The Summer Camp Music Festival is a multi-day music festival created by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and held annually on Memorial Day Weekend at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. The event typically attracts around 20,000 visitors, of which between 8,000 and 10,000 arrive before gates open. In 2014, it was listed as one of the top 40 music festivals in Rolling Stone and in 2015 on Rolling Stone's 50 Must-See Music Festivals.
Soulpatch Soulpatch is a long-term, interactive garden space at Three Sisters Park. Experts have been providing education and answer questions about gardening at Summer Camp since 2014.
Annual history 2001 The first annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held June 23–24, 2001. The initial event saw over 1,000 attendees. Twenty bands on 2 stages played for 2 days.
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2002 The second annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held July 5–7, 2002.
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2003 The third annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 24–26, 2003. This year marked the first time Umphrey's McGee began playing at Summer Camp.
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Drums & Tuba JACD w/ Johnny Neel and Derico Watson Umphrey's McGee Particle Karl Denson's Tiny Universe moe. Two Cow Garage Marc Broussard Donna the Buffalo The New Deal Oteil and the Peacemakers Keller Williams
2004 The fourth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 28–30, 2004. This year, the festival expanded to 35 bands.
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Particle Umphrey's McGee Medeski Martin & Wood Leftover Salmon moe. New Monsoon Tea Leaf Green Jeff Austin (of Yonder Mountain String Band) Family Groove Company Jim Donovan (of Rusted Root)
Benevento Russo Antigone Rising Oteil and the Peacemakers Jazz Mandolin Project featuring Jon Fishman Keller Williams moe. Charlie Hunter Trio RAQ Mofro Jim Donovan (of Rusted Root)
2005 The fifth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 26–29, 2005. This year featured over 40 bands. The 2005 event also featured a “Playground Kids Camp” area with arts, crafts and games, including water balloons, hair wraps, face painting, and other activities.
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New Monsoon RAQ Particle Donna the Buffalo Keller Williams moe. Euforquestra Backyard Tire Fire Michael Franti & Spearhead Umphrey's McGee Hot Buttered Rum String Band Mofro The Hackensaw Boys Family Groove Company The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Oteil and the Peacemakers Jazz Mandolin Project Victor Wooten Band Jeff Coffin Mutet Jazz Mandolin Project with *Oteil and the Peacemakers
2006 The sixth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 25–27, 2006.
moe. Umphrey’s McGee Keller Williams Rusted Root Yonder Mountain String Band The Disco Biscuits Honkytonk Homeslice featuring Billy Nershi Andrew Bird Oteil and the Peacemakers Zilla featuring Michael Travis Chris Berry & Panjea featuring Michael Kang Apollo Sunshine New Monsoon ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) Vince Herman Tea Leaf Green RAQ Rose Hill Drive Pnuma Trio Glenn Kotche (of Wilco) The Lee Boys Backyard Tire Fire Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band The Brakes Family Groove Company Brothers Past The Steepwater Band Future Rock
2007 The seventh annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 24–27, 2007.
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Tea Leaf Green Assembly of Dust ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) Keller Williams and the WMDs Umphrey's McGee moe. Family Groove Company Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Assembly of Dust Oteil and the Peacemakers The Brakes Great American Taxi Les Claypool Pnuma Trio Al and the Transamericans Toubab Krewe Melissa Ferrick New Monsoon Galactic Medeski Martin & Wood Brothers Past The Wood Brothers Hot Buttered Rum Backyard Tire Fire
Tag Team - Constantly changing band composed of members of Umphrey's McGee, Moe, and Tea Leaf Green. Band members would "tag" each other when they wanted to switch out with someone playing on stage.
