Wakarusa Moves to Arkansas!

Wow what a dream come true!!!! My backyard this is going to be awesome...

Can't wait to see the acts... the beginning of a new era GO HOGS GO

Wow! This is one of the most beautiful areas this country has to offer! What a kick ass site for a music festival!

WOW, with the right line-up and ticket prices, this could give Bonnaroo stiff competition this summer. The Weather should be a little bit more comfortable than the Manchester midjune heat. The pics I saw of the mountain look like it's a really beautiful place. i may have to consider checking it out this summer.........Line-up and ticket prices permitting.

OYSTERHEAD

glad to hear they found a new home. i went to three wakas and never had any problems, but did witness some uncomfortable police action. nevertheless, always a great fest with good midwestern people - hopefully everyone can make it down to arkansas. now lets see a worthy lineup!

After checking out Mulberry Mountain for thier Harvest Fest this past fall. There is videos and reviews of that festival on some of my pages. Check out www.youtube.com/user/mgmathome08 for great live music. I can say that the new location is for sure an upgrade from the hell I went through in Waka 06. I will for sure make it back for Harvest Fest 09, but the line-up will determine if I make it out for Waka.

wow, the ozark mountains. this i a huge improvement. I haven't been back since '05, and while it was an awesome time, the sheriff's dept sucked.

A DREAM IT'S TRUE!!!!

It sucks for the city of Lawrence, (thanks Kansas) but this is awesome news for the rest of the midwest...no more gay Kansas stuff to worry about, and an equally if not more impressive location than Clinton Lake in KS...hopefully they scale down the fest a little and bring in some really super dope acts...Garage a Trois, Toubab Krewe, The Motet, Everyone Orchestra, Zilla, PRAANG, Panjea, Telepath, JFJO, Charlie Hunter,

Good news!

The Redneck cops, are gonna love this shit

Well, that's cool. The venue looks sick!

Hell Yeah!!! Only 45 minutes from where I live. Good Waka. Lets hope for a killer line-up

dont eat the mulberries.

I must say this is VERY exciting news for me. I live but a meer hour from this venue, and as some have already commented, this is an AMAZING festival site. Been going to the Harvest Fest there the past couple of years and nothing but good times have been had... unlike the shadyness I experienced at Waka '06. And the $79 ticket price 'til the 31st is finally right up my alley. Everyone should make the arrangements to get to this one, and if your a floater, try to stay an extra day to float the Mulberry... the water level was up June of this year, so chances are the floating will be great next year too. Get ahold of me if you have any questions about this fest, I'm a local, and would gladly do my best to talk you into coming.

holy shit

Welcome to Arkansas!!!

This is a fine move becauase Waka is a great time. the 2007 line-up was sick, but it will not touch Bonnaroo this summer. i'm calling a PHISH Headline gig at Bonnaroo. Those of you who have been hating on the best Jamband Festival on the planet will be brought back when it all goes down in Tennessee...there ain't no place i'd rather be!!! word!

wakarusa isnt a joke anymore

THe Burnin SMyrnans from FLorida would set that new venue right off !!!!!

i'll tell you, wakarusa at this location is not going to compete with some bigger name festivals but that is fiiiiine with me. please go to your massive festivals this summer and i'll be wallowing in the good vibes at mulberry mountain!

this is very good news...lets see the lineup

This looks sweet. The website says the tickets that go on sale on the 11th will be $85 and DO NOT include camping. I'll be keeping my eye on this one as it seems like the best summer option so far.

waka waka!

as a two year "veteran" of mulberry mountain, and a one-time visitor to clinton state park, i could not be more happy about this decision! i'm perfectly happy w/ the smaller festy location. the top of that mountain is one of the most beautiful places in this part of the country. it is certainly more scenic than ks (i'm a ks native so i can say that :) the folks are great and they dont harass you like ks state troopers! as long as the weather cooperates, this should be a festy to remember! waka waka!

Great spot!!! If you have never been there trust me... They will have to make a few changes to fit 35000+ there, but Camp Zoe pulled off Big Summer a year ago.

looks like an awesome site. could play a factor on whether or not i go to roo this year. when are they announcing the bands??

Oh, as far as the local cops go there was a National Rainbow Gathering down that way last year and the local cops were only mildly rabid but there weren't enough of them for it to matter.

