September 2010

Review: Life is good Festival, Day One

Nestled between the ponds, streams, and the beauty of Great Blue Hill is historic Prouse Farm in Canton, MA, located just 10 miles from Boston and the new home of the Life is Good Festival. Life is Good filled a major void for a large scale music festival in New England. Sure, Newport, RI has both the Folk and Jazz festivals & Maine held the inaugural Nateva Festival this year, but this is the first multi-day festival within the Route 128 belt.


The three stages that comprised the Life is Good Festival kicked off on Saturday for two days of feel good music on an absolutely gorgeous weekend in New England. Sunny 70 degree weather with no hint that Autumn is knocking on the door, it was the perfect weather to match the feeling that the iconic “Life is Good” brand is all about. Not only was the festival, which was the largest ever put on in the greater Boston area (estimated attendance at 20,000 people each day) supposed to put a smile on your face, it served another purpose. 100% of the proceeds of the event, over $1,000,000 will be donated towards The Life is Good Kids Foundation which helps kids overcome issues such as violence, illness and poverty.

Unlike other festivals & concert events where access to the “meet and greets”, priority seating, and other perks & amenities is accessed through exorbitant ticket fees and joining fan clubs, the Life is Good festival had another formula. Here, it was setting fund-raising goals and making donations to the very worthwhile cause of helping kids.

READ ON for more from Parker on the Life is good Festival…

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