Hedgpeth Festival

Hedgpeth was an alternative/indie music festival held in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, on July 28/29, 2006. The event is named for one of its organizers, Jeff Hedgpeth. The festival was held at Shadow Hill Ranch, which is also the site of Country Thunder, an annual country music festival. Acts performed at four separate stages: the Hedgpeth Stage, the Contagious Stage, the Hodgepodge stage, and the 21+ Saloon stage.

Acts

The groups that performed at Hedgpeth 2006 were as follows:

*Primus
*The Flaming Lips
*Kings of Leon
*Rusted Root
*Peeping Tom featuring Mike Patton
*Hot Hot Heat
*They Might Be Giants
*Blue October
*Minus the Bear
*Slightly Stoopid
*Rock Kills Kid
*Jackopierce
*Rocco DeLuca and the Burden
*Living Things
*Los Amigos Invisibles
*Copeland
*Anberlin
*The Go! Team
*The Whigs
*Murder by Death
*The Black Angels
*Luna Halo
*Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
*Bottle of Justus
*June
*Trampled by Turtles
*Pomeroy
*Domestic Problems
*Sunday Runners
*Devotchka
*Red Letter Agent
*Aberdeen City
*The Apparitions
*Cloud Cult
*Hello Dave
*The Dog and Everything
*Ludo
*theBIV
*Ultra Sonic Edukators
*Trevor Hall
*Freshwater Collins
*The Richard Cranium Sideshow
*The Doomsday Social

The Future of the Festival

Hedgpeth's future is currently up in the air, but organizers are optimistic even after the slightly lower than expected turnout.Hedgpeth promoters will not be continuing the event. The festival lost an estimated $100,000 due to lack of ticket sales.

External links

* [http://www.hedgpethfest.com The official Hedgpeth site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/hedgpethfest Hedgpeth on Myspace]