LouFest

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LouFest Music Festival
Location(s) Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Years active 2010 - Present
Founded by Listen Live Entertainment
Date(s) September 7–8, 2013
Website http://LouFest.com

The LouFest Music Festival is an annual two-day event, held on Central Field in Forest Park, located in St. Louis, Missouri. The event features local, regional and national acts, with an aesthetic range from funk and indie-rock to alt-country and soul. The event features three stages with alternating performances throughout the weekend. The festival grounds include a children’s stage and village, an environmentally friendly vendor area and a food court featuring restaurants from St. Louis neighborhoods.[1]

History

The Loufest Music Festival was formally founded in November 2009 with the first event taking place August 28 and 29, 2010. The event was the creation of Brian Cohen, a documentary filmmaker originally from Abilene, Texas.[2] 2010 headliners included Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Built to Spill, Airborne Toxic Event, Titus Andronicus, Fruit Bats and Jeff Tweedy.[3]

2013 LouFest Music Festival

The 2013 LouFest Music Festival is scheduled for September 7-8.

Saturday, September 7th: Wilco, Jim James, The National, Toro y Moi, Fitz and The Tantrums, Ra Ra Riot, Trampled by Turtles, Robert DeLong, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Jukebox the Ghost, Wild Belle, Desert Noises, Space Capone, Modoc, Kentucky Knife Fight

Sunday, September 8th: The Killers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Alabama Shakes, Icona Pop, Local Natives, Walk the Moon, Court Yard Hounds, Twin Shadow, Youngblood Hawke, The Mowgli's, Brick + Mortar, Wild Cub, Tef Poe, Andrea Davidson, The Lonely Biscuits

2012 LouFest Music Festival

The 2012 LouFest Music Festival was held on August 25-26.

Saturday, August 25th: Girl Talk, Dinosaur Jr., Phantogram, Son Volt, Little Barrie, Cotton Mather, King Tuff, Sleepy Kitty

Sunday, August 26th: The Flaming Lips, Dr. Dog, Dawes, Wild Nothing, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, THEESatisfaction, Pernikoff Brothers

Note: We Are Scientists were originally scheduled to play Sunday but were forced to drop off due to health reasons and were replaced by Wild Nothing.

2011 LouFest Music Festival

The 2011 LouFest Music Festival was held on August 27-28. The 2nd year line-up included:

Saturday, August 27th: The Hold Steady, Deerhunter, Questlove (DJ set), Surfer Blood, Dom, Kings Go Forth, Sleepy Sun, Troubadour Dali, Jon Hardy & the Public

Note: The Roots were originally scheduled to headline Saturday night but were forced to cancel due to Hurricane Irene.

Sunday, August 28th: TV on the Radio, Cat Power, !!!, Das Racist, The Low Anthem, Lost in the Trees, UME, Jumbling Towers, Old Lights

2010 LouFest Music Festival

The 2010 LouFest Music Festival was held on August 28-29.

Saturday, August 28th: Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Airborne Toxic Event, Lucero, Titus Andronicus, Adam Reichman, So Many Dynamos, stephaniesǐd, The Bottle Rockets

Note: Northwoods were originally scheduled to play Saturday but dropped off due to a scheduling conflict and were replaced by The Bottle Rockets.

Sunday, August 29th: She & Him, Jeff Tweedy, Alejandro Escovedo, Fruit Bats, Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons, Gentleman Auction House, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Magnolia Summer, Kim Massie

Forest Park

Forest Park was dedicated on June 24, 1876. The park grounds are most famous for hosting the 1904 World’s Fair. Forest Park is a public park located in western part of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. It has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics. Bounded by Skinker Boulevard, Lindell Boulevard, Kingshighway Boulevard, and Interstate 64, the park is known as the "Heart of St. Louis" and features a variety of attractions, including the St. Louis Art Museum, the St. Louis Zoo, the Missouri History Museum, The St. Louis Science Center, the Jewel Box, and The Muny outdoor theater. The park caters to more than 12 million visitors annually and plays host to a number of culturally significant events including the Great Forest Park Balloon Race, The St. Louis Earth Day Festival, the St. Louis African Arts Festival, The annual St. Louis Wine Festival, Beer Heritage Festival, and St. Louis Micro-Fest (a microbrewery showcase festival).

Greening

The 2010 LouFest Music Festival off-set more than 500 pounds of direct carbon dioxide emissions. The festival offers free water refills and discourages the use of plastic bottles. Food and beverage vendors at LouFest are required to only use recyclable or compostable products.

References

www.loufest.com[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ↑ Nolen, Casey (August 27, 2010). "First ever Loufest in Forest Park". KSDK. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  2. ↑ Durchholz, Dan (July 28, 2010). "Cohen's passion for music festivals pays dividends for St. Louisans". St. Louis Jewish Light. Retrieved August 12, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Durchholz, Daniel (August 30, 2010). "Inaugural LouFest a near-perfect mix of genres". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 
  4. ↑ Metromix St. Louis (August 4th, 2011) LouFest-2011 Metromix
  5. ↑ Reevers, China (March 29, 2011) The Roots, TV on the Radio Headlining LouFest 2011 Paste
  6. ↑ Greenblatt, Alan (August 27, 2010) Eight Things You Need To Know Before You Start A Music Festival NPR
  7. ↑ Zoga, Diane (August 26, 2010) Local festival's line-up appeals to indie music fans. CBS KMOV-St.Louis
  8. ↑ Johnson, Kevin (April 6, 2012) LouFest founder says event gets bigger with Flaming Lips, Girl Talk stltoday

Durchholz, Daniel (July 27, 2011). "Returning to Forest Park, Loufest boasts promising lineup". St. Louis Jewish Light. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 

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