Middlewest Fest is Northern Illinois' annual celebration of the live music and arts, taking place throughout the weekend of Sept 9th and 10th is Dekalb, IL.
Ah, yes. Bittersweet to say, but another Middlewest has come and gone. We personally had an absolute blast and we hope you feel the same. Stop by our official FaceBook or Twitter page and give us some feedback on your Middlewest experience. Let us know what you loved, hated or want to see added to next year.
For now, check out this cool recap of the weekend featuring a little intro from Middlewest’s founder and self-appointed dictator, John Ugolini.
And thus concludes the 2nd annual Middlewest Music and Arts Festival. We will definitely be seeing you next year, bigger and badder than ever. Until then, keep the faith, Middlewesterners.
Middlewest Fest 2011 is now officially open for business! There is so much to be excited about this year that you can practically feel the palpable electricity in the air. It’s like an Edward Norton endorsed fight club… without the fighting or soap explosions.
There are still plenty of walk-up tickets available at the box office, so feel free to come on out and share in the warmth of the best Midwestern music and culture we could wrangle together. We will be doing our best to entertain you, come rain or shine. Technically, we guess it could snow too… this is the Midwest.
Peruse through our schedule and plan out your Middlewest adventure accordingly. If you have any questions at all, feel free to stop someone and ask them if they have anything to do with the festival. Chances are you’ll either find someone at some point or just forget what you needed all together. Have fun and be safe, Middlewesterners!
Well, I guess that’s what’s happening tonight… but then TOMORROW is the 2ND ANNUAL MIDDLEWEST FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AND MAGIC (new working title).
We are so unbelievably stoked that we can’t even contain it. Honestly, it feels like we’re all hoped up on magic markers and Fresh Prince reruns. We hope this year is everything you want it to be and more. We’re constantly working to make this the best festival around and representative of our beloved midwest, and we hope that you’ll continue to build it with us. So, load up on energy drinks, douse yourself in your antiperspirant of choice, check out the schedule and start planning your Middlewest adventure. It’s almost upon us.
Unfortunately, La Dispute has no choice but to cancel their performance at this year’s Middlewest. The band expressed their condolences to those who were planning on seeing them this weekend. Be sure to still check out their new album Wildlife on No Sleep Records this October.
Welcome back NIU students! Infact, well-wishes to ALL college students in the Midwest / Middlewest! May you find many friends to help you move and may your book / school supplies purchases be reasonable. Buy used!
In honor of the new academic year, we here at Team Middlewest are offering DISCOUNTS on ALL single and two-day passes to the fest! Act fast, this is a limited time offer! All tickets will revert to their normal prices, Friday Aug. 27th at 10pm!
Don’t stop, get it get it!!!
The Middlewest Megaticket
Good for both Friday & Saturday! Two-Day Megaticket – $40 – Limited Time Offer! $20 Savings! Includes a cool limited edition silk-screened poster!
Single Day Megatickets
(One Day Passes) FRIDAY PASS- $25 Limited Time Offer! Originally $30
Performing Friday: Murder By Death, Gene Ween, Maps & Atlases, Brian Posehn, Flatfoot 56, The Tossers, Native, Empires, The Reptillian, Loose Lips Sink Ships & More!
SATURDAY PASS- $25 Limited Time Offer! Originally $30
Performing Saturday: Tokyo Police Club, Cornmeal, The Wonder Years, mc chris, Owen, Company Of Thieves, Future Rock, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Gold Motel, AM Taxi, MC Lars, The Felix Culpa, The Giving Tree Band, Pianos Become The Teeth, This Must Be The Band, Mixtapes, Xerxes, Former Thieves & More!
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