B.O.M.B. Fest

B.O.M.B. Fest is an annual music festival held for charity at various locations. "B.O.M.B." is an acronym for "Bring Our Music Back". 70% of all the show's proceeds go to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.^[1]

History

B.O.M.B. Fest was started in 2009 by Frank Bombaci, Jr. as his high school senior project, under the notion to bring thousands of people together to hear some of the best local and national music around for charity.

B.O.M.B. Fest 2009

Bombaci and his son, Frank Bombaci Jr., organized the first B.O.M.B. Fest on June 13, 2009 at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Connecticut. Artists such as The Cool Kids and Say Anything performed.^[2]

B.O.M.B. Fest 2010

Bombaci and his son decided to organize another B.O.M.B. Fest for 2010, but this time at the Durham Fairgrounds, a much bigger venue.^[3] B.O.M.B. Fest 2010 was held on May 30, 2010 from 12 noon to 10pm. National bands such as Thirty Seconds to Mars, Lupe Fiasco, Of Montreal, and Girl Talk performed during the 10-hour-long music festival.^[4]

National lineup

• Thirty Seconds to Mars - Los Angeles, CA (rock)
• 40oz to Freedom - San Diego, CA (reggae)
• Christine Olhman & Rebel Montez - Memphis, TN (rock'n'roll)
• Girl Talk - Pittsburgh, PA (electronica)
• Jay Electronica - New Orleans, LA (hip hop)
• Lupe Fiasco - Chicago, IL (rap)
• Mutemath - New Orleans, LA (electro rock)
• MyNameIsJohnMichael - New Orleans, LA (indie rock)
• of Montreal - Athens, GA (indie rock)
• Roots of Creation - Keene, NH (reggae)
• The Cool Kids - Mid-West (hip hop)^[4]
• The Business Casuals - Zimbabwe (reggae funk-hop)
• The "Yeah Girl!" Experience - Republic of Djibouti (Instrumental post-folkcore)

Local lineup

• 1st Class - Boston, MA (hip hop)
• Alabama Blacksmoke - Newtown, PA (hard rock)
• Anna Lennard - Old Lyme, CT (acoustic pop)
• Aquaforce - New Orleans, LA (hip hop)
• Citylark - St. Louis, MO (pop/bluegrass)
• Clarias - Boston, MA (pop rock)
• Contagious Collective - Northeast, US (rock)
• Dan Stevens - Old Lyme, CT (acoustic blues)
• Distoria - New York, New York (pop rock)
• Do I Dare? - Gales Ferry, CT (acoustic rock)
• Dr. Rocktapus and the Nunks - Guilford, CT (rock)
• DS@STR - Tampa, FL (electronic)
• Fugue - Easton, CT (progressive rock)
• G-Eazy - New Orleans, LA (hip hop)
• Instrument - Hartford, CT (rock)
• Greg Strong - Maine (rock)
• Kate Manatee - Tivoli, NY (acoustic folk)
• M.T. Bearington - New Haven, CT (indie pop)
• Parabellum - East Haddam, CT (hardcore)
• Pie Boys Flat - New York, NY (rock)
• Raina Mullen - Old Lyme, CT (pop rock)
• sayWHAT? - Chester, CT (classic rock)
• Skyfactor - New York, New York (acoustic rock)
• Sleeping Lessons - Old Saybrook, CT (Acoustic)
• Sounds in Silence - Lyme, CT (alternative rock)
• States Away - Yonkers, NY (Americana)
• Sun Hotel - New Orleans, LA (folk rock)
• The Band Eclypse - Scarsdale, NY (hip hop/rock)
• The Energy - New York, New York (pop rock)
• The Land of Dreams - New York, New York (folk rock)
• The Shills - Boston, MA (rock)
• The Tawny 12 - New London, CT (folk)
• The Vicious Guns - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (new wave rock)^[4]

B.O.M.B. Fest 2011

B.O.M.B. Fest 2011 will have two locations: one in Danbury, Connecticut on the campus of Western Connecticut State University and one in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[5] National artists include Weezer, Snoop Dogg, Neon Trees, Coheed And Cambria, 12th Planet, and others, as well as 25 local acts.

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