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After Hours -- fForest Fest with Stacey & Erik Olson
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Did you ever wish you had your own music festival? Well, our friends Stacey & Erik Olson are living the dream! In 2022 they put together the first fForest Fest in Morris, Illinois with a few of their favorite punk/folk/Celtic bands. We talked with them about what it takes to run a festival, what makes fForest Fest different and what plans they have as they grow this thing. And they are announcing their 2024 lineup here - see you in Morris on June 1st, 2024!
Time stamps:
1:44: What in you made you think you could pull off a festival?
2:25: What is your background?
4: What's the biggest hurdle to doing your own festival?
7: How far out do you start planning the festival?
9:18: Year three, what are we doing differently?
11:15: Let's talk about the name of fforest fest
12:30: How do you start putting this together?
14:51: Are there any festivals you look to for inspiration?
16:25: What are things you had to overcome with the city to hold the festival?
18:41: What's the furthest people have traveled to attend the festival?
22:30: Who's playing fforest festival 2024?
30:50: Can we say how much this costs?
32:45: What is your go to cheap drink?
34:40: Any band you'd like to try and get on the lineup? name of fforest fest
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