Rites of Spring Music Festival

Rites of Spring is an annual music festival held at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in April.

This article is about the festival in Tennessee. For the festival in Pennsylvania, see Rites of Spring festival.
Rites of Spring Music Festival
StatusActive
GenreMusical fesitval
Date(s)49 years
FrequencyApril
VenueVanderbilt University
Location(s)Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
CountryUnited States of America

History

The history of the festival is explained on the Rites of Spring website:[1]

During the late 1960s and early 1970s Vanderbilt students, faculty, and administrators went to great lengths to increase the amount of contact the school had with the Nashville community. One example of this community outreach was the student-formed "Free University" which offered instruction to Nashville residents in topics ranging from short wave radio to the arts. The "open campus" policy also resulted in many Nashville residents taking part in Vanderbilt campus events such as the implementation of the Rites of Spring Music Festival in 1971.

There was no festival in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic caused officials to call it off.

Lineups

2019

21 Savage, Moon Taxi, Big K.R.I.T., Soulja Boy, Jamila Woods, Ari Lennox, Nordista Freeze, Lackhoney

2018

Gucci Mane, DNCE, Cheat Codes, H.E.R., GoldLink, Kiiara, Born Animal, Lil Bibby

2017

Ty Dolla $ign, The Shins, St. Lucia, Johnnyswim, Rae Sremmurd, Aminé

2016

Future, Porter Robinson, Lil Dicky, Bad Suns, Kat Dahlia, The Candid

2015

Chance the Rapper, Young the Giant, Portugal. The Man, T-Pain, RAC, The Lone Bellow, Matoma, Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes, Louisa Wendorff

2014

2 Chainz, Steve Aoki, Delta Rae, Twenty One Pilots, Cherub, Ace Hood, The Mowgli's, Smallpools, Harper Blynn, MisterWives, Amy Wilcox, Stix Izza

2013

Needtobreathe, Rusko, Miguel, Mat Kearney, Baauer, Delta Spirit, Juvenile, The Apache Relay, The Kicks, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Humming House

2012

Wiz Khalifa, Mutemath, Fitz and the Tantrums, Sleigh Bells, Gloriana, Wick-It the Instigator, Reptar, Caitlin Rose, Tyler Hilton, Chancellor Warhol, Friendly Savages, Beaker Street Blues Band

2011

Kid Cudi, The National, Matt and Kim, Sara Bareilles, Public Enemy, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Jerrod Niemann, The Features, The Pimps of Joytime, Madi Diaz, David Mayfield Parade, Futurebirds, Young Jesus

2010

Drake, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Cold War Kids, Melanie Fiona, Doug E. Fresh, Chris Hennessee, The New Mastersounds

2009

The Flaming Lips, T.I., N.E.R.D., Q-Tip, Santigold, Grand Ole Party, Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears, Okkervil River, K'NAAN, Sara Watkins, Blueskyreality, Erick Baker, Run With Bulls, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Pico vs. Island Trees

2008

Lil Jon, Spoon, Feist, Colbie Caillat, Lady Antebellum, Old Crow Medicine Show, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Wild Sweet Orange, Jeremy Lister, The Avett Brothers, Cupid, H-Beam, Alana Grace, Lord T and Eloise, Hill Country Revue, Randy Rogers Band

2007

The Roots, Wolfmother, Drive-by Truckers, Mat Kearney, Keller Williams, Amos Lee, Rocco DeLuca and the Burden, The Whigs, Brett Dennen, Naughty by Nature, Bang Bang Bang, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Jyspi, Sons of William, The Old Silver Band

2006

Ben Folds, My Morning Jacket, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Govt Mule, Secret Machines, Blue Merle, Ben Lee, Matt Pondpa, Cary Brothers, B Young, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Old Union, Zac Brown Band, Hot Buttered Rum, Hopsing Project, Kate Voegle, Mr. Blotto

2005

Hootie & the Blowfish, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Cake, Yonder Mountain String Band, Julie Roberts, Gomez, Phoenix, Alexi Murdoch, Ingram Hill, Sean Costello, Jason White, Robbers on High Street, SYD, Matt Woods, Josh Kelley, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Van Hunt, Florez, Dave Barnes, Shawn Camp, Dean Fields, Cunninlynguists

2004

Talib Kweli, The Wailers, North Mississippi All Stars, Robert Earl Keen, Flickerstick, Josh Rouse, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, OK Go, Marc Broussard, Jag Star, Jimmy Hall and the Prisoners of Love, Dan Darrah Band, Jedd Hughes, The Someday Tour, Monte Montgomery, Matt Wertz, The Whigs, Mieka Pauley, The Loft, Christopher Robin

2003

Nappy Roots, Pat Green, Keller Williams, Martin Sexton, Derek Trucks Band, Jason Mraz, Alice Peacock, The Recipe, SR-71, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jump Little Children, Will Hoge, Seven Nations, Kill Hannah, Delicious Blues Stew, Mile 8, Hot Action Cop, Austin & Scrap, Melissa Cartoun, Wisechild

2002

Guster, O.A.R., The Black Eyed Peas, Phantom Planet, Matt Nathanson, Gabe Dixon Band, Virginia Coalition, Afroman, Liza and the Sould Stars, Dezeray's Hammer, Slyletter, Weekend Excursion, Bluestring, Guy Smiley Blues Exchange, Llama, The Great Twitch, Anthony Orlo, Inside Out, Amanda Pearce, Gillespy Road

2001

Nelly

2000

Cowboy Mouth, G. Love and Special Sauce, Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Freedy Johnston

1999

Better Than Ezra, The Roots, The Samples

1998

Run DMC, Third Eye Blind

1997

George Clinton, Big Head Todd & the Monsters

1996

Violent Femmes, Soul Asylum

1995

Dave Matthews Band

1994

The Smashing Pumpkins, Blues Traveler

1993

311, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

1992

Bo Deans and Government Cheese.

1991

The Feelies, HR

1990

Bo Diddley, Nashville Symphony

1989

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mel and the Party Hats

1988

Stan Lassiter, the Dusters

1987

New Grass Revival, Cabo Frio, Stan Lassiter Group, Twenty-First Century Steel Band, Pinkard & Bowden

1986

Manikenz, Jason & The Scorchers, The Swimming Pool Q's

1977

Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Kenton

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References
  1. "History". Rites of Spring. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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