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Joined: Apr 05, 2025 Posts: 78 Yukon 
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Posted on Apr 05 2025 02:23 PM
Is there a comprehensive list of all the surf music festivals? What's the best one you have been to? Best one you have played at? —Landlocked surf rocker and leader of The Surfmasters from The Yukon.
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25675 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. 
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Posted on Apr 05 2025 03:09 PM
I keep meaning to make a list Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Joined: Apr 05, 2025 Posts: 78 Yukon
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Posted on Apr 05 2025 03:29 PM
bigtikidude wrote:
It would be a great resource! —Landlocked surf rocker and leader of The Surfmasters from The Yukon.
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Joined: Apr 05, 2025 Posts: 78 Yukon
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Posted on Apr 05 2025 03:59 PM
I know of these ones... Jun 19-22: Surfer Joe Summer Festival - Livorno, Italy Landlocked surf rocker and leader of The Surfmasters from The Yukon.
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Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1397 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Apr 05 2025 07:30 PM
I think technically Twangstock is a surf festival too. May 3rd and 4th East Village, NYC. —Surf.The most dangerous of genres... Surfcat MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS! (2024) - Agent Octopus BANDCAMP - Agent Octopus |
Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2750 New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Apr 05 2025 10:35 PM
In addition to some of the ones mentioned Surf x Surfwest already happened about a month ago in Austin, TX And then you've got tiki festivals that feature surf bands like Hukilau and Tiki Oasis I've been to SG101 (5x?), Surfer Joe (2x), Hi-Tide Summer Holiday (2x) and Southern Surf Stompfest. They've all been different, hard to choose a favorite (nor would I if I could). — |
Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 614 Netherlands, Europe 
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Posted on Apr 06 2025 11:17 AM
After a 2 year hiatuss I'm working on Aloha Fest VI. Maybe end of the year or february next year. And Endless Surf Festival in Sint Niklaas (not Brussels) was a blast yesterday! I'll upload some photo's this week! —www.alohasluts.com |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25675 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Apr 08 2025 05:17 PM
Surf by surf EAST is in Austin, Surf by Surf West is in Seattle. What is the surf fest in SF Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Joined: Apr 05, 2025 Posts: 78 Yukon
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Posted on Apr 08 2025 06:23 PM
arny wrote:
Is Aloha Fest only for European bands, or do you sometimes get pond-hoppers? —Landlocked surf rocker and leader of The Surfmasters from The Yukon.
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Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2750 New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Apr 08 2025 06:55 PM
bigtikidude wrote:
I get it wrong every time. I think about South By Southwest. — |
Joined: Sep 11, 2007 Posts: 685 Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Apr 08 2025 07:10 PM
bigtikidude wrote:
He's probably talking about this one (last year's) |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2007 Posts: 685 Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Apr 08 2025 07:13 PM
Rio Nido Roadhouse usually has one in July Last edited: Apr 08, 2025 19:14:01 |
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Joined: Apr 05, 2025 Posts: 78 Yukon
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Posted on Apr 08 2025 08:38 PM
FritzCat wrote:
Yes, exactly. I haven’t seen anything for this year yet. —Landlocked surf rocker and leader of The Surfmasters from The Yukon.
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2384 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Apr 09 2025 03:17 AM
Paddy_O_Surfer wrote:
Although the late August-early September surf concert at the Golden Gate Park band shell is called the Golden Gate Surf Fest, it has been a 3 band bill, each year. The International surf Classic in San Jose, the weekend before SG101, typically has 5 or 6 top bands at the one-day event. Both are wonderful events, but I don't consider either of these a "festival". —Bob |
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Joined: Apr 05, 2025 Posts: 78 Yukon
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Posted on Apr 09 2025 03:44 AM
RobbieReverb wrote:
I produce a 30-band festival, aided by a board of directors and a fantastic team of volunteers, and it’s an insane amount of work. If one person is putting together a 3-6 band single day event every year, calling it a festival, and making it work well enough to continue doing it year after year - I’m not going to try and downgrade their efforts and say it’s not a real festival. Besides, the purpose of this thread is to determine who is putting on annual surf music festivals or events that SG101 board members may wish to attend or perform at. —Landlocked surf rocker and leader of The Surfmasters from The Yukon.
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2384 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Apr 09 2025 02:12 PM
Paddy O Surfer, I applaud your efforts, and those of festival organizers, and concert organizers and promoters. I enthusiastically support and appreciate the two events that I mentioned (and so many more), and certainly in no way, mean to "downgrade" them. That said, I don't personally think that considering or labeling something as a festival, or not, as an upgrade, or a downgrade. My understanding, or misunderstanding (?) of what constitutes a festival is really the issue here. I would be interested of how others' define festivals. —Bob |
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Joined: Apr 05, 2025 Posts: 78 Yukon
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Posted on Apr 09 2025 04:12 PM
I suppose it depends what else happens there. If there are vendors (food and/or artisans) and it’s a day event, then it’s more than just a concert in my eyes. Especially if there are other demonstrations or workshops or a visual art component or something. Festivals aren’t always just about the number of bands. —Landlocked surf rocker and leader of The Surfmasters from The Yukon.
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2384 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Apr 09 2025 07:43 PM
Paddy_O_Surfer wrote:
Paddy O Surfer,I agree. It has to be a special event: more than a concert. And the number of bands, is not necessarily definitive. A three band event, with vendors, workshops, etc. could be considered a festival. A 6 band event without vendors, etc. might not be considered a festival. That said, when the event spans multiple days, I consider it a festival, whether or not you have the other stuff going on, or not. —Bob |
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