February 15, 2008 at 02:56:00 PM | more stories by this author
Environmentally conscious music festival to debut over July 4th weekend, with Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, and Snoop Dogg headlining.
The already-crowded summer music-festival circuit just got one more entry.
AEG Live, the producer of the Coachella festival, is teaming up with Madison House Presents for the debut of the Rothbury Festival, to be held in Rothbury, Michigan from July 3-6 on Double JJ Ranch near Lake Michigan
The four-day festival boasts a loaded lineup that leans heavily toward the jam-band side of things, with Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, Phil Lesh and Friends, Primus, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Gov't Mule, Medeski Martin & Wood, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, and Yonder Mountain String Band with Phish drummer Jon Fishman all slated to play the event.
But Rothbury has also booked more mainstream fare such as 311, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, Colbie Caillat, Slightly Stoopid, The Black Keys, Gogol Bordello, Citizen Cope, Ray LaMontagne, Drive-By Truckers, Of Montreal, The Dresden Dolls, and Gomez.
AEG Live is promoting the event as an environmentally conscious festival designed to draw attention to climate change and clean-energy alternatives. The event will feature a think tank offering panel discussions on climate concerns as well as an energy fair in which attendees can get their hands on related technology and products. The festival's campgrounds will strive for a zero-waste experience via composting and carbon offsetting.
Full lineup to date:
Dave Matthews Band
Widespread Panic
John Mayer
311
Phil Lesh and Friends
Primus
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Modest Mouse
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Gov't Mule
Sound Tribe Sector Nine
Colbie Caillat
Slightly Stoopid
The Black Keys
Yonder Mountain String Band with Jon Fishman
Gogol Bordello
Citizen Cope
Keller Williams and The WMD's
The Disco Biscuits
Medeski Martin & Wood
Ray LaMontagne
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
Drive-By Truckers
Of Montreal
The Dresden Dolls
Gomez
Brett Dennen
Taj Mahal
Mike Gordon
Zappa Plays Zappa
Crystal Method DJ Set
JJ Grey & MOFRO
The Greyboy Allstars
The Secret Machines
Beth Orton
Jakob Dylan and the Green Mountain Rebels
A 3
Bettye Lavette
Lotus
Yard Dogs Road Show
State Radio
The Beautiful Girls
Sage Francis
Tea Leaf Green
Emmitt Nershi Band
EOTO
Panjea with Michael Kang
Railroad Earth
Bassnectar
Pnuma Trio
Diplo
Flosstradamus
The Juan Mclean
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
Dead Confederate
DJ Rekha
Motion Potion
DJ Rootz
SOJOURN
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