10,000 Lakes Festival
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The 10,000 Lakes Festival (abbreviated as 10KLF) was an annual four-day music festival in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
, at the Soo Pass Ranch that was held since 2003. 10KLF is currently on hiatus due to financial losses and was not held in 2010. Its name refers to Minnesota's nickname, "The Land of 10,000 Lakes". The lineups generally include jam
and bluegrass
bands.
The festival was held on over 600 acres (243 ha) and had four stages: Main, Field, Barn, and Saloon. (The stages are listed by size, beginning with the largest.) Campgrounds were able to be reserved and running water provided permanent restrooms and showers.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, at the Soo Pass Ranch that was held since 2003. 10KLF is currently on hiatus due to financial losses and was not held in 2010. Its name refers to Minnesota's nickname, "The Land of 10,000 Lakes". The lineups generally include jam
Jam band
-Ambiguity:By the late 1990s use of the term jam band also became ambiguous. An editorial at jamband.com suggested that any band of which a primary band such as Phish has done a cover of be included as jam band. The example was including New York post-punk band Talking Heads after Phish performed...
and bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
bands.
The festival was held on over 600 acres (243 ha) and had four stages: Main, Field, Barn, and Saloon. (The stages are listed by size, beginning with the largest.) Campgrounds were able to be reserved and running water provided permanent restrooms and showers.
10,000 Lakes Festival by year
- 10,000 Lakes Festival - 2009!
- 2008 10,000 Lakes Festival2008 10,000 Lakes Festival-2008 Lineup:*Phil Lesh and Friends*The Flaming Lips*Michael Franti and Spearhead*Mickey Hart Band featuring Steve Kimock and George Porter, Jr.*Leftover Salmon*George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic...
- 2007 10,000 Lakes Festival2007 10,000 Lakes FestivalThe 2007 10,000 Lakes Festival was held July 18 through July 21.-2007 Lineup:*Bob Weir and RatDog*The String Cheese Incident*Umphrey's McGee*moe.*Gov't Mule*Zappa Plays Zappa*Tragically Hip*Keller Williams*The Derek Trucks Band*The Disco Biscuits...
- 2006 10,000 Lakes Festival2006 10,000 Lakes FestivalThe 2006 10,000 Lakes Festival was held July 19 through July 22.In 2006, over 18,000 people attended.-2006 Lineup:*Phil Lesh & Friends *Trey Anastasio *The String Cheese Incident...
- 2005 10,000 Lakes Festival2005 10,000 Lakes Festival-2005 Lineup:*Widespread Panic *Trey Anastasio *The Black Crowes *Les Claypool *G. Love & Special Sauce *Rusted Root *Dark Star Orchestra *Buckethead with Brain *Particle...
- 2004 10,000 Lakes Festival2004 10,000 Lakes Festival-2004 Lineup:*The String Cheese Incident *311 *The Roots *Galactic *Medeski Martin & Wood *Keller Williams *John Mayer *Los Lobos *Yonder Mountain String Band...
- 2003 10,000 Lakes Festival2003 10,000 Lakes Festival-2003 Lineup:The musicians that performed at the festival were Widespread Panic, Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, moe., Galactic, Leftover Salmon, O.A.R., Leo Kottke, The Big Wu, Particle, Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, Donna The Buffalo, Wookiefoot, Topaz, Echo, Big Tasty, Kung Fu Hippies, The...
Stages
- Main Stage - Headliners perform here. This stage accommodates the most room for listeners.
- Field Stage - As its name suggests, the Field Stage is located in front of a field, allowing room for acts that attract large crowds.
- Barn Stage - This stage is located at the base of a hill and features a translucent canopy for shade.
- Saloon Stage - Acts that attract the smallest crowds are booked in a saloon, which stays open later than all other stages.