MiddleWest Music Fest 2010

Middlewest Fest is Northern Illinois' annual celebration of the live music and arts, taking place throughout the weekend of Sept. 9-11 in DeKalb, IL. All Middlewest events will be hosted at The Egyptian Theatre, Ottos Nightclub, Ottos Underground, The House Cafe, O'Leary's Irish Pub as well as various art spaces, halls and local business in the lovely and historic downtown DeKalb, just a stones throw away from Northern Illinois University. A minimum of one Sonicbids artist will be selected to perform./n/nMiddlewest Fest is Northern Illinois' annual celebration of the live music and arts, taking place in DeKalb, IL is expected to bring in 4000 people. All Middlewest events will be hosted at The Egyptian Theatre, Ottos Nightclub, Ottos Underground, The House Cafe, O'Leary's Irish Pub as well as various art spaces, halls and local business in the lovely and historic downtown DeKalb, just a stones throw away from Northern Illinois University. A minimum of one Sonicbids artist will be selected to perform.



50 artists will perform at Middlewest Fest. Indie, rock, punk, metal and folk artists are encouraged to submit their EPK. Selected artists will be compensated a negotiable rate and artists can sell merchandise.



Middlewest Fest is produced by Kickstand Productions, a Northern, IL-based concerts and event production company. In addition to acting as the in-house buyer for DeKalb venues The House Cafe and Ottos Nightclub, Kickstand Productions produces events monthly at many other venues in the Northern, IL area. Previous artists proudly produced by Kickstand include Dinosaur Jr, GWAR, Umphrey's McGee, Boys Like Girls, MGMT, Of Montreal, Mates Of State, Alkaline Trio, Dan Deacon, Crystal Castles, Rusted Root, OK Go, The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Thrice, Anberlin, We The Kings, As I Lay Dying and Minus The Bear.