2008 The 2008 Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 23–25.
moe. Umphrey's McGee The Flaming Lips O.A.R. The Roots G. Love & Special Sauce The New Pornographers STS9 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Tea Leaf Green Clutch Blind Melon Girl Talk The Avett Brothers Cornmeal Hot Buttered Rum The Lee Boys Lotus Family Groove Company Euforquestra Future Rock Banyan Moon Taxi Backyard Tire Fire
2009 The 2009 Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 21–24, 2009. Over 10,000 people attended.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Willie Nelson Method Man & Redman Keller Williams Les Claypool Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood Girl Talk Gomez Darkstar Orchestra Los Lobos Buckethead Lotus Bassnectar That 1 Guy The Wood Brothers EOTO Cornmeal Junior Brown Family Groove Company Assembly of Dust Easy Star All Stars Backyard Tire Fire Moonalice Toubab Krewe Brainchild The Bridge Secret Chiefs 3 Public Property Greensky Bluegrass Yamn
2010 The 10th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 28–30, 2010. The event featured 55 bands on 5 stages.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Sound Tribe Sector Nine Gov't Mule The Avett Brothers Keller Williams Slightly Stoopid Backyard Tire Fire Family Groove Company Bassnectar G. Love & Special Sauce Rebelution Split Lip Rayfield That 1 Guy The Bridge EOTO Cornmeal Zappa Plays Zappa Pretty Lights Steel Pulse Victor Wooten Railroad Earth Future Rock Animal Liberation Orchestra The Hood Internet The New Mastersounds Dumpstaphunk Hot Buttered Rum My Dear Disco Kinetix The Ragbirds Zach Deputy Dangermuffin
2011 The 11th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 27–29, 2011.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Widespread Panic STS9 Bassnectar The Avett Brothers Girl Talk Yonder Mountain String Band Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers Keller Williams Slightly Stoopid Wiz Khalifa Skrillex EOTO Cornmeal Big Gigantic SOJA 7 Walkers The Wood Brothers The New Mastersounds Tea Leaf Green Mimosa BoomBox Daedelus Family Groove Company Future Rock The Werks Gaelic Storm Greensky Bluegrass Rebirth Brass Band The Mother Hips The Pimps of Joytime Ryan Montbleau Band Paper Diamond The Ragbirds Orgone Euforquestra The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band My Dear Disco Dirtfoot Truth & Salvage Co. Keys N Krates The Giving Tree Band Van Ghost
2012 The 12th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 25–27, 2012.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Jane's Addiction Pretty Lights Primus Common Gov't Mule Tedeschi Trucks Band Gogol Bordello Zeds Dead Michael Franti & Spearhead Yonder Mountain String Band Shpongle EOTO Keller Williams Rebelution Leftover Salmon Galactic Cornmeal 12th Planet Ozomatli Victor Wooten Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Preservation Hall Jazz Band BoomBox Gaelic Storm Devil Makes Three Dirty Dozen Brass Band Future Rock Greensky Bluegrass Kids These Days The Infamous Stringdusters Gramatik Anders Osborne Orgone Hot Buttered Rum Family Groove Company The Ragbirds Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds AraabMuzik The Lumineers Rubblebucket Van Ghost DJ Solo JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound Red Wanting Blue Banyan Flinch Stratus Kinetix The Giving Tree Band Chester Brown Tauk David Gans Caravan of Thieves Tribal Seeds Elsinore The Steepwater Band Mathien
2013 The 13th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 24–26, 2013. Attendance was approximately 13,000.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Trey Anastasio Band STS9 The Avett Brothers Thievery Corporation Zeds Dead Big Gigantic Yonder Mountain String Band Medeski Martin & Wood Diplo EOTO Big Boi Gramatik Paper Diamond North Mississippi Allstars The Wailers Cornmeal Lettuce Future Rock Victor Wooten Dumpstaphunk The M Machine Savoy Alvin Risk The Wood Brothers Tokimonsta Tea Leaf Green Van Ghost The Soul Rebels John Brown's Body Maps and Atlases Minnesota Everyone Orchestra Liquid Stranger Family Groove Company The Werks Cherub Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Filligar The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band The Giving Tree Band Caravan of Thieves The Ragbirds Gangstagrass The 4onthefloor Roster McCabe Miss A Tauk Aqueous Swear and Shake James Wallace & the Naked Light
