After a successful second year, The Big Up festival announced today it will be taking a hiatus in 2012 due to unforeseen circumstances, vowing to return in 2013.
The 2011 festival had Big Gigantic, EOTO, Tipper, Abakus and Papadosio as headliners with dozens of other acts in attendance. Read Headstash Magazine's coverage of The Big Up 2011 for some highlights and surprises.
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Here's the note posted on The Big Up's Facebook earlier today:
"Dear Friends and family of The Big Up and Shireworks Productions:
It is with much disappointment that we must announce that The Big Up will be taking an unexpected hiatus this year. However, in the face of this disappointment, we maintain the position that sacrifices must be made in order to keep an eye on the bigger picture.
As a festival, we couldn't have been happier with TBU 2011, and we have you, the fans and the family to thank for making it as magical as we all remember. The fact of the matter is that there are factors beyond our control that have forced us to make a very difficult decision.
Like many great festivals and events in history have had to do- we are taking this hiatus for 2012, so that we may come back stronger in 2013!
The Big Up 2011 - Photo Credit: Holly O'Connor
The Big Up was and is about letting yourself be taken by the current of our beautiful community and culture and enjoying every minute of the ride, not swimming against it. We all experienced something very special in the last two summers, and it will not be forgotten over the next one.
As an extended family was solidified in the woods, on the fields, and in front of the four stages at Sunnyview Farm, and as the last beautiful notes rang out when the sun began to rise that Sunday morning, it may have felt like the magic was coming to an end, however, it was just beginning of something greater to come.
Trust us when we say that we are a family and we aren't going anywhere. The Big Up will continue to grow, as every long-lost stranger feels that magical moment when they become a piece of something greater than the sum of it's parts.
With that in mind, we are already working on plans for The Big Up 2013, and we are very enthusiastic to have an opportunity for a head start on next year.
We look forward to sharing some Big Up moments with you over the next year as we reminisce of the memory of 2011 with the release of music downloads of memorable sets and a documentary DVD from TBU 2011.
So get out there and see some awesome music! Give that long-lost stranger a family hug. Let your inhibitions down. We'll see you in 2013! BIG UPS!
We plan to release music downloads from The Big Up 2011’s top performances available early spring 2012, and a DVD release in the summer 2012, highlighting memorable moments, interviews and B-rolls of footage throughout festival."
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For more information visit the festival's website.
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Source: The Big Up
