The Woodlands Music & Arts Festival
Charleston, SC – Friends With Benefits Productions (FWBpro) and prolific rockers Umphrey’s McGee are pleased to announce Cherub will be joining the lineup of The Woodlands Music & Arts Festival which takes place November 7-9 in Charleston South Carolina. Cherub, the electronic duo of Jordan Kelley & Jason Huber, join an already stacked lineup which includes four sets from festival-curators Umphrey’s McGee, as well as BIG Something, CBDB, Empire Strikes Brass, Heather Gillis, Manic Focus, Runaway Gin – a Tribute to Phish, Spafford, SunSquabi, The Movement, The New Deal, Voodoo Visionary, and Zach Deputy.
Cherub, hot on the heels of their 2019 release Gummo Season, bring the perfect combination of string plucking, button pushing, and knob turning to make absolutely certain bodies will be dancing on the pristine 6,000-acre nature reserve. Speaking of dancing, Charleston’s own Dance Lab will be debuting a seventy-five dancer performance piece at the festival.
The Woodlands Music & Arts Festival has also announced an official Pre-Party which will take place Thursday, November 7th on festival grounds. Turkuaz will headline and be joined by the ever-elusive The Omega Moos, an 80s era jam project featuring Brendan Bayliss and Ryan Stasik of Umphrey’s McGee and Jamie Shields, keyboardist of The New Deal. Additionally, on Thursday, an all-star cast of Charleston-based musicians will collab on Mike Quinn Presents The Fake News: A Tribute to Huey Lewis featuring members of the synth-wave sextet Doom Flamingo. Pre-Party attendees who have purchased camping passes for the festival will be able to access campsites early at no additional charge. Select food and craft vendors will be set up on Thursday night, including Mr. B’s General Store for all your forgotten festival necessities. Pre-Party tickets are $35 and may be purchased here: THEWOODLANDSFESTIVAL.COM/tickets
FWBpro is built on a social mission that focuses on community-driven events in the live concert setting and has chosen to donate a portion of festival proceeds to American Red Cross for much-needed disaster relief efforts. “As we know well here in the Lowcountry, hurricane season can cause any number of disastrous issues, and we feel it is only fitting that we take this opportunity to help those in need during this active 2019 hurricane season,” said Vincent F. Iwinski, Umphrey’s McGee longtime manager.
Expect the unexpected at #WoodlandsFest, and stay tuned for details on further artist additions, local food options, and mind-bending art installations. On-site amenities include the opportunity to rent a kayak to fish on two stocked lakes, go for a hike on miles of wooded trails, or hop on a stand-up paddleboard and enjoy a view of both stages from out on the water. And if being lazy is the desired activity, ENO will be on hand providing a plethora of hammock options for fans to lounge.
Ticket Pricing:
Advance 2-day Tickets – $99
Advance 2-day VIP Tickets – $249
Day of 2-day GA Tickets – $109
Day of 2-day VIP Tickets – $269
Pre-Party (Thursday) -$35
Camping requires a separate add on ticket, see the camping section for full details.
Car Camping Ticket (up to four people, 1 vehicle) – $155
Premium Campsite (up to 2 people, 1 vehicle) – $495
RV Campsite with Electric Hookup – (1 vehicle, 1 RV) – $445
RV Campsite Non-Hookup – (1 vehicle, 1 RV) – $295
More About Umphrey’s McGee:
The music of Umphrey’s McGee unfolds like an unpredictable conversation between longtime friends. Its six participants—Brendan Bayliss [guitar, vocals], Jake Cinninger [guitar, vocals], Joel Cummins [keyboards, piano, vocals], Andy Farag [percussion], Kris Myers [drums, vocals], and Ryan Stasik [bass]—know just how to communicate with each other on stage and in the studio. A call of progressive guitar wizardry might elicit a response of soft acoustic balladry, or a funk groove could be answered by explosive percussion. At any moment, heavy guitars can give way to heavier blues as the boys uncover the elusive nexus between jaw-dropping instrumental virtuosity and airtight songcraft.
With over 2,400 gigs and 5 million tracks sold, the band, now in their 21st year, has enjoyed countless milestones and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. They became the first group to launch its own single-artist streaming service with UMLive.net, which houses recordings of every gig since 2005. They recorded ten tracks in one day at Abbey Road for The London Session in 2015. 2016’s studio mash-up album, ZONKEY, smashed the strangest of bedfellows into a critically acclaimed collection that unites Radiohead and Beck, Talking Heads and Bob Marley, Metallica and Gorillaz, and more. 2018 saw the release of it’s not us and it’s you, the band’s eleventh and twelfth full-length studio albums, on their own Nothing Too Fancy Music label.
More About The Woodlands Nature Reserve (Charleston Woodlands):
The Woodlands Nature Reserve is a vast 6000-acre nature reserve including 11 lakes, a black swamp, and an abundance of natural beauty and wildlife. Situated just outside of Charleston, the privately owned property is one of the largest privately protected reserves in the area. The Woodlands Nature Reserve is passionate about making natural beauty and immersive outdoor experiences unique for its visitors in a way that honors the property by enriching both the land and those who experience it. We strive to accomplish this goal by pursuing best practices for the environment while establishing systems that make The Woodlands Nature Reserve financially sustainable. Through camping opportunities, weddings, public & private events, and an array of recreational activities, The Woodlands Nature Reserve is a place meant to inspire and evoke a deep sense of enjoyment for the natural outdoors.
