The Hangout Music Festival (commonly referred to as Hangout Fest or Hangout) is an annual three-day music festival held at the public beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama.[1][2] It was founded by A.J. Niland and Shaul Zislin in 2010, and is produced by Huka Entertainment. The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music. It is the first major music festival held on the beach in the city.[1][3][4]
Line-ups
All information taken from various sources.[5] Headline performers are listed in Boldface.
The 2011 Hangout Music Festival took place on May 20–22, 2011. The festival added another stage and began booking larger headlining acts.[6] Attendance had to be capped at 35,000 per day, an unprecedented number for the second year of a music festival in the region, due to safety concerns.[7][8][9][10] The 2011 event was estimated to have generated approximately $30 million for the Gulf Shores area economy.[10]
The 2012 festival took place May 18–20, 2012. Advance tickets for the 2012 event, which continued to be capped at 35,000 attendees per day, sold out within one hour.[11] General admission tickets sold out on February 21, 2012, almost three months prior to the event.[12]
The 2013 festival took place May 17–19, 2013. The 2013 festival sold out as well, but failed to meet the previous year's "rapid sellout" of general admission tickets.[13]
The 2014 festival took place May 16–18, 2014. 40,000 tickets were sold, up from the previous audience cap of 35,000.[14] The 2014 festival was the first to allow access to the Gulf of Mexico, which was previously restricted to security and artists.[14][15]
^This spot was originally for Chance the Rapper, who grew ill at the last minute.
References
^ ab"About Hangout Fest". Hangout Music Festival. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^Amy Bickers. "Hangout Music Festival". Southern Living. Time Inc. Lifestyle Group. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^"The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Festival". Discover Alabama Beaches. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^Mobile Tribune reporter (February 5, 2011). "Gulf Shores, Alabama Hangout Music Festival to Include Paul Simon,Widespread Panic, The Black". Mobile Tribune. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^Fil Manley (May 2, 2011). "Interview: AJ Niland On The Hangout Music Festival". The Chattanoogan. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^Libby Amos (May 13, 2011). "Gulf Shores preps for music festival". Fox 10 (WALA-TV). Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^Lawrence F. Specker (May 20, 2011). "Hangout Music Festival, Day 1: Beautiful weather, beautiful venue, epic performances (photos, video)". Press-Register. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^Hilary Cadigan (July 19, 2011). "Hangout Fest: Perfection on the Beach". Lumino Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^ ab"Hangout Festival brings millions of dollars to coast". Montgomery Advertiser. Associated Press. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^Matt Cuthbert (February 10, 2012). "Hangout Music Festival advance tickets sell out in first hour; regular-priced tickets remain". AL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
^Dennis Pillion (February 21, 2012). "Hangout Music Fest general admission sells out, some VIP tickets remain". AL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
^Lawrence Specker (May 14, 2013). "Hangout Music Fest founder Zislin: 2013 edition will be full of surprises". Press-Register. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^ abLawrence Specker (May 9, 2014). "Hangout Music Fest director: Expect 'very noticeable' changes at event". Press-Register. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^Marc D. Anderson (February 21, 2014). "Hangout Fest looks to add splash in 2014 with access to Gulf of Mexico". Press-Register. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^"Hangout Music Fest 2015 Schedule". Pensacola News Journal. May 13, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^"Hangout Music Fest 2016 Schedule". Pensacola News Journal. May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^Schiff, Mark (May 15, 2017). "Complete 2017 Hangout Music Festival lineup and set times". AXS. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^Specker, Lawrence (April 26, 2022). "Who plays when at Hangout Fest? Daily schedules are out". The Birmingham News. Retrieved April 4, 2023.