2014 The 14th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 23–25, 2014.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Zac Brown Band Bassnectar Trey Anastasio Band Primus Slightly Stoopid Girl Talk Yonder Mountain String Band Lotus Gramatik Wolfgang Gartner EOTO Blues Traveler Matisyahu G. Love & Special Sauce Wild Adriatic Lettuce Everyone Orchestra Beats Antique Bro Safari The M Machine Victor Wooten Band Future Rock Koan Sound Blackberry Smoke The Devil Makes Three Greensky Bluegrass Cherub The Wood Brothers Groundation The Motet Family Groove Company Green Lantern Dawn of Midi Orgone The Ragbirds Van Ghost Brainchild Swear and Shake The London Souls Funk Trek Filibusta
2015 The 15th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 22–24, 2015.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Steve Miller Band Widespread Panic Sound Tribe Sector 9 Big Gigantic John Butler Trio Paul Oakenfold Cherub Future Rock The Infamous Stringdusters Joe Russo's Almost Dead Trampled By Turtles American Aquarium Family Groove Company KOA North American Scum Trigger Hippy Turnpike Troubadors
2016 The 16th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 27–29, 2016.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Big Grizmatik Mudcrutch Lotus Louis the Child NGHTMRE Sam Feldt Savoy Snails The Wailers Filibusta Liquid Stranger Manic Focus Mija The Russ Liquid Test Sunsquabi Twiddle The Werks Tauk Ani DiFranco Lil Dicky
2017 The 17th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 26–28, 2017.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Pretty Lights Trey Anastasio Zeds Dead A Tribe Called Red Waka Flocka Primus Gov't Mule Run the Jewels Disco Biscuits gramatik Mike Gordon The Claypool Lennon Delirium Destructo EOTO Everyone Orchestra The Floozies Ganja White Night GTA Herobust Hippie Sabotage The Infamous Stringdusters Keller Williams Kwhatro Kyle Hollingsworth Band Laith Al-Saadi Manic Focus Nahko and Medicine for the People Railroad Earth Rezz Slander
2018 The 18th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 24–27, 2018.
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moe. Umphrey's McGee Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band Diplo Slightly Stoopid Cypress Hill STS9 Tipper RL Grime Tycho Greensky Bluegrass Action Bronson Beats Antique Cherub EOTO Everyone Orchestra Guster Jai Wolf JJ Grey & Mofro John Medeski's Mad Skillet Keller Williams Keys N Krates Kyle Hollingsworth Band Leftover Salmon Lettuce Liquid Stranger Los Lobos Marco Benevento The Motet Ookay Live Opiuo Papadosio Pigeons Playing Ping Pong SOJA Spafford Tokimonsta Twiddle Victor Wooten Trio featuring Dennis Chambers & Bob Franceschini Yonder Mountain String Band Z-Trip Zomboy Aqueous Big Something Brandon "Taz" Niederauer Break Science Chicago Farmer Cofresi The Commonheart Con Brio Dirt Monkey Ducky Eliot Lipp Family and Friends Filibusta Fre3kbass and the Bump Assembly featuring Sammi Garett of Turkuaz The Funk Hunters Future Rock GG Magree Graves Henhouse Prowlers Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Jade Cicada Jason Huber DJ Set Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers Joe Marcinek Band Kung Fu Kuuro Lawrence Led Zeppelin 2 Lee DeWyze Mad Zach Maddy O'Neal The Main Squeeze Marvel Years Michael Menert & the Pretty Fantastics Mija Mike Dillon's Punk Rock Percussion Consortium Monophonics Nikki Lane Old Salt Union Old Shoe Parker Parsonsfield Pink Talking Fish Probcause Protoje Reo Cragun Roosevelt Collier Shlump SoDown