2008 Deep Ellum Arts Festival
April 6, 2008
, 2008
The biggest weekend of the year for the Deep Ellum Entertainment District, this free-to-attend outdoor "street party" features four outdoor stages with non-stop performances by over 65 national, regional, and local original bands during this three-day festival. With more than 100 top-notch juried decorative and visual artists, muralist, the renowned pet parade, and abundant food and drink, the Deep Ellum Arts Festival attracts a diverse audience and includes affluent art and music enthusiasts. This is an adult-oriented festival -- there is no "kid" stuff.
Sunday's lineup
Copasetic Stage
11 am - “The Gathering on Main” featuring Jason Upton (public Sunday service
12:30 pm - The Spike Band
1:30 pm - The Epic Press
2:30 pm - Folium
3:30 pm - Inner City AllStars
4:30 pm - Katsuk
5:30 pm - Somebody's Darling
Deep Ellum Stage
11:30 am - Audioponic
1 pm - MJD Band
2 pm - Rocket Girl
3 pm - Jones
4 pm - Hurt Street
5 pm - Josh Weathers
6 pm - Campaign
Singer/Songwriter Stage
11 am - TBD
12 pm - Pet Parade
1 pm - Steve Sullivan, Reagan Redfern
2 pm - Whit Hyde, Cliff Munroe
3 pm - Merry and the Mood Swings
4 pm - The No Contact Band
5 pm - Jonathan Fox
Audioponic (More About this Band)
- Songs
- »Can't Stand It
- »Dime
- »Midget Stand
Campaign (More About this Band)
Folium (More About this Band)
Hurt Street (More About this Band)
- Songs
- »Better Than You
- »Ravenous
Inner City All-Stars (More About this Band)
Josh Weathers & the True+Endeavors (More About this Band)
KatsüK (More About this Band)
Merry and the Mood Swings (More About this Band)
MJD Band (More About this Band)
Rocket Girl (More About this Band)
Somebody's Darling (More About this Band)
Spike Band (More About this Band)
Places to eat:
Drink Specials:
- The Amsterdam Bar: 12:30 pm - 7 pm: $1 off all drafts & wells, $6 Stout (quarts)
- The Meridian Room: 12 pm - 3 pm: $2.50 champagne cocktails, kir royales, mimosas, bellinis, bloody marys, greyhounds, and salty dogs / 12 pm - 2 am: 1/2 off all classic
- Monica's Aca y Alla: 11 am - 11 pm: $1 mimosas and margaritas
- Adair's Saloon: 4 pm - 8 pm: $6 pitchers, $1.75 singles, $2.25 cans
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- »Photo gallery: Crowds gather in Dealey Plaza to remember John F. Kennedy assassination
- »Photo gallery: Late Nights at the DMA (November 20)
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»Album Review: Ryan Thomas Becker's Neighborhoof
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»Concert review: Spune Thanksgiving concert at The Hydrant in Denton (November 19)
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»Another series of Kessler Theater videos released
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»Documentary about Fort Worth's legendary Cellar Nightclub in the works
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»Concert review: Dark Side of Oz: Live at Dan's (November 19)
