Mile High Music Festival presented by Kyocera Releases Single Day Event Tickets: On Sale Now The Festival Unveils New 2010 Features Including Expanded Shuttle Service From Downtown Denver, Boulder, and Broomfield, Festival Re-Entry, and Hotel Packages 2010 Lineup features Dave Matthews Band, and Jack Johnson, Weezer, Steve Miller Band, My Morning Jacket, Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere, Phoenix, Train, Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Bassnectar, Cypress Hill, and Many Others August 14 and 15 On The Fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
Mile High Music Festival presented by Kyocera Single Day Tickets are now available to the general public. Beginning July 13 at 10:00 am MDT, fans can purchase Single Day Tickets for $99.50 and Single Day VIP Tickets for $225.00 by visiting www.milehighmusicfestival.com or www.tickethorse.com. No additional charges or fees apply.
The listing of performers each day is included below. Each day’s schedule, including set start times, will be announced in the coming weeks. Festival-goers will be treated to two full days of music—bands begin at noon and the music will continue until approximately 11:30 p.m. each day.
Mile High Music Festival Presented by Kyocera announces new festival features for year three including re-entry: attendees will be able to leave and re-enter the venue throughout the day/night and can bring in food and drink. Hotel packages are also available and include festival passes, accommodations, and shuttle passes for one price (visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for more info).
Also today, MHMF unveils its “Easy Rider Shuttle Passes,” offering no-hassle, round-trip festival rides from Denver, Broomfield, and Boulder. Pick-ups begin at 10:30 am each morning of the festival. Park-n-ride locations are at the Pepsi Center, the 1STBANK Center, and the Boulder Theater. Parking at these park-n-ride locations will be free, and all pickup locations are also accessible via light rail and/or the RTD bus system. With 1- and 2- day shuttle passes available and prices starting at only $20.00 per day, passes are sure to go quickly. Grab them while supplies last. Visit http://www.milehighmusicfestival.com/buy-tickets/shuttle-passes.
Now in it’s third year, the Colorado festival returns to the fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on August 14 and 15. Headliners Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson will be joined by more than 40 diverse acts including Weezer, Steve Miller Band, My Morning Jacket, Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere, Phoenix, Train, Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Bassnectar, Cypress Hill, Z-Trip, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, Drive-By Truckers, Railroad Earth, Ozomatli, and many more. Visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for the complete lineup.
LINEUP INFO: The complete line-up for Mile High Music Festival is:
Saturday, August 14 Jack Johnson Steve Miller Band Slightly Stoopid Phoenix Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Keane Cypress Hill Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band The Samples (all original members) Keller Williams Rusted Root Donavon Frankenreiter Amos Lee Mayer Hawthorne & The County ALO One eskimO The Constellations The Motet Snake Rattle Rattle Snake Bobby Long The Chain Gang of 1974
Sunday, August 15 Dave Matthews Band Weezer My Morning Jacket Atmosphere Train Jimmy Cliff Bassnectar Z-Trip Drive-By Truckers Railroad Earth Ozomatli Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile Tim Reynolds & TR3 Trevor Hall Matt Morris BoomBox Oh My Stars Joe Purdy The Knew Danielle Ate the Sandwich The Epilogues Visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for full ticketing and lineup details
It’s not everyday that you get to see a killer folk/celtic group open up for a exceptional country band. Well actually, it’s not everyday that I go
see a country band at all. Usually I see jamgrass musicians… Which is a mixture of bluegrass bands that jam, however, today was the exception, as me, my dad and brother headed to the Morristown Community Theater to see The Andy Goessling Trio, Roger Deitz, and Brian McArdle & Wry Toast.
To be honest, I was dying to see some live music, and I think this tended to my need for a little. I don’t care who’s playing, as long as I can have a good time, I am happy. However, I really did have fun at this Garden State Folk Festival, even though i was tied down to my seat.
