Plans for The Hangout puts Gulf Shores AL on the festival map
I love how they describe the location for the new Hangout Beach Music & Arts Festival—"on the beach, next to the Hangout restaurant, at the southern end of Alabama Highway 59. If you hit the Gulf of Mexico, you went just a little too far."
Word first came out in December that a new festival was planned was planned for May 14-16. Now the festival is out with its first round of announcements, and it is a pretty impressive start. The first batch of artists named suggest an edgier outlook than might have been expected. Zac Brown Band, John Legend, and Alison Krauss and Union Station lead the initial slate of acts named.
Other notable names include The Black Crowes, Brett Dennen, Guster, Girl Talk, The Whigs, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Keller Williams, Matisyahu, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ozomatli and the Blind Boys of Alabama. The festival says there will be more than 60 acts. This batch was about one-third of that.
The strong lineup is the be work of Mobile concert promoter Huka Entertainment, whose owner A.J. Niland is presented as the spokesman for the festival in the press release, instead of local restaurant owner and developer Shaul Zislin who put the festival together. Among Huka's services promoted on its website is event design and management, which combined with its artist management and booking services makes it uniquely suited to produce a turnkey festival.
Hangout will present four stages of live entertainment including two main stages situated directly on the beach. Other so-far-unspecified attractions will also be presented.
Tickets go on sale February 8 in local outlets (locals get a discount) and at the festival website on February 15. General admission is $159 for a three-day pass. VIP tickets and travel packages will also be available.
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