VanFest

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VanFest
Genre Rock, punk rock, pop, alternative rock, hip hop
DatesAugust
Locations Maple Valley, Washington, United States
Years active2011–2017
FoundersVan Wolfe
Websitevanfestnw.org (defunct)

VanFest is an annual music festival which took place in Maple Valley, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2011 as a grassroots project by namesake Van Wolfe, [1] who was a student at Tahoma Senior High School at the time and described in The Stranger as a "superhuman". [2] The event series, featuring largely Pacific Northwest local bands, benefitted the Maple Valley food bank. [3] [4] [5] VanFest Five, held in 2015, boasted four stages and 36 bands performing. [1] [6] VanFest 2016 featured three stages along with a hip hop tent. [7]

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VanFest Eight was cancelled in 2018. [8]

Notable performers

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sears, Kelton (August 11, 2015). "Can a Persistent 21-Year-Old Named Van Wolfe Put Maple Valley on the Musical Map?". Seattle Weekly . Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Fuller, Brittnie (August 13, 2014). "Underage". The Stranger . Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "KEXP Suggests: VanFest 8/15".
  4. ↑ "VanFest music festival kicks off fifth year with local bands". 15 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Fuller, Brittnie (August 2015). "VanFest Five". The Stranger . Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Our Former Intern van Wolfe - the Bob Rivers Show". 25 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Newson, Aaron (August 22, 2016). "VanFest 2016 a Rousing Success". Rainy City Ambience. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "VanFest Eight". Archived from the original on September 14, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Lemolo, MC Lars, S, More to Play Sixth Annual VanFest". Northwest Punk Scene. July 14, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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