- The Echo Project
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = The Echo Project
location = Fairburn, Georgia, US
years_active= 2007
founders =Nicolas Bouckaert
dates = October
genre =Jam bands ,Alternative rock , Hip hop,jazz , americana, bluegrass, country, folk, gospel,reggae , electronic
website = [http://www.the-echoproject.com/ Official website]The Echo Project is a three day annual
music festival founded by Nicolas Bouckaert, first held in 2007. The festival is held inFairburn, GA on 350+ acres ofBouckaert Farm along theChattahoochee River . The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, many artist venues, community building, and environmental awareness. The main stages were the Echo Stage, Lunar Stage, Eclipse Stage, Solar Stage, and the 99x Pontiac Green Garage. [cite web|url=http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A319085|publisher=Creative Loafing Media|title=The Echo Project: Creating a sound Echo system]2007
Highlights
The 2007 festival ran from October 12 - October 14. The festival included many environment-friendly practices including recycling containers throughout the festival, the use of
corn -basedplastic drink cups, the use ofsolar energy , the purchase ofrenewable energy to offset emissions generated from the use of electricity at the festival and other activities including work exchange programs and donating a portion of proceeds toTrees For The Future . Visitors to the festival were also given the option to purchase a "green" ticket which carried with it 500 kWh of renewable energy to offset the environmental impact of approximately 682 pounds ofCO2 . [cite web|url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=11046|publisher=JamBase|title=Echo Project: Daytime Schedules]About 15,000 tickets were purchased for the 2007 festival. [cite web|url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_115564.asp|publisher=Chattanoogan|title=The Echo Project, The South's Newest Music Festival|]
Lineup
Notable appearances at the festival in 2007 included: [cite web|url=http://www.the-echoproject.com|title=Official Site]
*The Killers
*Phil Lesh & Friends
*The Flaming Lips
*Thievery Corporation
*Common
*Moe.
*The Roots
*Spoon
*Cypress Hill
*Les Claypool
*Michael Franti & Spearhead
*Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
*Umphrey's McGee
*Disco Biscuits
*Stephen Marley
*Rabbit in the Moon
*GZA featuringSlick Rick
*The Bravery
*Medeski Martin & Wood
*MSTRKRFT
*Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues
*Polyphonic Spree
*The Avett Brothers
*Butch Walker References
External links
* [http://www.the-echoproject.com the-echoproject.com] Official Website
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