Sep
22
2008
Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival (DEMF), which is otherwise known as Movement, has been the premiere festival celebrating electronic music since 2000 in the state of Michigan. Celebrating Memorial Day weekend every year, Past lineups have been a virtual who’s who of rave dj’s and electronic bands of all types and genres. Some names from last year’s festival include Moby and Girl Talk, just to name a couple.
If you are into the DJ/techno/industrial/electronic/rave scene at all, Movement: Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival is definitely the place for you over Memorial Day Weekend – start making your plans now for a spectacular holiday weekend in 2009!
Sep
15
2008
Located in the sleepy little town of Empire, Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunegrass and Blues Festival (gotta love that name!) is a much smaller festival, with an estimated crowd size of roughly 8,000 people. As it is right on the lake, patrons enjoy awesome tunes while the Lake Michigan breeze keeps them cool on the hot afternoons and at night as they’re partyin it up.
They’ve had some pretty big names over the years, as well. Richie Havens (he opened Woodstock – the original in ’69), Buckethead, Keller Williams, Dark Star Orchestra, Bela Fleck, Yonder Mountain String Band, and a host of others. Real relaxed, family atmosphere that is great fun!
Sep
09
2008
The first ever Rothbury Music Festival was held on Jul 3-6 at The Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan. Exact attendance has not been released, but estimates of around 40,000 people attended the ranch, at a ticket price of roughly $250 a pop. But it was well worth it.
Bands like The Dave Matthews Band, Snoop Dogg, Primus, Widespread Panic, 311, Phil Lesh, John Mayer, Trey Anastasio and many, many more all played killer performances over the weekend. Arrests were very limited, and although there were 2 drug related deaths during the weekend, even the Michigan State Police referred to Rothbury as ‘a success’.
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