Yet another Michigan rock fest has been announced for this summer. The second Midwest Fest — which is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21st through Sunday, July 26th in Mount Pleasant — will be comprised of mostly hot Michigan bands, however. The promoters are promising 58 bands on four different stages during the event; five microbreweries will also be on hand to help everyone get in the festive spirit. A limited amount of early bird tickets are currently on sales for $30.
Bands announced thus far include:
Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s
Sybris
The Silent Years
Chris Bathgate
Javelins
Cheap Girls
Ports of Aidia
Push-Pull
Lifestory:Monologue
Those Transatlantics
Everthus the Deadbeats
Child Bite
Bug Lung Baby
Matt Jones
The Valley Ghosts
The Mighty Narwhale
Anna Ash
Hail Archer
Life Size Ghost
Tiger! Tiger!
Winter/Sessions
God and the Architects
Camerata
Goodnight House
Vanlord
ultramark
This Level Is Clouds!
Chris Freeman
Liam McKay
Blithe Field
White Cloud
Newday Dreamers
Memory to Matter
Randall Erno
Dallas/Marie
Crash Sunday
Totally Boring
Ship Shape
Good Weather for Airstrikes
The Pantones
Karma Yoga
Jes Kramer
Stow.
The Kincaids
That Mustache Feeling
Andrew Neal
Mumble
Chris Belanger
Agape
More bands to be announced this week.
This article appears in Mar 18-24, 2009.
