The summer music festival calendar just got a little more crowded.
Yesterday I reported on the news that the inaugural JamBase Live festival will be happening at the Gorge in July. Today comes news of another new festival, this one will be closer to home and is being put together by some familiar names. The Timber! Music Festival is happening July 26-27 at King County’s Tolt-MacDonald Park in Carnation. The two-day event is being put together by Kevin Sur and the folks at Artist Home. If that name sounds familiar, Sur and Artist Home are the folks behind the popular Doe Bay festival. It will feature two stages, one of which will be lit by campfires, and a camping area with yurts.
“We want it to be like a big neighborhood campout,” Sur said in a press release.
Sur has a reputation for booking some amazing lineups for Doe Bay, which makes Timber! a festival worth getting excited about. The festival’s location, a 574-acre park that’s about 45-minutes east of Seattle, also makes it an attractive festival option and addresses one of Doe Bay’s biggest criticisms: accessibility. Doe Bay sells out in minutes (one year it sold out in 90 seconds) which makes it a very exclusive event. A festival at a large county park will hopefully make for better access in regards to offering more tickets and the proximity to Seattle (Doe Bay is held at a resort on Orcas Island) will likely make the festival more attractive to a broader range of people.
From the Arhives: Doe Bay 2011: Equal parts vacation and music festival
Aside from Sur’s involvement, location and date, little else is currently known about Timber! Ticketing and lineup information for the festival will be announced March 12. Here’s more on what to expect from Timber! with lots of PR talk from the new release announcing the event:
Ticketholders will enter Timber! via a long suspension bridge and will be welcomed by two stages, a main stage in a meadow set to showcase sets from beloved Northwest artists, and a campfire stage, set to showcase music at night. This stage will be lit by campfires and nestled in among a tall forest of fir trees. Folks will camp or stay in yurts in the park during the festival, and as the night deepens, a slate of outdoor activities are planned for festival-goers. Timber! is planned as a family-friendly event, and both day and night will be given over to a full immersion in the best music and nature the Northwest has to offer.
