This announcement came into our inbox the other day and I thought it to be a very interesting lineup for a new festival set in Des Moines, IA over Fourth of July weekend. The 80/35 Music Festival is what it’s called, and they managed to get The Flaming Lips, The Roots, Drive-By Truckers, and a bunch more seriously solid artists to play on the bill in their first year. Not bad.
Given the flooding and recent troubles that a lot of Iowa had to go through with the storms and the unruly Mississippi River, we hope this will be something to help the residents of Iowa and other nearby Midwestern states get through the cleanup effort.
The inaugural 80/35 music festival is July 4 and 5 in downtown Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park. Featuring The Flaming Lips, The Roots, Andrew Bird, Jakob Dylan, Black Francis, Drive-By Truckers, Yonder Mountain String Band, and many more on four stages. Get full details at http://www.80-35.com.
Read on for the full schedule and lineup.
– Friday, July 4 –
Main Stage
5:00 p.m. – Des Moines Boyz
5:45 p.m. – Ingrid Michaelson
7:00 p.m. – Andrew Bird
9:00 p.m. – The Flaming Lips
DJ Stage
5:30 p.m. – Al Brown
6:30 p.m. – Al Brown
8:15 p.m. – Flatform
East Stage
5:00 p.m. – Headlights
6:00 p.m. – Euforquestra
7:15 p.m. – Diplomats of Solid Sound
8:15 p.m. – Mr. Baber’s Neighbors
West Stage
5:00 p.m. – The Dig Angees
5:45 p.m. – Colourmusic
6:45 p.m. – Rock Plaza Central
8:00 p.m. – Cracker
– Saturday, July 5 –
Main Stage
12:00 p.m. – Public Property
1:15 p.m. – Dirty Little Rabbits
2:30 p.m. – Drive-By Truckers
4:00 p.m. – Jakob Dylan
5:30 p.m. – Black Francis
7:00 p.m. – Yonder Mountain String Band
9:00 p.m. – The Roots
DJ Stage
12:45 p.m. – DJ Flash
2:00 p.m. – Jade Reed
3:30 p.m. – TouchNice
5:00 p.m. – Tim Grimes
6:30 p.m. – Brad Goldman
8:15 p.m. – DJ Diverse
East Stage
12:00 p.m. – TBA
1:00 p.m. – David Zollo and The Body Electric
2:00 p.m. – North of Grand
3:00 p.m. – Neva Dinova
4:00 p.m. – The Autumn Project
5:00 p.m. – Brother Trucker
6:00 p.m. – Family Groove Company
7:15 p.m. – The Poison Control Center
8:15 p.m. – Pieta Brown
West Stage
12:00 p.m. – The Vandon Arms
12:45 p.m. – GaiDen Gadema
1:30 p.m. – Deanna Devore
2:30 p.m. – KaiserCartel
3:30 p.m. – MooseKnuckle
4:45 p.m. – Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
5:45 p.m. – Maxilla Blue
6:45 p.m. – Radio Moscow
8:00 p.m. – The Envy Corps