There was a time in the early ’00s when Minnesota-based jamband The Big Wu were filling small clubs throughout the Midwest and seemed poised for big things. After a couple of lineup changes and a record deal gone bad, the group retired from the road in 2006 and only get together for sporadic gigs in and around their home state. This summer the group celebrates its 20th anniversary by headlining their own festival, The Big Wu Family Reunion, in Harmony Park, MN on July 2 and 3.
Following a rare year off in 2010, The Big Wu and the event promoters have brought in some big names – Bruce Hornsby and Yonder Mountain String Band – to help move the $65 ducats for the 11th Family Reunion. Roster McCabe, God Johnson and Root City Band are included in a lineup of about 20 local bands that round out the bill along with a Pink Floyd tribute act featuring Particle keyboardist Steve Molitz. The Big Wu play two sets and we hope Midnight Rudy is included in one of them.
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It’s too bad, Spring Reverb was a good album and could have taken the band places. Unfortunately, it marked their “Pinnacle”, pun intended!