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What a photographer's schedule looks like for the Mile High Music Festival this weekend


Mile High Music Festival

Tomorrow, my friends and I leave for an epic road trip up from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Denver, Colorado, for the Mile High Music Festival held this weekend.

I invited you all to suggest acts to me that I should cover, and thanks to those who did so!  I'll be covering everything you asked for.  It's going to be a crazy-insane weekend, but I think it'll be above and beyond fun to deliver to you photos of so many great artists.

SATURDAY:

I start off early shooting the live performance of Colorado's very own The Northern Way at the Rhapsody Tent at 12 p.m.  I'll stick around that tent to shoot Rocco DeLuca and the Burden at 1:15 p.m.  Next up: Interviews with Big Head Todd and the Monsters, followed by a meetup with Incubus drummer Jose Pasillas, and finally Rocco DeLuca & the Burden.

Big Head Todd & the Monsters takes the Main Stage (East) at 4 p.m.  From there, I wander to the Main Stage (West) to shoot Incubus at 5:30 p.m.  After that show, it's on to The Black Keys at the Westword Tent at 7 p.m.  Once my three song shooting time is up, I'll be heading back to the Main Stage (West) for the much anticipated Tool show at 8:45 p.m.  Widespread Panic wraps up the night at 10:45 p.m. until 2 a.m. at the Main Stage (East).

12:00-12:30 p.m.: The Northern Way
1:15-2:00 p.m.: Rocco DeLuca & the Burden
4:00-5:30 p.m.: Big Head Todd & the Monsters
5:30-7:00 p.m.: Incubus
7:00-8:15 p.m.: The Black Keys
8:45-10:30 p.m.: TOOL
10:45-2:00 a.m.: Widespread Panic

Then I get some sleep.  But probably not.

SUNDAY:

I'll kick off the day shooting the live set of Electric Touch on the Main Stage (West), 11:45 a.m.  From there, I race over to Chicago's Joe Pug at the Firstbank Stage at 12 p.m.  I'll likely meander over to Honeyhoney at 12:30 p.m. on the Main Stage (East).  Next up: live set of Dead Confederate, Westword Tent, 1:30 p.m.  

A slew of interviews after that: Honeyhoney, Joe Pug, Electric Touch, and Matisyahu.

I'll throw myself back into a shooting frenzy with Buddy Guy at 4 p.m., Main Stage (East).  I missed 3OH!3 at Warped, so I'll try to catch them here at 5:30 p.m., Rhapsody Tent.  As requested, I'll be shooting the live performance of Matisyahu at the Westword Tent, 6:45 p.m.  The Fray takes the Main Stage (West) at 8:30 p.m., and Widespread Panic wraps the festival up at 9:15 p.m. on the Main Stage (East).

11:45-12:30 p.m.:  Electric Touch
12:00-12:45 p.m.: Joe Pug
1:30-2:15 p.m.: Dead Confederate
4:00-5:30 p.m.: Buddy Guy
5:30-6:30 p.m.: 3OH!3
6:45-8:00 p.m.: The Fray
9:15-12:30 a.m.: Widespread Panic

 

And then I'll edit the 10,000-something photos.  Look here for high quality galleries in the coming days.

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