Summer Camp Music Festival

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Summer Camp Music Festival
Summer Camp Music Festival Logo.png
20th anniversary (2020–2021) logo
Genre Jam
Dates Memorial Day Weekend
Location(s) Chillicothe, Illinois
Years active2001–2019; 2021–2023
Founded byJay Goldberg Events & Entertainment
Attendance20,000
Website summercampfestival.com

The Summer Camp Music Festival is a multi-day music festival created by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and held annually on Memorial Day Weekend at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. The event typically attracts around 20,000 visitors, of which between 8,000 and 10,000 arrive before gates open. [1] In 2014, it was listed as one of the top 40 music festivals in Rolling Stone [2] [3] and in 2015 on Rolling Stone's 50 Must-See Music Festivals. [4]

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Soulpatch

Soulpatch is a long-term, interactive garden space at Three Sisters Park. Experts have been providing education and answer questions about gardening at Summer Camp since 2014. [5]

Annual history

2001

The first annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held June 23–24, 2001. [6] The intiial event saw over 1,000 attendees. [7] Twenty bands on 2 stages played for 2 days. [8]

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2002

The second annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held July 5–7, 2002. [6]

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2003

The third annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 24–26, 2003. [6] This year marked the first time Umphrey's McGee began playing at Summer Camp.

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2004

The fourth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 28–30, 2004. [6] This year, the festival expanded to 35 bands.

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2005

The fifth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 26–29, 2005. [6] This year featured over 40 bands. The 2005 event also featured a “Playground Kids Camp” area with arts, crafts and games, including water balloons, hair wraps, face painting, and other activities. [9]

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2006

The sixth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 25–27, 2006. [6]

2007

The seventh annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 24–27, 2007. [6]

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2008

The 2008 Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 23–25. [6]

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Rob Derhak of Moe, 2008 Summer Camp

2009

The 2009 Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 21–24, 2009. [10] Over 10,000 people attended. [5]

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Jack Cinninger of Umphrey's McGee, 2009 Summer Camp
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2010

The 10th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 28–30, 2010. [6] The event featured 55 bands on 5 stages. [9]

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2011

The 11th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 27–29, 2011. [6]

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2012

The 12th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 25–27, 2012. [6]

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2013

The 13th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 24–26, 2013. [6] Attendance was approximately 13,000. [11]

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2014

The 14th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 23–25, 2014. [6]

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2015

The 15th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 22–24, 2015. [6]

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2016

The 16th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 27–29, 2016. [6]

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2017

The 17th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 26–28, 2017. [12]

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2018

The 18th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 24–27, 2018. [6]

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2019

The 19th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 24–26, 2019. [6]

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2020

The 2020 event was slated for May 22-24, 2020. [13] It was rescheduled to August 21-23, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] Officials decided to cancel the 2020 festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20th festival was deferred to August 2021.

2021

The 20th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on August 20-22, 2021. [6] This event had over 25,000 attendees, its highest attendance. [7] [15] The Illumination Woods, a new experiential art area with psychedelic art installations, was a new attraction at the 2021 event. [15] [5] It also hosted the 10th annual Field Day, an annual color war where teams competed in tug-of-war, giant Twister, dodgeball, eating contests, and other competitions. [15] [16] The indoor events at the Red Barn were cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [17]

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2022

The 21th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 27–29, 2022. [6]

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2023

The 22nd annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 25–28, 2023. [12] Goldberg announced the 2023 festival would be the last, as the event in its past incarnation would go on hiatus. [18] [19] [20] Goldberg cited competition from other festivals, supply chain issues, sourcing labor, expenses, and logistics. [18] Chillicothe’s mayor, Michael Hughes, said the festival brings in approximately $50,000 on average. [18] The event is planning a "redefined" version for 2024, which may be smaller with fewer stage acts. [18] [20] [21] Goldberg told the Pantagraph that the new event would continue to offer diverse music styles. [21] Goldberg told WCBU that the new event would offer a "clean slate" without expectations from the last two decades. [22]

The 2023 event hosted over 150 artists playing 247 sets, with over 260 hours of music. [7] Over 20,000 attendees participated. [23]

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2024

In December 2023, it was announced that Summer Camp Music Festival would be rebranded as Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie. The scheduled dates for Solshine are May 24 – May 26, 2024. [24]

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  2. ↑ "About 20,000 expected at Summer Camp Music Festival over Memorial Day weekend". Peoria Journal Star. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
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