The 13th Annual Dirt Fest 2009

There may be additional fees for this opportunity. Selected artists for this opportunity will be required to sell a minimum of 25 tickets. However, any tickets that are not sold to fans will not be required to be purchased by artist before performing.

Thousands each year gather to the Dirt Fest, an outdoor music festival featuring today's hottest established and emerging artists. The 13th Annual Dirt Fest boasts an impressive lineup of well known hard rock, metal, alternative, and punk acts as well as a plethora of cutting edge acts. This year’s festival will be held outdoors on Saturday, July 11th, 2009 at the Birch Run Expo Center in Birch Run, MI.



Many genres are showcased at this event such as heavy metal, alternative, pop punk, punk, rock, goth, industrial, grind, etc. Over 50 artists will perform on 6 different stages throughout the day, and last year over 3,000 people attended Dirt Fest! Artists will not be compensated, nor are travel or lodging fees covered. However, at least one slot is reserved for a Sonicbids artist.



Past event sponsors include: Victory Records, Alternative Press Magazine, CD Baby, and Rockstar Energy Drink.



Past performers include: Every Time I Die, Madina Lake, Halifax, Mae, Silverstein, The Black Dahlia Murder, Ashes of Soma, The Spill Canvas, Between the Buried and Me, Houston Calls, Between The Buried And Me, Parkway Drive, The Acacia Strain, Jonah Matranga, Darkest Hour, Misery Signals as well as up and comers Winds Of Plague, Born Of Osiris, See You Next Tuesday, Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Human Abstract, Alesana, and many more.