PLAY:stl 2008 is looking for a few good bands...Actually 90 great bands to play the festival September 18-20. Bands will have the opportunity to play one of the largest music festivals and conferences in the Midwest. Come join us this September!
Bands, this is your chance to play one of the Midwest's biggest music festivals, the PLAY:stl Music Festival & Conference. In addition to a showcase on one of the best stages in St. Louis, you’ll enjoy panel discussions with industry pros and networking with bands from all over the country.Submissions are open now through August 16 through Sonicbids.
The PLAY:stl Music Festival & Conference returns after a wildly successful first year which saw attendance top 3,000 over the three-day event. PLAY:stl sold 500 three-day wristbands and nearly twice as many single admissions to participating clubs. Besides filling several venues with vastly talented musicians, PLAY:stl also offered panels which helped to educate bands and introduce them to members of the music industry, people who could help advance their careers.
The 2008 PLAY:stl will expand on its first-year goals: to bring the best independent music to St. Louis, to make that music accessible to the largest audience possible, and to promote the growth of the city’s music industry. PLAY:stl is also expanding to include movies as well as an interactive component, Inter:PLAY. Bloggers from across the country will be converging on St. Louis to tell the world about your rockstar expertise.
Once again, the festival will take place in St. Louis’s Delmar Loop District and will comprise a series of stages at venues including Cicero’s, Blueberry Hill, Brandt’s, The Delmar Lounge, and several other locations currently being negotiated. Admission to all venues will be with a wristband ($10 if purchased by August 16, $15 thereafter) or on a per-event cost ($10 to $15). This year we are featuring entertainment on Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday from 3 p.m. on. Panel discussions are scheduled for Friday and Saturday afternoons. The VIP kickoff party—open to sponsors, bands and invited guests—will take place Wednesday, September 17 at Cicero’s.
Participating bands will receive all-access wristbands, a goody bag from our sponsors, an invitation to the pre-party, assistance with merch sales, publicity on both the PLAY:stl and PLAYBACK:stl websites, mention in all PLAY:stl materials, and more. PLAY:stl will also be producing a compilation CD featuring approximately 20 bands playing the festival.
We look forward to welcoming you to St. Louis in September!
2007 Line-up: Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s • Modern Day Zero • King Thief • Lapush • Cameron McGill • Brighton, MA • Semi Precious Weapons • Bockman • Femme Fatality • The Doxies • Go Van Gogh • The Feed • The ElmS • Hazard to Ya Booty • The October • The Hibernauts • Upright Animals • Jon Hardy & the Public • Zack Weber • Geoff Koch • Troubadour Dali • The Saps • Grace Basement • Impala Deluxe • Tone Rodent • Jesse Irwin • Logos • Cuban Missiles • dozemarypool • Go Motion • John Boy’s Courage • LucaBrasi • Sonic Reducer • The Marquette Weekend • Salisbury • Drew Bailey & Andy Dwiggins • Redding • The Breakers • The High 5’s • Todd Carey • Auset • Caleb Travers & Big City Lights • Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship • Sweetwater Abilene • Team Tomato • Walter Alias • The Last Almanac • Skidmore Fountain • Unique Chique • Sho-Nuf • Jon Yeager • Building Rome • The Thieves • Say Goodbye • Enamel • Ellee Ven • 13 Days • .e • Love in October • Pierce Crask • Caulfield & the Magic • Michael Schaerer • Brown Shoe • The Silent Film • Jason Vigil • The Bayots • Bare Knuckle Conflict • John Maxfield • Austin Bridges • Corey Saathoff • Leslie Sanazaro • Tell Tale Heart • Kevin Bilchik • Josh Steinmetz • Terminus Victor • Vijoy Rao • Papa Smiley & the Brain Bananas • RadioRadio • Via Dove • Loyal Divide • Northside’s Sweet Revenge • Seth Jarman • Breathe • Aaron Kamm & Craig K. • Atheists for Jesus • Will Saulsbery • Alex Ray • Sheila Shahpari • Ryan Powers
Webster University Becomes Sponsor Innovative. Comprehensive. Fresh. Resourceful. Respected. Local. Global. There’s no one way to view Webster University. The school—founded on the principle of providing a higher education to those who might not possess the opportunity to obtain one—today operates as a private, nonprofit, accredited university offering undergraduate and graduate education.
In PLAY:stl's inaugural year, Webster University sponsored a single stage. This year, they have returned as one of the major sponsors for the festival. Not only will they be helping us pull together all the elements for the festival, but they will also be helping to involve Webster's students in the festival. Webster University is home to a very active Community Music School and the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts.
The home campus is located in Webster Groves, Mo., a picturesque suburb of St. Louis. The university certainly has grown since it was established in 1915 and now includes more than 100 campus locations throughout the United States and across the globe. Students enjoy a unique educational environment at Webster, blending the conveniences of a small university with the opportunities of a large one.
Webster is dedicated to academic excellence, innovation in higher education, meeting students’ needs in an ever-changing world, and incorporating an international perspective throughout the curriculum.
PLAY:stl 2008 is looking for a few good bands...Actually 90 great bands to play the festival September 18-20. Bands will have the opportunity to play one of the largest music festivals and conferences in the Midwest. Come join us this September!
