South Padre International Music Festival
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South Padre International Music Festival (also known as SPI Music Fest) is an annual 3-day music festival
held on South Padre Island
, Texas. 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
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The festival is set in a tropical atmosphere with temperatures averaging high 70s in late October and early November.
. Early visions for a music festival included concerts on the sand flats north of the South Padre Island Convention Centre
. However, the producer and CVB agreed they wanted to put the concerts near the businesses to better help the local economy. November 2–4, 2007 marked the inaugural SPI Music Fest. The 2008 date for SPI Music Fest will occur on October 31-November 2.
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
held on South Padre Island
South Padre Island
South Padre Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in Cameron County and is a popular vacation destination because the resort city South Padre Island is located on the island. The island itself is considered to have been settled by Padre Jose Nicolas Balli, who had a...
, Texas. 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
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
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The festival is set in a tropical atmosphere with temperatures averaging high 70s in late October and early November.
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 tourismTourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. Early visions for a music festival included concerts on the sand flats north of the South Padre Island Convention Centre
South Padre Island Convention Centre
The South Padre Island Convention Centre is a facility located in downtown South Padre Island, Texas. It can accommodate groups from 20 to 2,500 in size. It hosts the annual South Padre Island Invitational, a college basketball tournament, and is the host for the 2011 NBA D-League...
. However, the producer and CVB agreed they wanted to put the concerts near the businesses to better help the local economy. November 2–4, 2007 marked the inaugural SPI Music Fest. The 2008 date for SPI Music Fest will occur on October 31-November 2.
2008 lineup
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- Ghostland ObservatoryGhostland ObservatoryGhostland Observatory is an American music duo based in Austin, Texas. Their music has been described as a combination of electro, rock and funk by Allmusic, and "electro-dance soul rock" by Gothamist....
- Steel PulseSteel PulseSteel Pulse is a roots reggae musical band. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, in Birmingham, England, composed of David Hinds , Basil Gabbidon , and Ronald McQueen .-History:...
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- Del CastilloDel CastilloDel Castillo is a Latin rock band based in Austin, Texas. The band's name comes from the last name of two brothers, Rick and Mark del Castillo, who founded the group.-History:...
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- meridianwest
- Nakia and his Southern Cousins
- Pelican West
- The Last VegasThe Last VegasThe Last Vegas are a hard rock band from Chicago whose style draws from glam, punk, and sleaze metal. Composed of Chad Cherry , John Wator , Adam Arling , Danny Smash , and Nate Arling , the band released the album Whatever Gets You Off, in April 2009, on Eleven Seven Music. The album was produced...
- 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…www.spimusicfest.com for updated lineup
2007 lineup
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- Robert Randolph & the Family BandRobert Randolph & the Family BandRobert Randolph and the Family Band is a multicultural American funk and soul band led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph. Other band members include drummer Marcus Randolph, bass guitarist Danyel Morgan, vocalist Lenesha Randolph, keyboardist and guitarist Brett Andrew Haas, and one of...
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- Plastilina MoshPlastilina MoshPlastilina Mosh is a Mexican alternative rock group from Monterrey, México, part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the creative process, providing most of the instrumentation and occasional...
- Grupo FantasmaGrupo Fantasma (American band)Grupo Fantasma is an eleven-piece, Grammy Award winning Latin funk orchestra from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2000 from the merger of two Austin acts, The Blue Noise Band and The Blimp, the band emerged with a sold out show at the former Empanada Parlour in Austin...
- Los Amigos InvisiblesLos Amigos InvisiblesLos Amigos Invisibles is a multiple-Grammy nominated and Latin Grammy winning Venezuelan band that plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms...
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- Patrice PikePatrice PikePatrice Pike is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She's been a professional musician and songwriter since she was sixteen. Billboard magazine proclaimed her "one of the finest up and coming contemporary rock singers in America"....
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- 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 SchmidtDanny SchmidtDanny Schmidt is an American singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas where he was born and raised and now lives with fellow musician and singer-songwriter Carrie Elkin.-Biography:...
- Ideophonic
- Brownout
- Carrie ElkinCarrie ElkinCarrie Elkin was born 1974, and is a folk/country singer and musician based out of Austin, Texas where she lives with fellow musician and singer-songwriter Danny Schmidt...
- 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