moe.down 11 - Review Part II

moe.down 11 - Rob Derhak
photo by: Jay Blakesberg

Saturday at moe.down

by Jake Senger

Photos by Jay Blakesberg

Saturday morning was a cold and damp one because the temperature had dropped substantially overnight in upstate New York.  When the sun did make an appearance Saturday it turned out to be a beautiful day.  After making some breakfast and preparing for the day I made my way to the stage to check out the bluegrass band The Punch Brothers.

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moe.down 11 - Review Part I

moe.down 11
Photo by: Jay Blakesberg

Friday at moe.down

by: Jake Senger

Photos: Jay Blakesberg

Friday, September 3rd, 2010 marked the opening of the eleventh moe.down festival.  moe.down is a annual labour day music festival thrown by the band moe.  The past ten moe.down’s had all taken place at Snowridge Ski Resort in Turin, NY.  This years installment was held in Mohawk, NY at the Gelston Castle Estate.  The change in venues had to give it a different feeling for both the band and it’s fans. 

We pulled into Gelston Castle around 5:00 pm on Friday to a small lineup of cars.  I was rather surprised that it did not take us all that long to park our car. Earlier this summer Further had played at this venue and I had heard many stories of long wait times to park your car.  So long in fact that many people missed the beginning of the show and some even turned around and headed home.  Next we began the extremely long trek to the campsites.  

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MOE.DOWN XI adds Grace Potter

moe.
photo by - Jay Blakesburg

The moe.down XI line up sees Jakob Dylan canceling his appearance while Grace Potter & The Nocturnals are added. moe.'s annual Labor Day weekend festival, moe.down, will now include: moe. The Black Keys, Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Mike Gordon, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Lotus, Punch Brothers, Built to Spill, Tortoise, Ryan Montbleau Band, The Macpodz, The Brew, Turbine, Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds, Orgone, and Monkey Wrench.

Tickets are on sale now through moe.ticketing for $110 until Tuesday at midnight and then are $125. Tickets are $150 at the gate. This year, moe.down has a new home in Mohawk, NY at Gelston Castle Estate, which is conviently located between Syracuse and Albany, and only 7 miles off the thru-way. As in the past, the price of admission includes camping.

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