KahBang Fest - Bangor, Maine - August 2011

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http://www.mymorningjacket.com/gogo/my-morning-jacket-to-play-kahbang-music-festival/

[8bobbyb]

New England!

JohnnyYac!
Mag33tah!!
Sean Riley!!

[bold992006]

I love how Nateva claimed they couldn't get MMJ but yet they are playing Bangor around the same time.

[mahg33ta]

New England!

JohnnyYac!
Mag33tah!!
Sean Riley!!

I shared your initial enthusiasm.... bu,t it's over a 4 hr drive.   we'll see.... if better options don't materialize, I'll be there!

This does give me hope for my My real wish: Life Is Good festival in September, since the band seems willing to make a festival splash.    That's at a farm close to my house.   I worry it's too small a festival but you never know!

[YungYave]

Agreed. I went to the Portland show last October, which was unbelievable. But I'm gonna hold off on making the trek to Bangor until I see what else pops up, hopefully there will be a couple in Mass. (maybe Boston and a Holyoke repeat?)

[tdb810]

New England!

JohnnyYac!
Mag33tah!!
Sean Riley!!

I shared your initial enthusiasm.... bu,t it's over a 4 hr drive.   we'll see.... if better options don't materialize, I'll be there!

This does give me hope for my My real wish: Life Is Good festival in September, since the band seems willing to make a festival splash.    That's at a farm close to my house.   I worry it's too small a festival but you never know!

4 hours is like around the corner!! But yes, we are all awaiting other announcements :)

[dhartley34]

I'll be there.  Took my girlfriend and my little brother to KahBang last year, it was fun.  Having MMJ this year is going to be unreal.

[pjfan04101]

I cannot believe that MMJ are coming to Bangor.  Only a 2 hr drive for me.  Still hoping for some non-festival dates in this area.

[johnnYYac]

I think I'll have to go.  I'm driving 4 hours to Mountain Jam, 4 hours to Montreal, so what's 4 hours to Bangor?  I'm assuming it will fall on the final night of the festival, Aug. 13.  VIP tix are only $80 "early bird", so I might go that route.  Then again, I might hold off.  Funny how there seems to be this 4 hours "MMJ-free zone" around me, though.  C'mon boys, come to Concord! (New Hampshire, Ms. Bachman).

[YungYave]

i'm already getting the itch to just give in and jump on this before waiting for more new england dates. i love marking the calendar when i've committed to a show. we'll see, like roger miller says in "king of the road"- Third boxcar, midnight train, Destination...Bangor, Maine!

[Penny Lane]

supposed to be beautiful up there!

[pjfan04101]

I'll be there.  Took my girlfriend and my little brother to KahBang last year, it was fun.  Having MMJ this year is going to be unreal.

How big a crowd was there last year?  And,  do you remember if they sold individual day passes?

Thanks!

[dhartley34]

I'll be there.  Took my girlfriend and my little brother to KahBang last year, it was fun.  Having MMJ this year is going to be unreal.

How big a crowd was there last year?  And,  do you remember if they sold individual day passes?

Thanks!

They said 10,000 combined attendance, so I'd estimate maybe 4,000 or so night 1 and 6,000 or so night 2.  Yes they sold individual day passes, it was like 20 for one day and 30 for both if i remember correctly, but I'm guessing the band budget is much larger (only a couple well known bands last year) this year so it will be a bit more I would expect.

[pjfan04101]

Sweet.  Thanks for the info.

I'll wait and see when the day passes are available, and snag one of those.  Also wait and see if they schedule any other dates in this neck of the woods around that time, and grab those too.  I'd rather see them on their own then in a festival setting, but I can't be greedy and will certainly take what I can get.

I'm hoping that they enjoyed their small amount of time in Portland last fall and are willing to come back ;D

[iLikeBeer]

I shared your initial enthusiasm.... bu,t it's over a 4 hr drive.   we'll see.... if better options don't materialize, I'll be there!

It's MMJ!  Four hours is nothin'!  :D   8)   I'm driving over 4 hours to L'ville!  And I would have made the 6 hour jaunt to Chicago if it weren't for a wedding I have to attend the next day.   

[johnnYYac]

Well, tickets go on sale tomorrow for this ($80 VIP 2-day passes)

http://www.kahbang.com/tickets/buy-tickets

but after a discussion with the wife, she's cool with me hitting Ottawa after Montreal, plus all the other shows lined up or coming soon, if I let go of KahBang Fest.  Just one show/festival/hotel/2-days-away-from-home too many. 

I'm still trying to work out a family visit to Chicago around Lolla time ($1700 airfare for my family, yikes).  And hopefully, some fall dates closer to home (at least no more than 2 hours away, please).

So I will remain satisfied with Mt. Jam, Montreal, Ottawa Bluesfest, and Lollapalooza.  Seems fair.  Hope KahBang is great.

(and who knows; I might find a way by then ;) )

[e_wind]

I know this is a smaller fest with only so many bands, but 80$ for VIP passes seems sweet. This seems like a really cool festival. I would love to go to a fest that also had significant amount of film.

[pjfan04101]

I'm going to take a risk and hold out for the individual day music pass.  I agree that the $80 VIP pass is a great deal, but my only real interest here is seeing MMJ.  I wonder when they'll announce whether or not they are playing 8/12 or 8/13?  I'll just have to keep an eye out for that and hope that it doesn't sell out before releasing the individual day passes

[johnnYYac]

http://www.mymorningjacket.com/gogo/win-tickets-to-attend-the-kahbang-festival/

[CountSA]

Who's down to carpool from Boston?