The LouFest Music Festival is an annual two-day event, held on Central Field in Forest Park, located in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

. The event features local, regional and national acts, with an esthetic range from funk and indie-rock to alt-country and soul. The event features two stages with alternating performances throughout the weekend.The festival grounds include a children’s stage and village, an environmentally-friendly vendor area and a food court featuring restaurants from St. Louis neighborhoods.

History

The Loufest Music Festival was formally founded in November 2009 with the first event taking place August 28 and 29, 2010. The event was the creation of Brian Cohen, a documentary filmmaker originally from Abilene, Texas

Abilene, Texas

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. 2010 headliners included Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

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, She and Him, Built to Spill

Built to Spill

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, Airborne Toxic Event, Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, and possibly George Peele, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy, and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were...

, Fruit Bats and Jeff Tweedy

Jeff Tweedy

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.

2011 LouFest Music Festival

The 2011 LouFest Music Festival is scheduled for August 27-28. The 2nd year line-up includes:

• The Roots
  The Roots
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• TV on The Radio
  TV on the Radio
  TV on the Radio is an American art rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and free jazz to soul music....
  
  
• Cat Power
  Cat Power
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• Deerhunter
  Deerhunter
  Deerhunter is an American four-piece indie rock group originating from Atlanta, Georgia. The band, consisting of Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver, and Lockett Pundt, have described themselves as "ambient punk," though they incorporate a wide range of genres, including noise rock, art...
  
  
• !!!
  !!!
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• The Hold Steady
  The Hold Steady
  The Hold Steady is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004. The band consists of Craig Finn , Tad Kubler , Galen Polivka , Bobby Drake , and Steve Selvidge...
  
  
• Surfer Blood
  Surfer Blood
  Surfer Blood is an indie rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, signed to Warner Bros. Records. The band has four members: John Paul Pitts , Thomas Fekete , Kevin Williams and Tyler Jerry "TJ" Schwarz .Founding members John Paul Pitts and Tyler Schwarz originally didn't like each other in high...
  
  
• Dom
  Dom (band)
  Dom is an American indie rock band hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts.With fuzzy low-fi distortion and broken Casio keyboard lines, Dom filters a DIY aesthetic through the upbeat, sunny rhythms of pop music. The band was formed in January 2010 by Dom and drummer Bobby after writing the song,...
  
  
• Das Racist
  Das Racist
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• The Low Anthem
  The Low Anthem
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• Kings Go Forth
  Kings Go Forth
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• Lost in the Trees
• UME
• Sleepy Sun
  Sleepy Sun
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• Troubadour Dali
• Jumbling Towers
• Old Lights
• Jon Hardy & The Public

Forest Park

Forest Park was dedicated on June 24, 1876. The park grounds are most famous for hosting the 1904 World’s Fair. Forest Park is a public park located in western part of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. It has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Louisiana Purchase Exposition

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1904.- Background :...

 of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics

1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

. Bounded by Skinker Boulevard, Lindell Boulevard, Kingshighway Boulevard, and Interstate 64, the park is known as the "Heart of St. Louis" and features a variety of attractions, including the St. Louis Art Museum, the St. Louis Zoo, the Missouri History Museum

Missouri History Museum

The Missouri History Museum is located in St. Louis, Missouri in Forest Park. The museum is operated by the Missouri Historical Society and was founded in 1866...

, The St. Louis Science Center

St. Louis Science Center

The Saint Louis Science Center is a collection of buildings including a science museum and planetarium in St. Louis, Missouri, on the southeastern corner of Forest Park. The Planetarium opened in 1963, and it was expanded and renamed as the Saint Louis Science Center in 1983...

, the Jewel Box

Jewel Box (St. Louis, Missouri)

The Jewel Box is a greenhouse located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. It now serves as a public horticultural facility and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .It was designed by architect William C. E...

, and The Muny

The Muny

The Muny, short for The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis, is an outdoor musical theatre, located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri...

 outdoor theater. The park caters to more than 12 million visitors annually and plays host to a number of culturally significant events including the Great Forest Park Balloon Race

Great Forest Park Balloon Race

The Great Forest Park Balloon Race is an annual hot air balloon festival held in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. With more than 70 entrants and 130,000 spectators, it is the most well-attended single-day hot air balloon race in the United States.-History:...

, The St. Louis Earth Day Festival, the St. Louis African Arts Festival, The annual St. Louis Wine Festival, Beer Heritage Festival, and St. Louis Micro-Fest (a microbrewery showcase festival).

Greening

The 2010 LouFest Music Festival off-set more than 500 pounds of direct carbon dioxide emissions. The festival offers free water refills and discourages the use of plastic bottles. Food and beverage vendors at LouFest are required to only use recyclable or compostable products.

External links

• http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/article_288ae420-6bd2-11e0-bc71-001a4bcf6878.html
• http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/festival_watch_loufest_announces_kid-friendly_area_k