Originally I was planning on going with just my dad, but then my 1st grade brother – Bobby, asked if he could come along, which is pretty awesome, because it shows the kid loves music just as much as we do. So we said, sure Bobby, you can tag along, it’s no problem, and he was psyked. We made our way to the Morristown Community Theater for the 2nd time in my life; first time was seeing Railroad Earth on 6/28/2008, front row, center. (it was HEAVEN). We had walked in during the little intro act of Roger Deitz who was picking on the guitar, and banjo, playing some interesting folk/western vibed tunes. I was satisfied to say the least. (more…)
01 420
02 Saddle of the Sun
03 Bird in a House
04 The Forecast
05 Bread and Water
06 Chains
07 Lordy, Lordy
08 Reuben’s Train
09 Hard Livin’ *
Set 2:
01 Peace on Earth
02 Mighty River –>
03 Like a Buddha
04 Black Bear
05 Been Down This Road
06 Elko
07 1759
08 Fisherman’s Blues
09 Crossing the Gap
10 Little Rabbit
11 Encore break
This show was off to the races from the start. I put in a request for this tune among a few others, and wether it was because I requested them or not, it was still an amazing setlist. Carey counts off, the band all starts off together, Skehan, Andy and Timmy are the first to change to another note, signifying “420”. Being right up front riding the rail I could tell you everyone was dancing as always. I was taking video, happy as could be, but still dancing as “420” often does. This is a John Skehan tune so of course Skehan made the song display is mandolin shredding, which takes up 80 percent of the song. All of the band gets there solos in, (not including Grubb and Carey, the rythym section is there keeping the jams together.)
Up next is “Saddle of the Sun”, probably one of the top Railroad Earth songs, in many peoples opinion… The song is another groove tune, can’t remember if I filmed it, I know I was dancing along with all my hobo friends… Timmy and Todd sort of dual for lead vocals on some parts, and that shows Timmys voice is very useful in the band, as well as vocally strong. Todd takes some really nice lick oppurtunities towards the end. Up next, “Bird In A House”, which I actually requested with the Grateful Deads “Bird Song” as a song it goes into because of the “Bird Song” teases in “Bird In A House”. Everyone in the crowd seemed to know this one, and loved to just move to the hypnotic ryhtym, and let Todds voice take you to new elevations. Timmy seems to impact the song greatly, because his fiddle is just on fire for this song especially. I remember being with my great friends who I met threw the band, everyone howling out the lyrics, while Todd seemed like he was joining in our fun while still putting on a top notch performance. While the vocal jams go on, John is shredding away on his mandolin, then the music stops, and the harmonies of Timmy, Todd and Carey come together.
We were in for a treat from the start because Andy comes in with the “Forecast” guitar intro, which then leads to the whole band creating this psychedelic vibe, along with the AMAZING lights show from Alex. If your a psychadelic freak, and love bluegrass instruments not playing ANYTHING like bluegrass, this song is for you. You feel like your no longer at a concert dancing to jigs, you feel like your at a place that is giving you never ending chills, with jams most bands can’t accomplish. The band goes from a semi intense jam that is just something you are like WOW after the 5 minute of continuous jam, but it builds into a monstrosity of intensity that you can’t seem to handle, but goes back to a jazzy vibe right after the climax.
A nice upbeat “shuffle”-sing along, “Bread and Water” starts off with Andy pickin away at the banjo, the band is off, Todd comes in with the lyrics, and everyones either dancing, singing a long, or doing both.
Next a Skehan/Andy a driven song – “Chains” that is a quick but singalong tune.
Next is Reubens Train, a very move-your-body and amazing song. Todd tells the story, while the rest of the band tears it up, then Todd shows up everyone by pulling out this guitar line that we didn’t know Todd was capable of sometimes. I just stopped dancing and looked up at Todd shredding his face off.
Next they bring on another Sax player, we have a Tri-Sax-Fecta. This makes for an amazing version of the Amen Corner tune Hard Livin. Timmy plays the electric guitar, and Grubb gets into a really funky groove while he shreds. The army of horns make the tune produce such a down and dirty sound.
Next is Peace on Earth, which is a song I get at pretty much every show I go to, and then turned into Mighty River. Mighty River was probably one of the best versions of the song I’ve ever heard, with Grubb getting funky, and creative with the bassline, Skehan getting technical, Timmy shaking away on the Shaker, and Todd feeling the groove, as was John, Andy, and Carey, producing a very fun, upbeat, jam that the crowd couldn’t get enough of. The crowd knew this tune, and felt more than happy to sing a long with Todd and let loose if they hadn’t done so already. I also want to note, that the band sounded very tight, and comfortable here, as they usually do, but even more so here, they felt as if they trusted each other musically, and didn’t mind who took control, because they were in sync, completely.
Here’s a video I took of Peace On Earth>Mighty River Parts 1 & 2:
