South Padre International Music Festival

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = South Padre International Music Festival


caption = Official Logo of SPI Music Fest
location = South Padre Island, Texas, United States
years_active = 2007- present
founded_by = GamePlan Marketing & Events
dates = 2008: October 31st-November 2nd
genre = country, funk, reggae, rock, indie, Latin rock, ska, bluegrass, Americana, hip hop and jazz
website = [http://www.spimusicfest.com/ www.spimusicfest.com]

South Padre International Music Festival (also known as SPI Music Fest) is an annual 3-day music festival held on South Padre Island, TX. The event features international and national artists, encompassing a wide range of musical genres including country, funk, reggae, rock, indie, Latin rock, ska and jazz. 2007 marked the inaugural year of SPI Music Fest with almost 10,000 visitors throughout the weekend. The festival producer is GamePlan Marketing & Events, a strategic marketing and advertising agency located in Austin, Texas. [."Work Page". www.gpexperience.com. Accessed November 4, 2008]
The festival is set in a tropical atmosphere with temperatures averaging high 70’s in late October and early November. ["http://weather.com" Accessed March 26, 2008]

History

When The South Padre Convention and Visitors Bureau had a goal to attract visitors during the fall off-season, it held a bidding for a music festival. GamePlan Marketing & Events was selected and began the process of producing a music festival that would help South Padre be a cultural entertainment destination, attracting worldwide tourism. Early visions for a music festival included concerts on the sand flats north of the Convention Center. However, the producer and CVB agreed they wanted to put the concerts near the businesses to better help the local economy. [ Brownsville Herald. "Island Destination" Phillips,Carl. November 2, 2007] November 2-4, 2007 marked the inaugural SPI Music Fest. The 2008 date for SPI Music Fest will occur on October 31-November 2nd.

2008 lineup

*Willie Nelson
*Foghat
*Los Lonely Boys
*Blue Oyster Cult
*Ghostland Observatory
*Steel Pulse
*Alejandro Escovedo
*Del Castillo
*Grupo Fantasma
*Fastball
*Sara Hickman
*Vallejo
*Airline
*meridianwest
*Nakia and his Southern Cousins
*Pelican West
*The Last Vegas
*Ginger Leigh
*Twanguero
*Bongodogs
*Stewart Mann & the Statesboro Revue
*James Speer
*Big Burn
*Brownout
*Phillip Thomas Kellogg
*Suzanna Choffel
*Eric Hanke
*Bree Stevens

*More to come… [http://www.spimusicfest.com/ www.spimusicfest.com] for updated lineup

2007 lineup

More than 60 bands in 14 venues were officially involved [Coastal Current Weekly. "Music Festival washes over SPI". November 2, 2007] in the 2007 South Padre International Music Festival. Musical acts included:
*Jaguares
*Robert Earl Keen
*Robert Randolph & the Family Band
*Reckless Kelly
*Plastilina Mosh
*Grupo Fantasma
*Los Amigos Invisibles
*Dirty Dozen Brass Band
*Jumbo
*Patrice Pike
*Mike Doughty
*Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
*Suzanna Choffel
*Jumbo
*Meridian West
*Boombox
*Big Burn
*Kathleen Braun
*Hope for the Stars
*Gerry's Kids
*Pelican West Band
*Stewart Mann
*Frontera Jazz Quartet
*Haydn Vitera
*Joy Davis
*Eric Hanke
*Third Coast
*Peoples Army
*Bongodogs
*Twanguero!
*Leslie Blasing
*Wesley Cox
*On the Roadside Allstars
*Honeybrowne
*Rabanes
*Bombasta
*Papa Mali
*Jesus War
*Danny Schmidt
*Ideophonic
*Brownout
*Carrie Elkin
*Two Tons of Steel
*The Authors
*Green Mountain Grass
*Amy Atchley
*Espina
*Billy Harvey
*Airline
*Homer Hiccolm & the Rocket Boys
*Eidman Hall
*Nakia and his Southern Cousins
*Amy Cook
*Ruby James
*Pilaseca
*Miser
*Stereo Kitsch
*Slim Richey
*The Jitterbug Vipers
*Leonhardt
*The Throwbacks
*The Gospel Silverstones
*Moving Matter
*DJ Gmau
*Philip Thomas Kellogg

Weather

The average temperature for South Padre Island during the last week of October and the first week of November is 80' (average high) and 66' (average low). [http://weather.msn.com. South Padre Island. Accessed April 2, 2008. ]

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