Hinterland Music Festival

Coordinates: 41°17′32″N 93°47′53″W / 41.2923°N 93.7981°W / 41.2923; -93.7981
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Hinterland Music Festival
DatesAugust 4–6, 2023
Location(s)St. Charles, Iowa
Coordinates41°17′32″N 93°47′53″W / 41.2923°N 93.7981°W / 41.2923; -93.7981
Years active2015–present
Founded bySam Summers
WebsiteOfficial Festival Website

Hinterland Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in St. Charles, Iowa, which was first held in 2015.[1] The festival occurs annually in August and is the largest music festival in Iowa.[2] In addition to live music, Hinterland features art, craft vendors, and camping.[3]

Background[edit]

The festival is organized by Sam Summers, co-owner of a local music venue and booker for a concert series.[1] Water Works Park, located along the Raccoon River four miles southwest of Downtown Des Moines, was set to host for the first year.[4] Its inaugural edition, however, was moved to St. Charles, twenty miles to the south, due to flooding concerns at the park.[5][6] It drew a crowd of 14,000 over the two days.[7] For 2016, the festival announced plans to return to St. Charles.[8]

The festival expanded to three days in 2019.[9]

Hinterland was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.[10]

The 2022 festival added a fourth day before scaling back to three days in 2023.

Lineups[edit]

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

2019[edit]

2021[edit]

2022[edit]

2023[edit]

2024[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mapping Hinterland: Sam Summers on Des Moines Newest Music Festival". Iowapublicradio.org. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. ^ "Music Festivals In Iowa - Festival Survival Guide". festivalsurvivalguide.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  3. ^ Porter, Sierra A. (2019-10-24). "Hinterland Music Festival announces 2020 dates". Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. ^ Terrell, Laura (2015-02-10). "What the newest music festival means to Des Moines". kcci.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. ^ "Hinterland music festival is moving due to flooding". kcci.com. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. ^ a b c Lawler, Joe (2015-07-29). "Flooding moves Hinterland Music Festival". dmjuice.com. Des Moines, Iowa. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  7. ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (2015-02-17). "Hinterland Music Festival announces 2016 dates, location". Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  8. ^ [1] [dead link]
  9. ^ Greenblatt, Jeffrey (2018-11-13). "Hinterland Music Festival Expands To 3 Days In 2019". jambase.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Cece (2020-05-28). "Hinterland Cancels 2020 Festival Due To COVID-19 Concerns". iowapublicradio.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  11. ^ "History". Hinterland Music Festival. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  12. ^ "2023 Lineup". Hinterland Music Festival. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  13. ^ "2024 Hinterland Lineup". Hinterland Iowa. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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