August 25th, 2022
Moline Debuting Three-Day Music Fest To Celebrate 150th Birthday This Weekend!
The city of Moline is celebrating its birthday in a big way!
To mark its 150th, the city is rolling out a three-day concert festival Aug. 25-27.
Here is a little bit about the headliners who will appear on the MidAmerican Energy Main Stage:
Galactic is a New Orleans-based ensemble that plays an exciting blend of funk, pop, R&B, jazz and hip hop. They are fronted by Anjelika Jelly Joseph, a former American Idol contestant who recently toured with Grammy-nominated Tank and the Bangers.
Celisse is a sing-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, performer and spoken word artist who has played with many notable musicians including Mariah Carey, Graham Nash and Melissa Etheridge. She is a founding member of Trey Anastasio’s Ghost of the Forest.
Pokey LaFarge was born in nearby Bloomington, Illinois but cut his musical teeth as an itinerant musician playing street corners, bus stops and other public spaces across the country. Now based in Los Angeles, he brings a mix of Americana, old-time country, blues, folk and Western swing to the stage.
Lissie is very familiar to Quad Cities audiences. A Rock Island native, she moved to Los Angeles in her early 20s and embarked on a musical career spanning four albums and countless sold-out concerts. She now lives on a farm in Iowa, but still delights with her mix of rock and folk-pop.
The Way Down Wanderers are another regional favorite, hailing from down Interstate 74 in Peoria. They play a quirky style of modern bluegrass and roots-pop.
Banda Cerro Azul will highlight the Friday Night main stage takeover by Mercado on Fifth. They are a wildly popular Chicago-based banda music ensemble with a full complement of brass.
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