ultra8201: Monolith Music Festival

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Monolith Fest May Not Happen Next Year

Seriously it bums us out that we might not get a chance to experience another year of the Monolith Fest. This was our first year and we had a blast, as did all of our friends from Austin and Denver. We were looking forward of making it a yearly occurrence and now we might not get that chance. Hopefully someone will help them out. The official site sums it up in a few sad paragraphs down below.

MONOLITH Fans,

We are very saddened by the nature of this announcement but wanted to bring it to you first. We feel like we have always been very fan-centric, honest and open with you therefore it's important to us to communicate the severity of our current situation. We have tirelessly promoted and produced the Monolith Festival for 3 years now. Over the course of those three years we have witnessed some amazing performances, met a bunch of great friends and produced a very special event that filled our voracious appetite to deliver the most amazing new artists in the world. Many of you who know us know that we do this out of sheer pleasure, undesirable love of music and a vehicle to tout our admiration for hardworking musicians.

With that said, the future of the festival is very grim. A tough economic year and an opening day of chilling rain combined to put a serious dent in our humble operation. We have continued to pursue any and all options that would allow us to recover from this year and head into 2010 with full steam. At this point in time, we have been unable to secure any options. We are communicating this message to you - the fans, the media and the artists who have supported time and time again for good reason. We hope that somewhere, in our vast network of music lovers, that there may be someone with the means to pull us up by our boot straps and give us chance to continue building this amazing event.

If you have any input or know of someone who may be interested in investing in/purchasing our small but mighty event, we would love to speak with them. We have a number of options available for interested parties/individuals. For more information please contact jb@monolithfestival.com. Again, this is our last resort and we have explored just about every option that is available to us. To the folks who we still hold financial obligations to, we whole-heartedly appreciate your patience and willingness to work through this tough time with us.

A very special thanks to the fans who have bought tickets, told your friends, blogged and shouted from the mountaintops about their admiration and love for Monolith. We encourage you to continue this as it can only help our cause. We would also like to thank our loyal, generous sponsors who have been there for us year after year. Specific thanks and credit goes to Esurance who saw our vision for this event and remains the sole reason why this event was even possible.

Best Regards, MONOLITH Team
Contact us at jb@monolithfestival.com

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Monolith Fest Recap: Phoenix

Upon waking up on Sunday we were bummed to learn MSTRKRFT had canceled their appearance at Monolith, which forced Phoenix to perform on the Main Stage at Red Rocks. The band did not disappoint and played to one of the largest crowds of the weekend. We were lucky enough to capture the set opener ("Lisztomania") on video from about as close as you can get without being on the stage.

"Lisztomania"

Monolith Fest Recap: Passion Pit

Looking around on Sunday there was definitely a much younger crowd at Monolith. Judging by the sea of people, it seemed like all the hipsters were here to catch Passion Pit. We got a few videos ("Little Secrets", "Sleepyhead") of the madness down below.