19 January 2023
Indie rockers Hippo Campus plus Moon Taxi will be joined up with by Georgia-based country songs band Drivin N Cryin and rising country vocalist Nate Smith as headliners at this year’s annual St Pat’s in Five Factors on March 18, coordinators announced at a press meeting Jan. 19. The artists join an impressive list of twenty other bands — which includes longtime performers Villa*Nova, nearby bands like Stagbriar plus Rex Darling and Charleston-based bands like Easy Sweetie and Doom Flamingo — who will be at a single the biggest annual festivals within Columbia. Columbia rapper FatRat da Czar, who managed to get onto Free Times’ listing of 30 influential arts plus culture names in 2022, will host. The celebration, which is in its 41st 12 months, is one of the largest of its type in the Southeast. Each year, this brings in around 30, 1000 folks, according to organizers. This past year, more than a third of those participants were from out of city. “For more than four years, St . Pat’s in 5 Points has been a pinnacle within our community, ” executive movie director of the Five Points Organization Heather McDonald said. “We work hard throughout the year to make sure the background music lineup is eclectic the other everyone can enjoy — through indie rock and substitute, to country and Americana, there’s something for everyone from St . Pat’s. “Hippo Campus, the five-piece indie rock and roll and pop band through Minnesota, has accumulated over 2 million listeners upon Spotify over their decade-long career and was called one of NPR’s favorite brand new artists in 2017. They have perhaps popular songs like Buttercup and Way It Will go from 2017 album Milestone. On the country side of things, Nate Smith, whose songs possess amassed popularity on r / c and Tik Tok as well, is set to perform. At over 4 million listeners, he is got radio hits such as Whiskey on You. “We’ve obtained another great lineup, a good mixture of bands so I think individuals are going to be excited about progressing to see them, ” stated Trae Judy, an coordinator who helped book the particular bands. “People get to encounter new music. We’ve got a lot of groups that people maybe have heard about or seen them perform in other markets, but now they may gonna get to play Columbia. “But the music festival, the particular ticketed event and primary draw of the St . Pat’s celebration, isn’t the only thing that pulls attendees. Outside of the musical shows, which will take place across 4 stages, there’ll be the St Pat’s Parade, the one-mile family fun run plus 5K/10K runs. This year’s event will also include a brand new VIP ticket option, that will cost attendees $100, regarding $75 more than general entrance tickets. Both general entrance tickets and VIP seat tickets can be purchased at stpatscolumbia. possuindo. Here’s the full line-up: Celestial satellite TaxiNate SmithDrivin N CryinHippo CampusDoom FlamingoStop Light ObservationGeorge Fetner and the StraysRyan Monroe and Josh Roberts (performing as a duo)Opus & the particular FrequenciesThe Brook & The particular BluffflipturnSam BurchfieldRex DarlingTravis Denning49 WinchesterDrayton FarleyVilla*NovaStagbriarEasy HoneyE. Z .. Shakes