Indie Alternative To Lollapalooza, Wicker Park Fest Lineup Announced
06/29/2011
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(Sub) Can't afford Lollapalooza or Pitchtodorks? Wicker Park Fest is your ticket! What began as a quaint neighborhood shindig eight years ago has blossomed into The Can't Miss Music Event of the season taking place on Saturday, July 23 – Sunday, July 24.
Above all else, Wicker Park Fest is known for live music of the highest quality. It's become one of the most highly anticipated music events of the summer in Chicago – and at a fraction of the cost ($5 donation) as the rest of the big guns. With three stages of live action and over 40 bands, there's something for everyone, every genre. This year's full roster includes:
North Stage – Saturday
• WILD FLAG – 9:00 pm
• Off With Their Heads! – 7:45 pm
• Dead To Me – 6:30 pm
• Riverboat Gamblers – 5:15 pm
• Ha Ha Tonka – 4:00 pm
• Chaperone – 2:45 pm
• Brent Puls – 1:30 pm
South Stage - Saturday
• MiMOSA – 8:45 pm
• El Ten Eleven – 7:15 pm
• NiT GRiT – 6:00 pm
• Ana Sia – 5:00 pm
• AraabMUZIK – 4:00 pm
• Break Science – 3:00 pm
• Lynx – 2:00 pm
• Loyal Divide – 1:00 pm
Center Stage - Saturday
• Flosstradamus - 8:45 pm
• Porn N Chicken DJs - 8:00 pm
• Company of Thieves – 7:00 pm
• Chaotic Good – 4:45 pm
• California Wives – 4:00 pm
• Napalm – 3:00 pm
• Purple Apple – 2:00 pm
North Stage – Sunday
• Wavves – 9:00 pm
• Murder By Death – 7:45 pm
• Everest – 6:30 pm
• Ezra Furman & the Harpoons – 5:15 pm
• Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social – 4:00 pm
• An Aesthetic Anesthetic – 2:45 pm
• Biters – 1:30 pm
South Stage – Sunday
• Blitzen Trapper – 9:00 pm
• Joe Pug & The Hundred Mile Band – 7:30 pm
• Van Ghost – 6:15 pm
• Pimps of Joytime – 5:15 pm
• Big Light – 4:15 pm
• Netherfriends – 3:15 pm
• Dastardly – 2:15 pm
• Docs' Delorean – 1:15 pm
• Anna Solstys – 12:15 pm
Center Stage – Sunday
• Digital Tape Machine - 8:45 pm
• ZEBO vs. Marco Morales – 8:00 pm
• Midnight Conspiracy – 6:15 pm
• Filligar – 5:30 pm
• Kid Color – 4:45 pm
• Ishi – 4:00 pm
• Hiroki - 3:00 pm
Wicker Park Fest Kids:
With so many youngsters in the neighborhood, Wicker Park Fest 2011 will again include Wicker Park Fest Kids, a fest within a fest offering a wide variety of children's programming from 12 pm to 6 pm both days. Wicker Park Fest Kids benefits Jose de Diego Community Academy, a local public school.
Kids Activities include:
• Petting Zoo (noon until 4:00 pm Sat and Sun only) sponsored by The Children's Learning Place & MyMomMemories.com
• Face Painting - sponsored by Chicago Ave Salon
• Cookie Decorating - sponsored by Square One Organics
• Bounce House - sponsored by CLEOS & Psychobaby
• Arts and Crafts Station - sponsored by Easel Art Studio
• Psychobaby Tent - Featuring Rock and Roll faux hawks and hair streaks
• Nature Tent by Grand Street Gardens
• Dunk Tank - sponsored by 1st Ward, with special guest 1st Ward Alderman Moreno!
• Tot Spot - sponsored by The Children's Learning Place
Kids Stage Includes:
Saturday Lineup:
• Jose de Diego Band
• En Las Tablas
• Bucktown Music
• Mad Science
• Lady Di
• Changs Martial Arts
• School of Rock
• Pulse Beat Music
• Caught in your Pockets
• WHOevers
• The Fancy Boys
• A Friend Called Fire
Sunday Lineup:
• Jose de Diego Band
• En Las Tablas
• Mary Macaroni
• Lady Di
• Changs Martial Arts
• The Shades
• Auggie the 9th
• The Fancy Boys
• Kids These Days
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