Monday, April 2, 2012

2012 Gathering of the Vibes Lineup!

The 17th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival has released their initial lineup for 2012. The festival is scheduled to happen July 19-22 at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 40 plus bands are suppose to play and time slots have not been announced.

Here we go! For those who love some bass in their rock, Primus will be performing! Dead Heads you are in luck as Phil Lesh and Friends will be performing. Bob Weir and Bruce Hornsby will perform as well dragging jazz great Branford Marsalis with them. The Mickey Hart Band will be performing. 7 Walkers featuring Bill Kreutzmann will be joining the fun as well. So pretty much everyone who was in the Grateful Dead is bringing their current bands to the party.

Here is Primus in action via YouTube:


Here is Bob Weir in action:

Okay back tho the line up..

Sound Tribe Sector Nine will be there here is a taste from YouTube:


The Yonder Mountain String Band will be adding their magic. The Avett Brothers will also be hitting the stage..Here isa sample from YouTube:


Steel Pulse will add some reggae at the beach and Zappa Plays Zappa should be pretty cool. I saw Dweezil earlier this month and he is pretty cool! The Greyboy Allstars will also be there.Here is a taste from YouTube to get you ready..


Sounds like a good time already but there is so much more!

Here is the rest so far:

George Porter Jr and Runnin' Pardners
Keller Williams
Dark Star Orchestra
Mates of State
Deep Banana Blackout
ALO
Ryan Montbleau Band
Max Creek
Zach Deputy
Kung Fu
Joe Pug
Outernational
David Gans
McLovins
Dangermuffin
Yarn
Toubab Krewe
Dopapad
Cosmic Jibaros
Twiddle
Band Together
Andy The Music Man
Lucid
Late Night
Royal Family Ball (Soulive and Lettuce)
Conspirator
Gigantic Underground Conspiracy
The Machine

Tickets and information can be found here!









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