| MAHA Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Lewis & Clark Landing Omaha, Nebraska |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Website | http://www.mahamusicfestival.com/ |
The MAHA Music Festival is an independent indie rock music festival held in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.[1] The festival is owned and operated by YFC, Inc.,[2] a non-profit organization.[3]
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The third annual MAHA Music Festival was relocated from Lewis & Clark Landing to Stinson Park at Aksarben Village due to flooding. It was also rescheduled from the third weekend in July to August 13, because of a time conflict with the inaugural Red Sky Music Festival. Matisyahu and Guided by Voices headlined the festival; Cursive, J Mascis, The Reverend Horton Heat, and The Envy Corps filled out the rest of the national stage line-up. The local stage featured Omaha bands The So-So Sailors and Noah's Ark was a Spaceship, and Lincoln bands The Machete Archive and Somasphere. This year, voters cast ballots at the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards Summer Showcase to pick the opening local act, with the opening slot going to Omaha band The Big Deep. An estimated 4,000 people attended the festival.
TD Ameritrade and Kum & Go sponsored the main and local stages, respectively, for the second year in a row. Other sponsors included Weitz Funds, McCarthy Capital, Lucky Bucket Brewers, Proxibid, Centris Federal Credit Union, Whole Foods, Alegent Health, Broadmoor at Aksarben Village, HDR Architecture, Walnut Private Equity, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska.
In 2010, MAHA was held on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Lewis & Clark Landing and featured headliners Spoon (band) and The Faint, as well as supporting acts Superchunk, Old 97's, Ben Kweller and It's True. Headlining the "local stage" were Satchel Grande and The Mynabirds from the Saddle Creek Records label. Other artists performing on the local stage were Landing On The Moon, Betsy Wells and Voodoo Method. From the announcement of the lineup [4][5] to reviews of the show itself,[6][7][8] MAHA 2010 was universally praised. Such praise culminated in the event being selected as the "Best Outdoor Festival" in Omaha,[9] ahead of some well-established local events.
In 2010, the Presenting Sponsor of MAHA remained Alegent Health, while the main and local stages were sponsored by TD Ameritrade and Kum & Go, respectively.
The inaugural MAHA Music Festival was held on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Lewis & Clark Landing.[10] The lineup was headed by Dashboard Confessional and G. Love & Special Sauce,[11] and included Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Serena Ryder,[12] Army Navy[13] and The Appleseed Cast.[14] Four Omaha area bands were featured on a local stage at the festival: Jes Winter Band, Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship, Little Brazil and It's True. Corporate financial support for the festival was provided by Alegent Health, Brashear LLP, State Farm Insurance, McCarthy Capital Corporation, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, and The Kind World Foundation.