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80/35 at Waterworks Park
This was my 10th 80/35 music fest, and the first year that it didn't take place in downtown Des Moines. The venue change received a ton of pushback from locals and leadership stepped down... but the Des Moines Music Coalition and volunteers did what they could to make the fest happen.
I just wanted to share my experience…
To start off, I only knew 3 artists on the lineup, but one of my favorite things about this festival is discovering someone new. 80/35 has always impressed me by curating interesting, fun low-to-mid level artists that I never would have experienced otherwise.
On Friday, we biked down to Waterworks Park and entered via the tunnel from Grays Lake. The first annoyance was that there wasn't an easy way to get to bike valet from the East side trail. The valet was on the West side of the ticketed area without a direct route. This wasn't a huge deal,... read more
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lil Wayne live is great. The people he brings, are great. What a show.
Hey who turned the dimmer on? Know what I mean? Heh heh.
Hi, I'm Derek Brooks
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