Summer Camp Music Festival - Summer Camp Music Festival

The Summer Camp Music Festival is a multi-day music festival created by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and held annually on Memorial Day Weekend at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. The event typically attracts around 20,000 visitors, of which between 8,000 and 10,000 arrive before gates open. In 2014, it was listed as one of the top 40 music festivals in Rolling Stone.

The first Summer Camp Music Festival was held in 2001 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. About 1,000 attended the festival that year, and enjoyed over 20 bands on 2 stages over the course of 2 days. Since then, Summer Camp Music Festival has grown to more than 20,000 attendees, hosting more than 100 bands on 7 stages over 4 days.

While the numbers have grown, Summer Camp still maintains the same energy and family feel it had when it started over a decade ago. As one fan put it, “Coming to Summer Camp is like coming home.” You’ll run into old friends, meet a ton of great new ones, and have the time of your life. Almost tripling the population of Chillicothe for the weekend, Summer Camp creates a city within a city, and greatly impacts the local business economy. Artists that have performed at the Summer Camp Music Festival in past years include: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, Tom Petty (MudCrutch), The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, Bassnectar, Widespread Panic, Les Claypool, Keller Williams, Pretty Lights, Skrillex, The Roots, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Medeski Martin & Wood, and many, many more!

2001

The first annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held June 23â€"24, 2001.

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• moe.
• É™koostik hookah
• Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
• The Samples
• JGB featuring Melvin Seals

2002

The second annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held July 5â€"7, 2002.

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• Jazz Mandolin Project
• É™koostik hookah
• Keller Williams
• moe.
• Cornmeal
• Jazz Mandolin Project
• É™koostik hookah

2003

The third annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 24â€"26, 2003. This year marked the first time Umphrey's McGee began playing at Summer Camp.

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2004

The fourth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 28â€"30, 2004. This year, the festival expanded to 35 bands.

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May 30

2005

The fifth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 26â€"29, 2005. This year featured over 40 bands.

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2006

The sixth annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 25â€"27, 2006.

2007

The seventh annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 24â€"27, 2007.

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2008

The 2008 Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 23â€"25.

2009

The 2009 Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 21â€"24, 2009.

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2010

The 10th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 28â€"30, 2010

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2011

The 11th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 27â€"29, 2011

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2012

The 12th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held May 25â€"27, 2012

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2013

The 13th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 24â€"26, 2013

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2014

The 14th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 23â€"25, 2014

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2015

The 15th annual Summer Camp Music Festival was held on May 22â€"24, 2015

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