Posts by Richard Clarke and Amanda Anson

Walking onto the festival grounds on Saturday, the atmosphere was noticeably subdued, and the crowds lighter for the various opening acts in the early afternoon. On the Lawn Stage, festival goers were starting to gather for soulful Parson James, whose hymnal style set was the perfect anecdote for anyone who was still recovering from the […]

While not an ideal start weather-wise, the ominous dark skies surrounding the Woodlands at Dover Downs did not deter thousands of excited festival goers. Music fans flocked to the scene of another great summer festival kick off exuberant with the promise of a great weekend filled with a variety of great bands and festival activities. […]

Entering The Woodlands at Dover Downs on Saturday, the festival was noticeably mellower than it was on Friday. There were far less music fans gathered at the first stage people come to after crossing the bridge from the International Speedway to The Woodlands section of the property. The day began with pleasant weather, but ended […]

The pathways that wound through the massive festival grounds turned back into solid earth on Friday and with all seven stages cranking up on the first full day of music, this was key for crowds to stream from stage to stage. Some of the trails that cut though wooded areas between several of the concert […]

For the fourth year, the roar of NASCAR engines at The Monster Mile and The Woodlands at Dover Downs International Speedway in Delaware were replaced by the sounds of music and cheering fans. The somewhat soft opening of last year’s first night was intensified with the event’s four-day passes selling out, which seemed to elevate […]