As far as major music festivals go, Georgia has been a state that somehow missed out on hosting enormous events with great bands and huge crowds. One might argue that Atlanta’s Music Midtown is a major music festival. Yes, Midtown gets well-known headliners each year and the stages are always surrounded by a sea of people but Music Midtown isn’t a true festival. It lacks the true essence of what a festival should be. It’s not about the concerts. It’s about the entire experience that true music fans have had to venture across state lines to find, until now.
The CounterPoint Music Festival in Fairburn, Ga. will run from Sept. 27-29. It is a three-day event that is hosting the largest names in music and some of the most impressive line-ups for a first-time festival. Kennesaw students looking to see their favorite bands can see Skrillex, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights and many others. You can check out the complete list of bands at the festival’s website www.counterpointfestival.com.
Ticket options include three-day wristbands or one-day passes and are reasonably priced when compared to other festivals that host this level of talent. The one-day passes are all under $100 but vary depending on the day and the three-day wristbands are around $200 but cheaper if you do not want to camp overnight.
For students that are interested, be sure to check out the website for a complete lineup, a daily schedule and to buy tickets. Be sure to check out Georgia’s first major music festival at the end of the month.
Full Counterpoint Lineup:
•Bassnectar
•Skrillex
•Pretty Lights
•AVICII
•Steve Angello
•M83
•Excision
•Laidback Luke
•Alesso
•Crystal Castles
•Big Boi
•Zeds Dead
•Big Gigantic
•Wale
•Ghostland Observatory
•A-Trak
•Atmosphere
•Feed Me
•Porter Robinson
•LOTUS
•Toro Y Moi
•MiM0SA
•Washed Out
•Zedd
•R3HAB
•Theophilus London
•Reptar
•12th Planet
•Beats Antique
•Conspirator
•Super Mash Bros
•Emancipator
•Polica
•Alvin Risk
•Savoy
• Up Until Now with special guest David Murphy of STS9
•Adventure Club
•ZOOGMA
•Paper Diamond
•Treasure Fingers
•3LAU
•Gramatik
•Archnemesis
•Lance Herbstrong
•The M Machine
•Michal Menert
•Mr. MFN eXquire
•Gardens & Villa
•Tokimonsta
•SuperVision
•Com Truise
•Abakus
•Oliver
•Nobody Beats The Drum
•Paul Basic
•Nick Catchdubs
•RUN DMT
•Mayhem
•Audrey Napoleon
•Dr. Fameus
•ABDECAF
•Heroes & Villians
•Street Lurkin
•HeRobust
•Mantis
•Sorted
•Trench
•DJ Mel
•Skrause
•Rhythm Monks
• The Mad Violinist & The Symphony Crack Orchestra
•Stokeswood
•Abandon The Earth Mission
•Cousin Dan
