Dial Up Festival is a new multi-market outdoor music event celebrating the culture of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Each festival date will feature performances from NELLY and SUGAR RAY, as well as additional iconic artists who helped define the crossover sound of the era, spanning pop, hip-hop, rock, punk, and alternative radio.
Dial Up Festival launches Saturday, November 7 at Castaic Lake Park in Castaic, California, just outside Los Angeles, and will feature era-definining music from NELLY, SUGAR RAY, LIT, ALIEN ANT FARM, UNWRITTEN LAW and more.
The Saturday, November 21 Dial Up Festival at Wild Horse Pass Festival Grounds, Chandler, Arizona, adjacent to Phoenix, will feature music from NELLY, SUGAR RAY, SMASH MOUTH, ALIEN ANT FARM, WARREN G, PAUL WALL, UNWRITTEN LAW and more.
The Saturday, December 12 edition of Dial Up Festival at Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth, Texas will blend the festival’s late ‘90s and early 2000s vibe with a festive holiday party twist. Confirmed music artists include NELLY, SUGAR RAY, SMASH MOUTH, BUCKCHERRY, PAUL WALL, UNWRITTEN LAW and more.
In addition to a full day of music, attendees can enjoy Christmas libations, holiday-inspired specialty cocktails, and festive décor, with Santa onsite to spread good cheer. Scenic Panther Island Pavilion is located at 395 Purcey Street on the Trinity River, with the beautiful downtown Fort Worth, Texas skyline as a backdrop
Built around the music, fashion, drinks, games, and shared pop-culture memories of the pre-streaming generation, Dial Up Festival brings the Y2K era back to life through the sounds, visuals, references, and social experiences that defined a generation raised on mixtapes, burned CDs, flip phones, landlines, mall culture, music videos, disposable cameras, VHS rentals, and early dial up internet. Each event will feature a full day of music, themed bars, specialty cocktails, food vendors, interactive games, photo moments, and immersive experiences inspired by the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Attendees are encouraged to dress the part and gather their original friend groups to reconnect with the music and memories that helped shape them.
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