VanFest

Music festival

This article is about the Pacific Northwest music festival VanFest. For the bus and van festival previously known as Vanfest, see Busfest.

VanFest

Genre| Rock, punk rock, pop, alternative rock, hip hop
Dates| August
Location(s)| Maple Valley, Washington, United States
Years active| 2011–present
Founders| Van Wolfe
Website| vanfestnw.org

VanFest is an annual music festival which takes place in Maple Valley, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2011 as a grassroots project by namesake Van Wolfe,[1] who was a student at Tahoma Senior High School at the time and described in The Stranger as a "superhuman".[2] The event series, featuring largely Pacific Northwest local bands, benefits the Maple Valley food bank.[3][4][5] VanFest Five, held in 2015, boasted four stages and 36 bands performing.[1][6] VanFest 2016 featured three stages along with a hip hop tent.[7]

## Notable performers

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* Willis Earl Beal (2014)[2]
* Jason Webley (2014)[2]
* Car Seat Headrest (2015)[8]
* MC Lars (2016)[8]
* Kitty (2015)[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Sears, Kelton (August 11, 2015). "Can a Persistent 21-Year-Old Named Van Wolfe Put Maple Valley on the Musical Map?". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
2. ^ a b c Fuller, Brittnie (August 13, 2014). "Underage". The Stranger. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
3. ^ "KEXP Suggests: VanFest 8/15".
4. ^ "VanFest music festival kicks off fifth year with local bands". 15 July 2015.
5. ^ Fuller, Brittnie (August 2015). "VanFest Five". The Stranger. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
6. ^ "Our Former Intern van Wolfe - the Bob Rivers Show". 25 July 2013.
7. ^ Newson, Aaron (August 22, 2016). "VanFest 2016 a Rousing Success". Rainy City Ambience. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
8. ^ a b "Lemolo, MC Lars, S, More to Play Sixth Annual VanFest". Northwest Punk Scene. July 14, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

## External links

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* Official website

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