80/35 Day One: Crowds Embrace the Rain, Festivities Continue Tomorrow

With the festival only a third over, the second annual 80/35 music festival launched today with music fans embracing the rain in downtown Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park. Attendance figures for day one are 9,500 people (4,500 in the paid area and 5,000 in the free).

The first day of 80/35 was filled with many lasting memories: Matisyahu’s stage dive, tap dancing with Tilly & The Wall, rocking to House of Large Sizes, and much more. The festivities continue tomorrow with 27 bands, fireworks, kids zone, meet ‘n greets, DIY Craft Fair, and the list goes on. Buy tickets for Saturday at the door for $50.

Check out Friday’s photos, live blogs, and tweets.

Saturday Lineup
Gates open at 11am

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Main Stage
12:00 PM – Poison Control Center
1:30 PM – New Monsoon
3:15 PM – Man Man
5:00 PM – G. Love and Special Sauce
7:00 PM – Broken Social Scene
9:00 PM – Ben Harper and Relentless7
Fireworks presented by Prinicpal Financial Group following Ben Harper

Mediacom East Stage (free)
12:00 PM – Hanwell
12:45 PM – Beati Paoli
1:45 PM – Miss Derringer
2:45 PM – Audrye Sessions
3:45 PM – The Josh Davis Band
4:45 PM – Wild Sweet Orange
5:45 PM – Cleo’s Apartment
6:45 PM – Mr. Baber’s Neighbors
8:00 PM – Brother Ali

Meredith West Stage (free)
12:00 PM – Anni Rossi
1:00 PM – Baby Teeth
2:00 PM – Paper Route
3:00 PM – Girl In A Coma
4:00 PM – Floodplane
5:15 PM – Cymbals Eat Guitars
6:15 PM – Margot and the Nuclear So & Sos
7:15 PM – Maximilian Eubank
8:15 PM – The Envy Corps
9:00 PM – All Bugs
10:00 PM – Al Brown
11:00 PM – Flatform

Dahl’s Kids Zone Stage (free)
11:00 AM – Team Gymnastics Academy
12:00 PM – Vagabon Tribe (Drum Circle)
1:00 PM – “Freight Train” Frank Strong
2:00 PM – Terry the Magic Guy
3:00 PM – Vagabon Tribe (Drum Circle)
4:00 PM – “Freight Train” Frank Strong
5:00 PM – Terry the Magic Guy
6:00 PM – Vagabon Tribe (Drum Circle)