Get Beach Ready With Our Festival Guide To This Weekend's Mamby On The Beach
By Gina Provenzano in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 10, 2015 9:15PM
Passion Pit headlines Mamby On The Beach Sunday night, photo by Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
Mamby on the Beach is setting out to make the most of what will hopefully be a summery Chicago weekend. As the latest large-scale festival to call Chicago home, its lineup of electronic acts hopes to bridge the gap between hardcore EDM fans and more casual listeners. Its schedule is packed with a mix of nationally know acts, underground heroes and plenty of local favorites. While we recommend catching both headliners (Empire of the Sun on Saturday night and Passion Pit on Sunday), here's how we recommend navigating the rest of your weekend at Oakwood Beach.
Get there early Saturday to check out Gemini Club at 1:30 p.m. on the Main Stage. Like their namesake, the popular local four-piece is sure to bring a dual performance incorporating both indie beats and electronic remixes. Then check out another Chicago act, Yawn, bring their psychedelic, guitar-driven rock to the fest at 3:30 p.m. on The Beach House stage. Dance on over to the Tent at 5 p.m. and enjoy DJ sets from House pioneer Felix Da Housecat. Later that evening is when you'll have to make some potentially heartbreaking decisions. LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy gets up on the decks for a DJ set at 8 p.m. while Norwegian electronica duo Royksopp, fresh off their collaborations with Robyn, will take the Main Stage at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday is another day packed with tough scheduling decisions to make. We recommend getting there on the early side again and easing into the day by catching some of Com Truise's synth-heavy '80s-inspired set starting at 2:30 p.m. on The Main Stage. Stick around The Main Stage for beachy pop music from Tanlines at 4:20 p.m. Later in the evening Phantogram will bring some drama and theatrics start at 7:35 p.m. at the Main Stage, but you'll have to decide between their set and a DJ performance from the gentleman of Cut Copy at The Tent beginning at 8 p.m. Art Department will play one of their last shows after their recently announced hiatus. If you decide to check them out at their official after party at The Mid, you can close out the fest with headliner Passion Pit on The Main Stage.
Spending a day at a festival can be rough, but if you leave the beach feeling energized and ready to keep the party rolling, check out the full line up of official after parties. They're a great way to see a band you may have missed without toughing the elements.
Free shuttles will be provided from the Red Line Cermak-Chinatown Stop and the Cermak-McCormick Green Line Stop to the Festival.
Tickets are still on sale and can be purchased here.
For the full festival lineup and additional information including map of the grounds and after party information, head over here.