Civil Twilight added to 80-35 lineup

South African trio Civil Twilight was recently announced as joining the 80-35 lineup.  They join Girl Talk, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Titus Andronicus, Parlours to this year's lineup.  All the skinny at the 80-35 website!

80/35 Music Festival - Set-up begins!

Preparations are ongoing for the 80/35 Music Festival at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines!

80/35 - Sunday lineup

Here's the lineup for Sunday, July 4 at the 80/35 Music Festival

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Main Stage
Noon — The Workshy
1:45 p.m. — Avi Buffalo
3:15 p.m. — The Walkmen
5 p.m. — Railroad Earth
7 p.m. — The Cool Kids
9 p.m. — Modest Mouse

Kum & Go Stage
Noon — Dawes
1:15 p.m. — Family Groove Company
2:45 p.m. — Christopher the Conquered
3:30 p.m. — Sara Watkins
4:30 p.m. — Evangelicals
5:45 p.m. — Califone
7 p.m. — Dar Williams
8:15 p.m. — The Heavy

Mediacom Stage
4 p.m. — Guerilla Hustle
4:30 p.m. — Gadema & Richie Daggers
5 p.m. — Cleo’s Apartment
6 p.m. — Kanser
7 p.m. — Raj & Leeman
8 p.m. — DJ Diverse
9 p.m. — Maxilla Blue
10 p.m. — Qwel
11 p.m. — Brad Goldman & Mimic

80/35 - Saturday lineup

Here's the lineup for Saturday, July 3 at the 80/35 Music Festival

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Main Stage
Noon — The Atudes
1:30 p.m. — Omega Dog
3:15 p.m. — Particle
5 p.m. — Yo La Tengo
7 p.m. — Slightly Stoopid
9 p.m. — Spoon

Kum & Go Stage
Noon — Modern Day Satire
12:45 p.m. — Canby
1:45 p.m. — Psalm One
2:45 p.m. — Cashes Rivers
3:30 p.m. — Zola Jesus
4:30 p.m. — Solid Gold
5:45 p.m. — William Elliott Whitmore
7 p.m. — Earl Greyhound
8:15 p.m. — Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs

Mediacom Stage
4 p.m. — Tripp Marxx
4:30 p.m. — Adapt
5 p.m. — Flatform
6 p.m. — Guante and Big Cats
7 p.m. — Tim Grimes
8 p.m. — Muja Messiah
9 p.m. — Mustafa Avdic
10 p.m. — St. Paul Slim
11 p.m. — Oz and Dave Leo

80-35 Music Festival - Getting There!

Here are directions to get to the 80-35 music festival in Des Moines.  The event is held at Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines.

- Take I-235 to Downtown Des Moines
- Exit at Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.  Travel south on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and follow roadway east (take a left) along the south side of Downtown Des Moines after passing over Ingersoll and under Grand Ave. Along Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway there are several parking options.

From downtown parking options, the park is between 12th and 13th Avenues (north-south roads) and Grand and Locust streets, which run east-west.

Here's a link to directions from the 80-35 site.

80-35 Music Festival Artist List

Saturday, July 3
Spoon
Slightly Stoopid
Yo La Tengo
Particle
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
William Elliott Whitmore
Earl Greyhound
Solid Gold
Zola Jesus
Canby
Cashes Rivers
Psalm One
Omega Dog
Modern Day Satire
Flatform
Tripp Marxx
St. Paul Slim
Oz and Dave Leo
Adapt
Mustafa Avdic
El Guante
Tim Grimes
W.A.S.T.E.L.A.N.D.S.

Sunday, July 4
Modest Mouse
Railroad Earth
The Cool Kids
The Walkmen
The Heavy
Dar Williams
Avi Buffalo
Evangelicals
Sara Watkins
Dawes
Califone
Family Groove Company
Christopher the Conquered
The Workshy
Maxilla Blue
Qwel
Brad Goldman & Mimic
Cleo’s Apartment
Guerilla Hustle
DJ Diverse
Gadema & Richie Daggers
Kanser
Raj w/ Leeman on percussion

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Spoon Headlining 80/35 Festival in Des Moines

July 3 & 4th in Des Moines
Tickets on sale now at MidwestTix or by phone (515) 244-2771
80/35 website