Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival blew us away in 2016. The inaugural edition of the festival offered huge headliners (Mumford and Sons, Bass Nectar, Avett Brothers, Hall and Oats, Skrillex, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza), a solid undercard (Kamasi Washington, Lotus, Portugal, the Man, The Struts, Big Gigantic), a beach stage and a jungle stage. The temperature was beyond perfect (80’s during the day, 50’s at night). The entry and exit were efficient and smooth. And then this happened…
THE SECOND ANNUAL OKEECHOBEE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2017 LINEUP
FEATURING…
KINGS OF LEON, USHER & THE ROOTS, BASSNECTAR, THE LUMINEERS,
FLUME, WIZ KHALIFA, PRETTY LIGHTS, SOLANGE, RAE SREMMURD,
YOUNG THE GIANT, PORTER ROBINSON (LIVE),
ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS, GRIZ, COLD WAR KIDS,
BLOOD ORANGE, MIKE POSNER, BLEACHERS, SOJA, THE REVIVALISTS, SNAILS, D.R.A.M., MAC DEMARCO, WAKA FLOCKA FLAME, SLEIGH BELLS,
& MANY MORE
Soungslinger and all their sound-slinging pals are returning for their second annual Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival in Okeechobee, Florida. The first bonanza earlier this year was a slam dunk and on March 3-5 of 2017, they look to jam it again.
Okeechobee is held in a 600-acre wonderland called Sunshine Grove, and they make their intense love of the natural landscape very plain. They’ve stated that they’re using as many bio-degradable, recyclable, and repurposed materials as they possibly can to respect the land and keep the Grove groovy.
Without any further ado, here’s Okeechobee’s announcement:
What separates Okee from the other manic pack of festival wolves is their everyone’s-welcome lineup. Last year, they had headliners like Mumford & Sons, Kendrick Lamar, Robert Plant and Skrillex. If anyone says it isn’t their kind of music, tell them they’re uninvited for being ig’nant. There truly is something for everyone here, and there’s no better place for all kinds of people different in their tunes but the same in their hearts to come together than under a Florida sun. This year, we’ve got Kings of Leon, Usher performing with The Roots, Bassnectar, The Lumineers, Wiz Khalifa, Young the Giant, Cold War Kids, Waka Flocka… What kind of festival is this???
More artists will be added as time keeps a-rollin. We’ll keep you updated, so keep your eyes peeled.
Another thing we’re losing sleep over is their surprise unannounced PoWow! It’s going to be a bunch of special guests jamming together. A surprise lineup. An unknown setlist. Get it? This could be magic in the making. The names mashing in this “mashup collaboration” are yet to be uttered, but believe us: we’ll be there when it happens.
Full Initial Artist Lineup for Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival:
Kings of Leon
Usher & The Roots (A Rare Co-Performance)
Bassnectar
The Lumineers
Flume
Wiz Khalifa
Pretty Lights
Solange
Rae Sremmurd
Young The Giant
Porter Robinson (Live)
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Griz
Cold War Kids
Blood Orange
Mike Posner
D.R.A.M
Bleachers
SOJA
The Revivalists
Snails
Mac Demarco
Waka Flocka Flame
Sleigh Bells
Snakehips
Louis The Child
The Growlers
Moon Taxi
The Knocks (Live)
Gallant
Russ
Joey Purp
PoWow! A Mashup Collaboration with Special Guests TBA
BADBADNOTGOOD
Joy Wave
Allen Stone
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
FKJ
Galactic
The Japanese House
Lewis Del Mar
Bipolar Sunshine
Tennyson
Jacob Collier
Haywyre
Whethan
Louis Futon
Okeechobee Gospel Soul Experience: Blind Boys of Alabama, Allen Stone and More
Khruangbin
Con Brio
Nightmares on Wax (DJ Set)
OTT
DVS1
Kaiydo
Futurebirds
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Jacob Banks
TAUK
Ryan Elliott
Perpetual Groove
Rob Garza (DJ Set)
Escort (DJ Set)
Jacuzzi Boys
Cereus Bright
Merchandise
VHS Collection
Donna Missal
Gaudi
Sebastian Mullaert aka Minilogue Live
Julio
WYK
CBDB
AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Tickets are now on sale on Okeechobee’s website. There’s only a limited number of 3 and 4-day early bird passes right now, so get on it. Once those have gone, the GA tickets will begin their sale at the Tier 1 price. There’s all kinds of experience packages to check out as well like the Eternal Sunshine VIP Boutique Camping Experience and the extra-exclusive VIP bus tour dealio called “The Grand Kachobee.” Snag em while you can.
See you there.
