Midsummer Music Fest

Fun facts from the interview

• The festival was planned for 2021, was pushed to 2022 by the pandemic, and has grown by about 500 fans a year.
• It sits on about 140 acres, and fans can camp for up to five days.
• There are about 1,300 campsites, and reserved sites can be rebooked by the same campers every year.
• Friday is usually '80s night, and the other nights mix '80s, '90s and newer hard rock.
• A local tribute band plays the Wednesday pre-party, and a side-stage band plays five sets a day between main-stage acts.
• Daytime fun includes music bingo, bean bag tournaments, a painting class, a Lions Club pancake breakfast and a Bloody Mary bar.
• The main stage has a catwalk so bands can get right out into the crowd.
• Powerman 5000 once hung out in the crowd watching the other bands all night.
• Sevendust stayed in Park Rapids and told the crowd about drinking at the local Legion.
• Dorothy was the festival's first female headliner, and Collective Soul was its biggest booking yet.
• A free shuttle runs to hotels in Menahga and Park Rapids for fans who don't camp.