Coming to Campbellton, Florida, Sol Fest is making its debut in 2022 with a bang.
Scheduled for Could 6-8, the inaugural competition will happen in an idyllic, 1,600-acre locale referred to as Lilypad Adventures, which is thought for its personal pure springs that circulation into Chipola River. The luxurious grounds will present attendees with a powerful lineup over three phases, in addition to a slew of interactive pop-ups and artwork installations.
However the competition is about way more than nice music and enjoyable moments. Co-founded by avid music festival-goers Justin Kulkusky and Alexus Williams, Sol Fest will probably be held in remembrance of their pricey pal Quentin “Sol” Rupp, who tragically handed away following a automobile accident in 2021.
Regardless of their competition’s state-of-the-art manufacturing and stellar musical slate, Kulkusky and Williams’ high precedence is for Sol Fest to have function. In keeping with the duo, who spoke with EDM.com, they hope the occasion turns into a spot of connection and steering, since its core values are rooted in these of their misplaced pal and fellow festival-goer Rupp, affectionally referred to as Q.
“We’re each nurses and have nice compassion for others. We have now mixed our love of music and keenness for therapeutic to create this music competition,” defined Williams about her and Kulkusky’s concept behind Sol Fest. “Since a toddler, I’ve misplaced family members and watched how folks change after the traumatic lack of shut family members. After dropping my Aunt who I used to be very shut with and was my greatest pal rising up, I noticed the world in another way. Q and I immediately linked and in such a short while of realizing him, we turned shut. It was devastating after we misplaced him.”
It is clear that Sol Fest is all about offering a secure house for ravers, who can discover assist and steering on how one can course of loss. The mornings will supply therapeutic workshops with yoga, dance, breathwork and extra, whereas memorial occasions will even be held all through the competition’s entirety.
Organizers will develop a particular commemorative occasion honoring the late Charlesthefirst, a virtuosic digital music producer who tragically handed away in late 2021. They’re additionally developing a buying and selling publish in remembrance of Stew Beck, the founding father of native music competition Go The Items, who handed away final yr.
Lastly, attendees will have the ability to submit their misplaced family members for a memorial presentation, in addition to write on a wood effigy that will probably be burned on the competition’s remaining day with a particular coordinated efficiency.
With lasers, projection mapping, LED partitions, cryogenics, pyrotechnics, and premier sound dispersed throughout three phases, Sol Fest’s manufacturing is certain to rival that of main established festivals. And so will the commodities, because the occasion will function premium meals and merchandise distributors which were loved at celebrated music festivals like Bonnaroo and Electrical Forest.
Aside from mind-blowing units from the likes of Minnesota, Manic Focus, Mr. Invoice, Kursa, LUZCID and lots of extra bass music favorites, followers will even have the ability to discover experiential points of interest— like artwork galleries, dwell painters and circulation performers—from the likes of Frick Frack Blackjack, The Sonic Portal and The Mural Maze, amongst others. A complete of 70 artists will carry out throughout the competition’s three days.
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