80/35 Goes On: July 2 and 3, 2011
We’re gonna do it again! The 2011 80/35 music festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3, 2011 at Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines. A fourth year is upon us with tons of music from some of the best progressive indie and jam bands out there! Who will make the lineup next year? You’ll have to wait to find out!
Vote DAILY to make 80/35 Bigger and Better
Thank you to everyone who has been voting every day for 80/35 in the Pepsi Refresh Project. You might have noticed that despite your much appreciated, diligent efforts, we’ve been hanging in around #70. Our goal is to get in the Top 10 so we can bring that $50k in funding to the great city of Des Moines to help further improve our music scene. That’s why it’s time to step it up!
We know you’re doing your part, but now it’s time to test your rallying skills and encourage others to vote. In order for this to work, we need to get more people to vote in more places… here’s how you can help.
Encourage 10 people to vote and tell them to pass it on. You can do so by simply forwarding this email, sending a Facebok message, tweet, text, or even telling the people you’re with right now. Don’t forget to remind them that you can vote three times per day for 80/35 using three different voting tools.
1) Vote online at http://www.refresheverything.com/8035
2) Text 101600 to Pepsi (73774)
3) Pepsi Refresh Facebook App: http://facebook.com.refresheverything (Install the Pepsi Refresh Facebook app and you can vote an extra time each day for 80/35)
Vote DAILY until August 31st. It’s go time people. Let’s make it happen!
Pepsi is donating $1.3 million dollars each month in the 
80/35. It was magical. Des Moines made it happen. You proved that Des Moines is a music town. You showed non-believers that our city can support quality progressive acts. Thousands of you came out for something that’s much more than just a weekend of entertainment. 80/35 is bigger than that.
ng through Des Moines. We have a vibrant music scene. Take advantage of it. Just because 80/35 is over, doesn’t mean the music and magic has to stop. It’s happening every night at venues like House of Bricks, People’s Court, Vaudeville Mews, 7 Flags Event Center, Simon Estes Amphitheater, Mars Café, Ritual Café, Des Moines Social Club, Blues on Grand, and numerous other venues around the metro.
The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition is a non-profit, grassroots organization, we rely solely on music fans and community leaders like you for sponsorship donations, volunteer hours and essential words of encouragement. We put on events like 80/35, Gross Domestic Product, Little BIG Fest, and Music University. We are a resource for bands, event organizers, and members of the community. We have a mission to grow the progressive music scene in Des Moines.
Yesterday you got a spoonful of great music now it’s time to keep the party rolling – music independence style! The forecast says rain, but don’t let that stop your fun! We have unfinished festival business: Modest Mouse, The Walkmen, Railroad Earth, The Heavy, The Cool Kids, and many more!
