Across-the-Way Productions, Inc. invites patrons to embark on an ‘Odyssey’ to celebrate FloydFest 21, the latest annual offering of the Southeast’s premier summer outdoor music festival, taking place Wednesday to Sunday, July 21 to 25, 2021, at Milepost 170.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd, Va.
Announced earlier this month, FloydFest once-again was named ‘Best Music Festival (Overall)’ and ‘Music Festival Missed Most in 2020’ by thousands of readers in Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 2021 Best of the Blue Ridge Awards, the most celebrated outdoor awards in the Southeast. FloydFest also received runner-up honors for *‘Best Family Friendly Festival’ and ‘Rowdiest Festival.’
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Sponsored by Peluso Microphone Lab, Ferrum College & Press Press Merch, please welcome the FloydFest 21~Odyssey On-the-Rise Competition Class of 2021: | AtWP showcases its love and admiration for the brilliant local music scene by offering patrons a taste of regional talent. Please welcome the FloydFest 21~Odyssey ‘Local Love’ artists: |
| "Local Love" artists include Blacksburg high school student Isaac Hadden.
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Start the journey to discovering these up-and-coming artists by tuning in to a special FloydFest 21~Odyssey On-the-Rise Class of 2021 Spotify playlist: https://tinyurl.com/hizts2b3.
Earlier this year, Grammy-nominated, N.C. Music Hall of Fame-inducted folk-rock group The Avett Brothers were announced for the five-day, nine-stage, 100-act, award-winning festival; as well as Grammy-winner and country-music rule-breaker Sturgill Simpson; and two-time Grammy-winners and Grand Ole Opry-members Old Crow Medicine Show. Also on the bill are Brooklyn’s funk-outfit Turkuaz, who are teaming up with Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads and Adrian Belew of King Crimson, to honor one of rock’s most iconic albums, Talking Heads’ Remain In Light; East Texas’ alt-country renegades Whiskey Myers; Connecticut’s indie-groove all-stars Goose; ‘polyethnic Cajun slamgrass’ masters Leftover Salmon; high-energy jazz-funk-reggae-electronica-grass wizard Keller Williams; and award-winning guitarist Molly Tuttle. See the full lineup.
Patrons will also get to experience a special panel discussion during FloydFest 21~Odyssey, where Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads, Adrian Belew of King Crimson and Dave Brandwein of Turkuaz will sit down with Rolling Stone contributing-writer Garret K. Woodward for a unique conversation about Remain In Light and the culture of rock music. The initial By-Day Schedule for FloydFest 21~Odyssey, can be viewed and downloaded on our website.
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As always, FloydFest will also include vibrant and varied vendors, quality craft brews and chews, healing arts, workshops and whimsy, camping and children's activities, outdoor adventure, onsite art installations and a lineup featuring 100 artists performing on nine stages over five days.
Tickets for FloydFest 21~Odyssey are on sale now via www.floydfest.com. Click to https://floydfest2021.eventbrite.com for a direct link to tickets. Ticket prices increase on April 1. Once tickets are sold out, there will not be a re-release, so patrons are urged to buy soon.
Introducing the ‘FloydFest Village Glamp-Camp Package’
Across-the-Way Productions has been ahead of the curve when it comes to the popularity of glamping, so AtWP is thrilled to introduce a brand-new, vetted glamping option for FloydFest 21~Odyssey — the “FloydFest Village Glamp-Camp Package.” The FloydFest Village Glamp-Camp Package is fully furnished and includes real mattresses, and hotel-quality linens, and furniture. Learn more.
Each patron who chose to rollover their tickets from FloydFest 2020~Vision Quest to FloydFest 21~Odyssey was automatically entered to win a free upgrade, and Across-the-Way Productions has awarded 9 upgrades thus far and will continue rewarding rollover patrons monthly through July 2021.
New FloydFest merchandise is available on the online merchandise store, including brand-new designs for FloydFest 21’s ‘Odyssey’ theme: https://floydfest.presspressmerch.com/.
Tickets for FloydFest 21~Odyssey are available by clicking to www.floydfest.com or https://floydfest2021.eventbrite.com. For more information, call (888) VA-FESTS or email info@floydfest.com. Stay informed via FloydFest’s newsletter at http://floydfest.com/newsletter/, and find FloydFest on Twitter (twitter.com/floydfest), Instagram (instagram.com/floydfestva) and Facebook (facebook.com/FloydFestVa). Patrons can also opt-in for the FloydFest Text Club by texting “FloydFest” to 540-215-2002 on their mobile device.
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*Publisher's Note: FloydFest is among the most family-friendly festivals you'll find, and I've camped with my children numerous times. The Children's Universe area offers so much for families to see and do in a secure setting and with children 6-12 just $30 and kids under 6 free you'll want to bring your kids.
