One Week Later and the Norman Music Festival is Still Rocking

With the move from Saturday to Sunday, the addition of a Saturday night indoor festival, a double in the number of bands and more stages than ever, nobody in Norman knew what to expect last weekend when the Norman Music Festival took over the city’s historic three-block section of the Downtown Norman Arts District on Main Street. Let’s just say, it has been one week and the energy can still be felt.

The festival began Saturday night when nearly 8,000 people paraded up and down Main Street, ducking in and out of venues to listen to bands, or watch local comedians and poets perform.

Opolis was a main feature for Saturday night with performances by Hush Hush Commotion, Depth and Current and many others. The venue overflowed with hundreds of fans as Octopus Project took the stage at midnight. Just across the street, the Latin stage was on fire all evening as listener’s salsa danced well into the night to the sounds of Tekumbé and Social Klash. At midnight, MONTU rocked the Coach’s Brewhouse stage with fans lined up around the block to get in. Saturday night was a huge success and everyone was ready to see what Sunday had in store.

The streets shut down at midnight Saturday night, when stages went up and the trademark, outdoor city location of the Norman Music Festival took shape. Sunday’s event set the bar at an entirely new level.

Sunday April 26^th, the Norman Music Festival showcased the best of local music and arts—proving that Oklahoma has earned its spot on the festival trail. With over one hundred bands taking different stages throughout the day, fans and arts enthusiasts came out at record numbers. 30,000 people flooded the street, making this year’s festival bigger and better than ever before.

The festivities on Sunday had something for everyone. The children enjoyed the Little Rocker Stage and jammed out to acts like the Sugar Free Allstars all while being able to get a rock star hairdo or create their own art. The Dustbowl Arts Market really brought out the creativity that is all around us. Artisans from all over the region came to sell their goods of jewelry, clothing, house wares and more for the first time at the Norman Music Festival.

Some of the local acts buzzing about are Jabee, The Non + Cloud Collision, Jacob Abello, a comedian showcase and others who performed can be found in the links below. The diversity of music performed on Sunday could be heard from every angle. Every stage had its own feel and that is exactly what the third annual festival is all about.

A few new community collaborations came about for this festival and we hope to continue the relationships around our community. This year the NMF partnered with CART, Norman’s transit system, to relieve some of the parking issues dealt with in the past. The NMF also worked with the ACM@UCO to give the students a place to perform and also the audience a chance to hear some up and coming musicians. The Sooner Theatre also showcased a few DeadCenter films, music videos from our Oklahoma Music Video open call as well as many local bands. There are a variety of opportunities for the NMF to collaborate with diverse organizations within Norman and Oklahoma; we hope to expand our reach each year.

A few of the local departments and businesses we work with each year to make our festival bigger and brighter are: The Norman Police and Fire Departments, the staff within the City of Norman, Norman Conventions and Visitors Bureau, the Norman Arts Council and the many businesses in the Downtown Arts District.

Below are links to news and blog articles and photos from the people who enjoyed the festival. Be sure to send us a link to your blog or photo gallery to include in the archives.

Stay tuned for information and news about the 2011 Norman Music Festival.

Post NMF3 news

http://normantranscript.com/local/x1270809351/Rockin-out

http://newsok.com/festival-count-may-hit-50000/article/3456999?custom_click=lead_story_title

http://newsok.com/review-norman-music-festival-seriously-fun-spring-music-event/article/3456918?custom_click=lead_story_title

http://newsok.com/festival-rocks-downtown-norman/article/3457138?custom_click=columnist

http://oudaily.com/news/2010/apr/27/norman-music-festival---best-sunday/

http://oudaily.com/news/2010/apr/27/class-2010-norman-music-festival-awards/

http://oudaily.com/news/2010/apr/25/norman-music-festival---saturday-recap/

http://oudaily.com/news/2010/apr/25/norman-music-festival---best-saturday/

http://oudaily.com/news/2010/apr/26/musical-diversity-brought-community/

http://oudaily.com/news/2010/apr/26/show-goes-music-festival/

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=29

http://www.newsok.com/multimedia/video/80218376001

http://osuon.wordpress.com/

http://themusictionary.com/?p=3951

http://www.qromag.com/features/features/norman_2010_music_festival_recap/

http://roadtripnation.com/rtnblog/post.php?p=1956

http://normantranscript.com/entertainment/x1369563532/Norman-Music-Festival-III-a-two-day-aural-buffet

http://newsok.com/article/3461065

Post NMF3 photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenanthony/sets/72157623812103167/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/allisonwhitephoto/sets/72157623934088490/

http://curbchecked.tumblr.com/

http://shanelink.com/deadseachoir.html

http://www.theapachehouse.com/?p=2105

http://www.qromag.com/concert_gallery/?g2_itemId=217630

http://www.infinitetadpole.com/mcmurtryok.html

http://www.cooperphotog.com/blog/?p=465

http://www.infinitetadpole.com/leon.html

http://www.infinitetadpole.com/gourdsok. html

http://host.newspin360.net/normanmusicfestival2010/

YouTube videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp7zPvLQmBU&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMudM2_oOHk

http://www.youtube.com/user/BossHossV8Cycles#p/p/1EEC0962C685EC4F/11/EcZa8EtTHVM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjEG82wg2as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOsLjCxN0Tk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIB3_sRhkEw

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nmf3&aq=f

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr6X65cH9j4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF0IZbJws4c

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_ty pe=videos&search_query=norman+music+fest ival&search_sort=video_date_uploaded&sug gested_categories=10%2C24

http://www.youtube.com/user/RockinPostAr cadia#p/a/u/0/2Gj4tzTiwwE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtV4lDsNl 5g&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4DdX3n4H EM&feature=player_embedded