MidPoint Music Festival Sept. 23-25

[sirthought]

I know several fans are going to be at Paul Brown Stadium for the UC-OU game. I wish I was going. Once the game is over, you should consider head over a few blocks to check out some music at MidPoint.

It's so much fun to see all these different bands from around the world and Cincinnati should be damn proud there is such a great event in their city.

You can find full schedule and details at www.mpmf.com, but here are some quick facts.

MPMF QUICK FACTS

• MidPoint Music Festival runs Thursday, September 23 through Saturday, September 25
• Two local musicians started the festival in 2002 as an event showcasing the large amount of talented local and touring artists who make up Cincinnati’s strong music scene. Cincinnati is a huge music town.
• Volunteers who love live music mostly run the festival while it’s happening.
• 24 stages across Downtown and Over the Rhine. One stage in Newport, KY at Southgate House
• 250 artists and approximately 270 performances scheduled for the festival
• Artists are coming from 9 different countries including USA, Mexico, Japan, Ireland, Guatemala, Germany, England, Canada, and Australia
• Artists are coming from 26 of 50 United States
• 75 acts come from Cincinnati and Northern KY. More than half come from the Midwest.
• Bands want to play MidPoint in Cincinnati. We have acts coming from all corners of the country.

TICKETS

• 3-day wristbands were sold before the festival only and access all showcases within legal capacity rules.
• Single-day wristband pass permits admission into all stages on the Ohio side. These passes may be purchased for $20 at any MidPoint venue during the festival. Admission is subject to legal venue capacity.
• For those who do not plan on venue jumping, a single venue cover price will be available at the door with prices ranging between $10 and $15, depending on the lineup.
• Wristband holders are also provided free, unlimited access to the MidPoint Transit Authority by Metro, running 9 pm–1 am

NOTABLE NAMES

• MidPoint has made a strong effort to raise the bar in the sense of booking acts that are on the rise nationally.
• The focus is on pioneering, independent-type bands versus major household names.
• Best Coast, Caribou, and Tom Tom Club will be headline acts at the largest venue, Grammer’s Bar in OTR
• Richard Buckner, Shonen Knife, Fang Island, A Place to Bury Strangers, Surfer Blood, Ted Leo, Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Jason and the Scorchers, Elf Power, Phantogram, Royal Bangs, Babe the Blue OX are all big buzz acts
• Highly respected songwriter, arranger and producer Van Dyke Parks is making Cincinnati his sole stop in the Midwest. Parks might best be known in the pop world for his work with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys on the album Smile.
• Some locals include Seabird, The Seedy Seeds, The Hiders, You, You’re Awesome, The Lions Rampant, & The Sundresses

 

[Thegreatone]

Will there be any Michael Jackson impersonators or MJ tributes?

 

[sirthought]

Will there be any Michael Jackson impersonators or MJ tributes?

Is that what you are into? Seriously

You'll just have to go through the schedule and figure that one out.
Last night the streets we're filled with fans. They had Metros moving people from venue to venue and people we're singing everywhere. It was pretty cool.

The bands Best Coast and Holy F*ck probably drew the biggest crowds. There were lines down the street.

 

[cincycpaw]

Whatever you do...

DON'T see Fang Island...awful.

 

[Thegreatone]

Is that what you are into? Seriously

You'll just have to go through the schedule and figure that one out.
Last night the streets we're filled with fans. They had Metros moving people from venue to venue and people we're singing everywhere. It was pretty cool.

The bands Best Coast and Holy F*ck probably drew the biggest crowds. There were lines down the street.

You must be new here.

I might check it out though seriously.