers

2010 Summer Fest

The 2010 festival was held June 5-6 with an attendance of over 45,000. A portion of the proceeds went to Buffalo Bayou Partnership (a non-profit corporation that is responsible for developing and facilitating improvements to the Buffalo Bayou greenway system).

Day One (Saturday, June 5)

Main Stage

KTRU Stage

  • Come See My Dead Person
  • The Entrance Band
  • Dissent
  • Something Fierce
  • Balaclavas
  • Omatai
  • Many Birthdays
  • Golden Cities

29-95.COM Stage

  • Caddywhompus
  • The Growlers
  • Tyagaraja
  • I Am Mesmer
  • American Fangs
  • Roky Moon
  • Chase Hamblin
  • Spain Colored Orange

Dos Equis Stage

  • Saviors
  • Givers
  • Sugar and Gold
  • Perseph One
  • Sideshow Tramps
  • Eastern Sea
  • Fat Tony

Fancy Pants Tent

  • Ghost Mountain
  • Hollywood Floss
  • Nosaprise
  • Yppah
  • Guerilla Foco Clan
  • Squincy Jones and Fixture
  • Ceeplus Bad Knives, DJ Czech One, Prince Klassen, DJ Richard Gear, Dan Castillo, Damon Allen, Fredster, Grrrl Parts, Dayta
  • G. Wizz, Gracie Chavez, Squincy Jones and Fixture

Day Two (Sunday, June 6)

Main Stage

KTRU Stage

  • Miniature Tigers
  • Young Mammals
  • YokoMono
  • Sharks and Sailors
  • The Handshake
  • Michael Kingcaid & The Black Power
  • Weird Party
  • The Energy
  • Plump
  • Giving Tree Band
  • Giant Princess
  • Elaine Greer
  • Western Civilization
  • Listenlisten
  • The Takes

29-95.COM Stage

  • The Sour Notes
  • The Mahas
  • Ashes of Babylon
  • The Watermarks
  • Somosuno
  • Leg Sweeper
  • The Hates
  • Bull Thieves
  • The Small Sounds
  • Hell City Kings
  • D.R.U.M.
  • Rusted Shut
  • The Manichean
  • Blacklisted Individuals
  • The Gold Sounds

Dos Equis Stage

Fancy Pants Tent

  • Shina Rae
  • Mike Skillz
  • LIMB
  • Squincy Jones
  • Ceeplus Bad Knives, DJ Czech One, Prince Klassen, DJ Richard Gear, Dan Castillo, Damon Allen, Fredster, Grrrl Parts, Dayta
  • G. Wizz, Gracie Chavez, Squincy Jones and Fixture

2011 Summer Fest

The festival was held June 4-5, 2011. An estimated 50,000 attended. A portion of the proceeds went to Houston Tomorrow (a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 to explore urban issues and to inform the discussion of growth in the Houston region). Rumors of it being 70,000 in attendance were rejected by public, considering the locations inability to physically hold that many people.

The acts that performed were:

Day One (Saturday, June 4)

Budweiser Stage

29-95 Stage

  • The Bad Wolf
  • Simple Success
  • Glasnost
  • The Manichean
  • Crying Spell
  • Indicator Dogs
  • Spain Colored Orange
  • Buxton
  • Lower Dens
  • Thavius Beck

Rudyard's Stage

  • Outer Heaven
  • Art Institute Limited
  • Leg Sweeper
  • Chase Hamblin
  • Generation Landslide
  • Zeale
  • Perseph One
  • Zlam Dunk
  • Venomous Maximus
  • Weird Party
  • The Roller

Warehouse Live Stage

  • Dead Revolt
  • Female Demand
  • Giant Battle Monster
  • Something Fierce
  • Young Girls
  • Finnegan
  • Wicked Poseur
  • The Donkeys
  • Suite 709
  • Infinite Apache
  • The Sour Notes

Night Owl Stage

  • Disfrutalo!
  • Co-Pilot
  • Eyes Burn Electric
  • Tax the Wolf
  • Little Lo
  • Roky Moon and BOLT!
  • Thünderkünt
  • Beacons Ablaze
  • Sings
  • The Tons Tons
  • Young Mammals

Gritsy/Reprogram Music Stage

  • Dan Castillo
  • Knome & Juxta
  • Fredster
  • DJ Czech One
  • Dayta / Squincy Jones
  • Fat Tony
  • //TENSE// DJ Set
  • Ceeplus Bad Knives
  • Michael 5000 Watts
  • Damen Allen
  • Upgreyed / John the Third / Suraj K

Super Happy Fun Land Stage

  • SOMOSUNO
  • Jody Seabody and The Whirls
  • GoREALah Soul
  • Organ Failure
  • Copwarmth
  • Rusted Shut
  • The Back Pockets
  • The Protomen

Day Two (Sunday, June 5)

Budweiser Stage

29-95 Stage

Rudyard's Stage

  • Cavernous
  • Clockpole
  • Niceguys
  • By the End of Tonight
  • The Hates
  • Fresh Millions
  • Caddywhompus
  • Watermarks
  • MUHAMMADALi
  • Sideshow Tramps
  • Grandfather Child

Warehouse Live Stage

  • Featherface
  • Espantapajaros
  • The Handshake
  • Ani DiFranco's Dick
  • Born Again Virgins
  • Commie Hilfiger
  • Hell City Kings
  • Cheap Time
  • Guitar Wolf

Night Owl Stage

  • Linus Pauling Quartet
  • Electric Primadonnas
  • State vs Judd Nelson
  • Omotai
  • Defending the Kingdom
  • dUNETX
  • Without a Face
  • Peekaboo Theory
  • L.A.X.
  • Sundress
  • Amplified Heat

Super Happy Fun Land Stage

  • Days N Daze/U Not I
  • Poopy Lungstuffing
  • The Annoysters
  • The Nonsense Music Band
  • The Grass Skirts
  • the Escatones
  • Darwin's Finches
  • Serum Fantis
  • Romulus Ate
  • Harry and the Potters

Gritsy/Reprogram Music Stage

  • Chris Costello
  • Sines
  • REVERBERATION DJs
  • Lucas Keizer/DJ Lullaby
  • Mr. Bristle
  • Brad Slack/Pejman
  • Henry Chow
  • Grrrl Parts
  • Wes Walz/Jasmine Rose
  • 12th Planet
  • Lil' Keke & Z-Ro

2012 Summer Fest

The festival will be held June 2-3, 2012. It is strongly rumored as of January 3, 2012 that there is possibility that heavy metal band Megadeth is to perform.

References

  1. ^ "Summer Fest 2011 The Crowds". Houston Press. http://www.houstonpress.com/slideshow/summer-fest-2011-the-crowds-33479437/. Retrieved June 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ Serrano, Shea. "A Guide to Houston Summer Fest". About.com. http://houston.about.com/od/eventsfestivals/a/Summerfest.htm. Retrieved February 18, 2010. 

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