Backpack Music Festival: Lineup, Dates, Tickets

The annual festival is celebrating its seventh year. Nearly $30,000 in money and backpacks filled with school supplies have gone to about 1,500 students since it's inception. Organizers hope to meet or exceed the seven year total in 2012.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the August weekend event. The festival draws a diverse group of people from across southeast Michigan. The music festival began as a picnic on Belle Isle Park in Detroit, has evolved into a large festival and art exhibit that will feature DJ sets by Derrick May, Eddie Fowlkes, Juan Atkins, John Collins (UR), DJ Skurge (UR), Terrence Parker, Rick Wilhite, DJ Minx, Pirahnahead, and many more, in addition to live performances by Galaxy 2 Galaxy (UR), Timeline (UR) and International recording artist, Michelle Weeks.

Music is the common thread connecting art, education, and technology. The 7th Annual SCP/UR Backpack Music Festival 2012 is expanding its scope to include a highly anticipated art exhibit featuring visions of what Detroit could be in the future as seen through the eyes of some of the techno founders and innovators of Detroit Electronic music such as Jeff Mills, Mad Mike (UR) and Abdul Haqq. There will also be artwork from the Center For Creative Studies Student Art Competition.

The 7th Annual SCP/UR Backpack Music Festival 2012 will also release a limited edition compilation CD of music donated by some of Detroit's most recognized Techno and House DJs. The winning art from the CCS Student Art Competition will be featured on the CD cover and booklet insert. You can also check the promotional trailer for the festival below. Click here for single-day and weekend passes.

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CONFIRMED FESTIVAL LINE UP: