Fall Out Boy By Alex Jones The headliner for the first night was the one and only Fall Out Boy. The crowd started to wait for their performance over an hour before it was scheduled to start. If you paid close attention you could almost feel the teenage angst in the air as people eagerly waited for the 9:45pm…
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Tropidelic By Megan Randall Many fans “Bunbury” for their own reasons or in different ways. It may be just a weekend hanging out with friends, or you sought it out because one of your can’t miss bands made the lineup this year, but one of the best reasons to hit the festival is to discover hidden gems. One such treasure…
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Dashboard Confessional By Megan Randall New image, who dis? Admittedly, I hadn’t given much thought to Dashboard Confessional over the past years since college. Dashboard Confessional playing at university consisted of more mellow parties, study sessions, and sunbathing by the pool. When I had a chance to catch them on Day 2 of the Bunbury Music Festival, I was nostalgically…
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Blue October By Megan Randall Blue lights cast a glow over the crowd gathered early dusk at the CVG Stage on Day 2 at the Bunbury Music Festival. The blue lights grew more intense as the tones of the pre-set music started to fade while Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals, guitar), Jeremy Furstenfeld (drums), Ryan Delahoussaye (violin, piano, vocals), Matt Noveskey…
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AWOLNATION By Alex Jones It’s coming towards the end of day 2 and people are patiently waiting to see AWOLNATION at the Monster Energy Stage. The stage is decorated with cacti, shrubs and bamboo, and the hot sun is beating down. As the band slowly walks out, they begin to play the opening to “Run” while the lead singer…
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Sublime with Rome By Megan Randall Gratitude was the name of the game during Sublime with Rome’s set at the end of Day 2 of the Bunbury Music Festival. Rome Ramirez (guitar/vocals) often commented throughout the set how thankful he was to be there, on the stage, “doing what I love.” He added between singing Sublime classics “Smoked 2 Joints”…
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ReignWolf By Megan Randall Bunbury is one of the best places to find different. Different was definitely found on Day 3 of the Bunbury Music Festival. Under the punishing afternoon sun Reignwolf took to the Sawyer Point Stage. The band features lead singer Jordan Cook, drummer Joseph Braley and bassist Stacey-James Kardash in what is best described as a harsher…
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lovelytheband By Alex Jones As the hot sun beat down on the necks of festival goers smack dab in the middle of day 3, a swarm of people walked from Streetlight Manifesto at the main stage to see lovelytheband perform at the CVG River Stage. Lovelytheband is a popular pop rock band for local radio stations. Radio station tents…
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Pigeons Playing Ping Pong By Alex Jones The sun had already begun to set as Bunbury festival goers gathered in droves to see Pigeons Playing Ping Pong perform at the CVG River Stage on night 1 a whole hour before the performance. Head banging and heavy guitar rifts echoed in the background as a performance from Bayside was coming…
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Run the Jewels By Alex Jones One of the heavy hitting headliners on day 3 was none other than the rap duo Run the Jewels, made up of members Killer Mike and El-P. The duo is an alternative/experimental hip hop group that has gained popularity over the last 5 years. The two members were actually brought together by Cartoon…
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