Chicago Has A New Beachfront Music Festival
By Robert Martin in Arts & Entertainment on May 1, 2015 6:35PM
Photo: Katie Karpowicz/Chicagoist
For a city built on a great lake, Chicago has struggled to find a waterfront music festival that works. First there was Wavefront, the troubled Montrose Beach event that brought huge acts like Justice and Fatboy Slim but failed to make it more than two years. Next came Riverwest, 2014’s modest riverside dance fest that brought quality performances but could have used a lot more planning. This summer, a new contender enters the ring and the potential is huge.
React Presents, the mega-promoters behind Spring Awakening, North Coast and Wisconsin’s Summer Set Music Festival announced today Mamby on the Beach. The two-day event is set for July 11 and 12 at a brand new venue on Chicago’s Oakwood Beach and there’s no lack of talent. Fresh off of their new record Kindred, Passion Pit will headline alongside Australian pop-electro kings Empire of the Sun. Mamby’s strength extends into its undercard with Röyksopp, Cashmere Cat, Phantogram, Robert Delong and what is guaranteed to be a blazing hot (and probably vinyl) DJ set from LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy.
To top it all off, there’s a $125 Groupon for a two day pass available now! Check out the full lineup below.
Mamby 2015 Artists (listed alphabetically):
Art Department
Autograf
Cashmere Cat
Claptone
Classixx (Live)
Com Truise
Cut Copy (DJ Set)
Empire of the Sun
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
Felix Da Housecat
George Fitzgerald
Goldroom (Live)
J Phlip
James Murphy (DJ Set)
Klingande
Matthew Dear
Moon Boots
No Regular Play
Passion Pit
Phantogram
Robert DeLong
Route 94
Röyksopp
Tanlines
Toyboy & Robin
Mamby 2015 Locals (listed alphabetically):
DJ Walt
GGOOLLDD
Glass Lux
Good Life
Greg Corner
Holt
Indie-Pendent Party DJs
Kinky Love
Louis the Child
Mo*e + Tuj
My Gold Mask
NORdjs
Orchard Lounge
The Pool House
Redux
Soultech feat. Gene Farris & Dustin Sheridan
Steve Gerrad
Woo Park
Yawn
Zebo + Edie