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VanFest is an annual music festival which takes place in [[Maple Valley]], [[Washington]], [[United States]]. It was founded in 2011 as a grassroots project by namesake Van Wolfe<ref>http://archive.seattleweekly.com/music/960144-129/can-a-persistent-21-year-old-named-van</ref>, who was a student at [[Tahoma Senior High School]] at the time and described in [[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] as a "superhuman".<ref>http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/underage/Content?oid=20338613</ref> The event series, featuring largely [[Pacific Northwest]] local bands, benefits the Maple Valley [[food bank]].<ref>http://www.thestranger.com/events/22456599/vanfest-five</ref> VanFest Five, held in 2015, boasted four stages and 36 bands performing.<ref>http://archive.seattleweekly.com/music/960144-129/can-a-persistent-21-year-old-named-van</ref> VanFest 2016 featured three stages along with a [[hip hop]] tent.<ref>http://raincityambience.com/news/vanfest-2016-a-rousing-sucess/</ref>
'''VanFest''' is an annual music festival which takes place in [[Maple Valley, Washington]], [[United States]]. It was founded in 2011 as a grassroots project by namesake Van Wolfe,<ref name=Persistent>{{cite news |url=http://archive.seattleweekly.com/music/960144-129/can-a-persistent-21-year-old-named-van |title=Can a Persistent 21-Year-Old Named Van Wolfe Put Maple Valley on the Musical Map? |last=Sears |first=Kelton |work=[[Seattle Weekly]] |date=August 11, 2015 |access-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828093323/http://archive.seattleweekly.com/music/960144-129/can-a-persistent-21-year-old-named-van |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who was a student at [[Tahoma Senior High School]] at the time and described in ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'' as a "superhuman".<ref name=Underage>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/underage/Content?oid=20338613 |title=Underage |last=Fuller |first=Brittnie |work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |date=August 13, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2016}}</ref> The event series, featuring largely [[Pacific Northwest]] local bands, benefits the Maple Valley [[food bank]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.kexp.org/2015/08/14/kexp-suggests-vanfest-815/|title = KEXP Suggests: VanFest 8/15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/news/315590321.html|title=VanFest music festival kicks off fifth year with local bands|date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=Five>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestranger.com/events/22456599/vanfest-five |title=VanFest Five |last=Fuller |first=Brittnie |work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |date=August 2015 |access-date=August 25, 2016}}</ref> VanFest Five, held in 2015, boasted four stages and 36 bands performing.<ref name=Persistent/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bobrivers.com/index.php/our-former-intern-van-wolfe/|title=Our Former Intern van Wolfe - the Bob Rivers Show|date=25 July 2013 }}</ref> VanFest 2016 featured three stages along with a [[hip hop]] tent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://raincityambience.com/news/vanfest-2016-a-rousing-sucess/ |title=VanFest 2016 a Rousing Success |last=Newson |first=Aaron |work=Rainy City Ambience |date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=August 25, 2016}}</ref>


== Notable Performers ==
== Notable performers ==
*[[Willis Earl Beal]] (2014)<ref>http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/underage/Content?oid=20338613</ref>
*[[Willis Earl Beal]] (2014)<ref name=Underage/>
*[[Jason Webley]] (2014)<ref>http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/underage/Content?oid=20338613</ref>
*[[Jason Webley]] (2014)<ref name=Underage/>
*[[Car Seat Headrest]] (2015)<ref>http://www.northwestmusicscene.net/lemolo-mc-lars-s-play-sixth-annual-vanfest/</ref>
*[[Car Seat Headrest]] (2015)<ref name=Lemolo>{{cite web |url=http://www.northwestmusicscene.net/lemolo-mc-lars-s-play-sixth-annual-vanfest/ |title=Lemolo, MC Lars, S, More to Play Sixth Annual VanFest |work=Northwest Punk Scene |date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=August 25, 2016}}</ref>
*[[MC Lars]] (2016)<ref>http://www.northwestmusicscene.net/lemolo-mc-lars-s-play-sixth-annual-vanfest/</ref>
*[[MC Lars]] (2016)<ref name=Lemolo/>
*[[Kitty (rapper)|Kitty]] (2015)<ref>http://archive.seattleweekly.com/music/960144-129/can-a-persistent-21-year-old-named-van</ref>
*[[Kitty (rapper)|Kitty]] (2015)<ref name=Persistent/>

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== External Links ==
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* {{Official website|http://vanfestnw.org}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://vanfestnw.org}}


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Latest revision as of 18:53, 13 January 2024

This article is about the Pacific Northwest music festival VanFest. For the bus and van festival previously known as Vanfest, see Busfest.
VanFest
GenreRock, punk rock, pop, alternative rock, hip hop
DatesAugust
Location(s)Maple Valley, Washington, United States
Years active2011–present
FoundersVan Wolfe
Websitevanfestnw.org

VanFest is an annual music festival which takes place in Maple Valley, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2011 as a grassroots project by namesake Van Wolfe,[1] who was a student at Tahoma Senior High School at the time and described in The Stranger as a "superhuman".[2] The event series, featuring largely Pacific Northwest local bands, benefits the Maple Valley food bank.[3][4][5] VanFest Five, held in 2015, boasted four stages and 36 bands performing.[1][6] VanFest 2016 featured three stages along with a hip hop tent.[7]

Notable performers

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Sears, Kelton (August 11, 2015). "Can a Persistent 21-Year-Old Named Van Wolfe Put Maple Valley on the Musical Map?". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Fuller, Brittnie (August 13, 2014). "Underage". The Stranger. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "KEXP Suggests: VanFest 8/15".
  4. ^ "VanFest music festival kicks off fifth year with local bands". 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ Fuller, Brittnie (August 2015). "VanFest Five". The Stranger. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Our Former Intern van Wolfe - the Bob Rivers Show". 25 July 2013.
  7. ^ Newson, Aaron (August 22, 2016). "VanFest 2016 a Rousing Success". Rainy City Ambience. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Lemolo, MC Lars, S, More to Play Sixth Annual VanFest". Northwest Punk Scene. July 14, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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