The inaugural year of Solshine Reverie is taking place at Three Sisters Park this Memorial Day Weekend.
Summer Camp was a longtime favorite festival of mine. After it announced that last year would be the final year of the festival, I, like many others was really disappointed it would not be returning. It was all about the good vibes. Over the years, I learned “Scamp” truly is a home away from home for some people, and is based around the community it provides. When I found out the festival would be returning under a new name and concept, I was absolutely delighted to learn more about Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie.
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So what’s new at Solshine Reverie?
Genres. Typically, Summer Camp Music Festival focused on jam, rock, and bass, with a few other acts sprinkled throughout. This year, the festival has a larger focus on electronic music with a much higher percentage of house acts, not just bass. The lineup for Solshine boasts a wide variety of acts expanding past the usual status quo of previous festivals. Both John Summit and Deadmau5 are first time headliners bringing in the new era of Solshine.
Stages. This year there will only be one main stage – the Moonshine Stage, located in the back of the festival in an amphitheater-like area. Both the Sunshine stage (more jam bands) and Starshine stage (more electronic acts) will be removed for the 2024 festival. The campfire stage will remain, and but be much larger this year, as well as the Illumination Stage in the Illumination Woods.
Layout. With all of the stage changes, the overall layout of the festival will change. Solshine promises to create a more mindful experience for guests and have streamlined navigation with the updated layout. All of the workshops are also now being moved to the SOULPATCH.
Timing. The main stage of the festival will now be extended from 2 AM to 4 AM. With only three stages, there will likely be less schedule conflicts throughout the day.
What’s staying the same?
Co-Hosts. The festival is still being co-hosted and headlined by moe. and Umphrey’s McGee. Both of these bands will play all three days of the festival, along with The String Cheese Incident. The festival co-hosts will also be performing a unique collaborative set. There are a lot of other returning crowd favorites of Scamp such as Goose, STS9, Big Gigantic, Twiddle, Doom Flamingo, Big Something, Keller Williams, SunSquabi, Eprom, COFRESI, Maddy O’Neal, The Works, and DOGMA.
Workshops, food & craft vendors, and activities. The essence of Summer Camp Music Festival is going to continue on by bringing back a lot of the vendors that Scamp veterans are familiar with.
Frick Frack Blackjack. The no cash betting game will be back at Three Sisters Park for Solshine. Be sure to bring your best trinkets, dares, and creativity to be able to play.
Field Day. This old school “Summer Camp” style day of activities such as tug of war, giant twister, and dodgeball will also be returning to Solshine. The 14th installment will be taking place on Saturday afternoon.
The Vibe. As I mentioned before, a big component that made Summer Camp different than any other festival were the people and the environment. Solshine is promising to be no different. The festival is actually putting even more of an emphasis on creating an inclusive music community for festival goers and artists alike. There is also an extra emphasis on sustainability this year.
If you don’t want to take our word for the future of the festival, hear it from he founder directly:
“Past. Present. Future. That is the context under which the Reverie was conceived. Google defines reverie as “a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.” The idea was to make an intentional daydream about how an event like Summer Camp can still bring all the fun and excitement of a festival, but also invite us to use the power of that joy in an intentional way to impact the world. We want to tell the story of how Summer Camp came about, where we are now, and where we believe this dream can take us. The lineup is curated to help tell that story with nods to the godfathers of our scene, the current hottest artists in the genres we represent, and some of the tastiest up-and-comers that will lead us into the future.”
Ian Goldberg, Founder of Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie & Summer Camp Music Festival
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