Above: Main Stages + Camp
As part of our awesome summer festival partnership with Bacardi+, Grooveshark experienced three days of amazing music at Camp Bisco, an annual music festival held in Mariaville, New York. We set out on the road to Bisco early morning Wednesday, July 11, for a music experience that attracts an estimated crowd of 25,000 people. Here’s a recap of our time there!
Top: The crowd at Portugal the Man
Grooveshark and Bacardi+ ran the Media Tent at Bisco, serving as the hub for all media agents at the festival. Every morning, media teams gathered in the tent to be briefed on festival updates.
With free WiFi, phone charging hubs, Bacardi+ Pre-Mixed cocktails, and a Grooveshark listening station to preview which artists to catch next, our tent saw hundreds of media, artist, and VIP faces throughout the festival.
Above Left: Grooveshark/Bacardi+ tent
Above Right: Look at that swag!
Below Left: Press briefing in progress
Below Right: Grooveshark listening station
VIP’s and media agents also visited the tent for free Grooveshark/Bacardi+ gear. We gave away so much! Here’s a quick breakdown:
- 250 beach balls
- 500 lighters
- 300 coozies
- 400 bottle openers
- 500 plastic cups
- 600 stickers
- 300 premium ear plugs (courtesy of Bacardi+)
Bassnectar and Skrillex dominated the main stage with awesome sets. Skrillex had a media blackout which was lifted right before his show and allowed us to get some awesome shots
Top & Above Left: Skrillex
Above Right, Bottom Left, & Bottom Right: Bassnectar
Everyone was wearing bandanas as a result of the massive amount of dust at the festival; however, the rain on the second night made for an enjoyable third day.
Above: One day of dust at Bisco
The festival also attracted a variety of Go-go dance troupes, notably the Kitty Koalition, who made frequent stops in the tent for dancing and cocktails. These troupes dressed up in outrageous costumes and hustled their ways on stage to dance alongside some of the festival’s biggest-named artists.
There were also a lot of remnant bikers scattered around the festival from a motorcycle rally on-site the week before. They were all friendly and added to the diverse culture in attendance.
We experienced a lot of awesome things at Bisco, but one of our favorites was the sunset as viewed by a $5 ride on the ferris wheel.
Want to see more pictures? Head over to the album on Photobucket!
Want to see more work by the photographer? Head over to Jesse Lash Photography to check out his other work!
Love and Fun Festival Times,
Grooveshark
