# Michigan Becomes A Popular Indie Rock Festival Destination

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2008/07/michigan-becomes-a-popular-indie-rock-festival-destination/
- Published: 2008-07-06T06:46:00-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

[[ _Indie rockers Widespread Panic are one of dozens of bands at Rothbury

This year marks the beginning of more major music festivals than any year in recent
memory – All Points West in New Jersey, Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco 
and the Rothbury Music Festival in the woods of Michigan, to name a few.

The Rothbury Festival kicked-off on Thursday and is wrapping up today in the woods
of western Michigan. Highlights from the festival include performances from the 
Dave Matthews Band, 311, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, Modest Mouse, Of Montreal,
Thievery Corporation, Sam Beam, Primus, STS9, Govt Mule and many others.

311 performing The Cure’s “Love Song” at Rothbury

Chicagoians and folks in and around Michigan are festival-spoiled. In addition to
Rothbury Festival, there is the Pitchfork Music Festival less than two weeks away
and Lollapalooza the weekend of August 1-3.

The lineup for the Pitchfork Festival is impressive, featuring artists and groups
like Animal Collective, Public Enemy, Sebadoh, Mission of Burma, The Hold Steady,
M. Ward, Spoon, The Ruby Suns, Fleet Foxes, Elf Power, Spiritualized, Les Savy Fav,
Apples in Stereo, Cut Copy, The Dodos and dozens more.

On Friday, the theme of the show is centered around performing highly acclaimed,
entire albums performed by some of alternative and indie music’s most cherished 
bands.

First up, Public Enemy will play _It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back_
followed by Sebadoh performing _Bubble and Scrape_, and last but not at all the 
least, Mission of Burma will treat the festival crowds to the entire anthology from_
Vs._

[[ **The scheduled line-up for Saturday, July 16:**

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[Animal Collective](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Animal%20Collective%20Music%20Video.html)

Jarvis CockerThe Hold Steady!!![Vampire Weekend](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Vampire%20Weekend2.html)
Dizzee Rascal[Fleet Foxes ](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Fleet%20Foxes.html)
Caribou Elf Power – “Paralyzed” (MP3)Jay ReatardTitus Andronicus[No Age](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/New%20Tracks%20Tuesday.html)
Atlas Sound – “My Car” (MP3)Extra Golden[The Ruby Suns ](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/The%20Ruby%20Suns.html)
Icy DemonsA Hawk and a HacksawOccidental Brothers Dance Band InternationalBoban 
i Marko Markovic OrkestarThis is an awesome line-up for only $30. While I have to
admit I don’t know all of the performers, $30 to see Animal Collective, The Hold
Steady, !!!, No Age, Atlas Sound, Elf Power, The Ruby Suns and Caribou is a hell
of a bargain.

**Sunday, July 20 lineup is as follows:**

[Spoon ](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Spoon.html)
Dinosaur Jr.SpiritualizedM.
WardGhostface and RaekwonLes Savy FavThe Apples in StereoBorisDirty ProjectorsTimes
New Viking[Cut Copy](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Cut%20Copy.html)
Bon IverThe DodosKing Khan & His ShrinesEl GuinchoFuck ButtonsHEALTHHigh PlacesMahjongg

Sunday is another amazing line-up, including Spoon, Dinosaur Jr., Spiritualized,
M. Ward, The Apples in Stereo, Cut Copy, The Dodos and many others.

Interestingly enough, despite a sagging economy, high fuel prices and saturation
of big, outdoor music festivals spanning two to five days in duration, the fact 
is that ticket sales for both the veteran fests like Coachella and Bonnaroo, and
the ‘newbies’, have been overall successful so far for 2008.

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