Great choice. Until I made up into this area for work a couple of years ago, I never knew beauty like this existed in Arkansas.

My drive just got several hours longer. It looks like a cool place, though, and there's no way the shakedown could be any worse than KS.

see ya' there!

looks like a dope spot. i hope the lineup doesnt suck.

to those that somehow still see Phish as the pinnacle of music. Get over it. Yeah, I tried to get Hampton tix, but it sure as hell isn't bringing me back to Roo. If you never get away from the same old show, how the hell do you expect to experience new things, music, people.

Roo is worse and worse as every little teenager that can escape their parents wants to go.

Waka will be my target this summer.

Roo was good for those that truly loved music, but it has outgrown that, into something wholly different, a "scene" where you can "be free." or whatever that's supposed to mean.

Be yourself, love others (as much as they let you) and for god's sake, please go see new bands. Phish has its place and it may be the same as The Eagles. It was great when it was current, but how many times can you relive that "First Tube" or "Gamehenge" show.

Let's all move forward.

Phish + Roo = Phish fest. Period. Wakarusa BAD MOVE!! Why don't you move your Festie in Colorado? Arkansas you must be fucking kidding me.

SCIfreak...I used to agree with your comments...now I think they're awful...

scifreak shut the fuck up already jesusssssss. good move on wakas part, who cares about the roo? everyone one knows what it is now. this will be epic for festivas, they will bring a gerat lineup because they pretty much have to. scifreak fyi sci is not even a band for pretty much forever.

Ill take the trip for sure, great year for music

RAGE! what a freaking deal. $79 for one of the bigger names in festivals? dope-nasty. now if only I can get a rothbury tix for that price, I'll be set.

This looks like a good move for Wakarusa. If the lineup has some of the names they have had in the past like Galactic, Medeski Martin & Wood, Gov't Mule, etc. then I will definately go. By the way, I am already sick and tired of hearing about Phish, and they have 3 dates. If I wanted to hear a nursery rhyme, then I will read mother goose. Phish's songwriting is more pathetic than Trey's facial expressions when he is playing guitar. I hope Phish does tour, and headlines Bonnaroo, so it gets all the shady dirty wooks out of the scene for everyone else. SCIFreak, your band hasnt been good since 1999, youre about a decade too late. By the way, Colorado doesnt need a festival, they get enough rockin' shows as is.

good idea to buy tickets before hearing the lineup? i hope so.

How does this festival site compare to Camp Zoe, Nelson Ledges, or to the Rothbury site?

so sad. kansas is back to having nothing. I'm sure this will make the festy so much better but it sucks for those of us who live in kansas and were always used to having it in our backyard. soo many amazing memories at clinton park. it won't be the same anywhere else for me.

everyone going should def hit up that 79 dollar ticket price because thats dope as fuck. you'll never see that anywhere else.

bye bye wakarusa... :(

Glassworks...your mama has been getting the thumbs down on a daily basis ever since the mistake that is you were born.

^^ I gave her a thumbs up one time, but it was a 9 incher, in the pooper.

great to see this great festival out of PigCity, kansas. I'll go if the lineup is as good as it usually is. certainly they wont pull a langerado.

this is way off topic and far too late but with all this festival stuff lately I feel it appropriate to ask this question: why is burning man never mentioned on jambase? i would figure the biggest festival for this type of culture would be mentioned at some point.

burning man is a farts and craft fest. sounds fun but still farts and crafts. and yes way off topic.

The beauty of Northwest AR is finally getting some love in the festival community! I may have to hit this one up as it is 4 hours from my home. If any of you decide to go and come through northeast AR, let me know!

This is great news! I've been going to Waka for 4 years and each year seemed to suck even more than the previous one. Kansas is soo fucking sketchy. Good move Waka. I was going to skip it next summer but with this move I am for sure going to return. See y'all in June.

Waka Waka!!!!

be there! what a great move can't wait for the line up.

dammit, another festival at mulberry mountain that i won't be able to go to. i wanna go so bad!

The Mulberries taste like Mulberries....

scifreak is a total idiot. him and sndtribefreak should get married.

North ARK is one of the most beautiful places in america.

I am very tempted to go to this, I just LOVE north ARK!!!

scifreak is a wanker, dont even listen to him. ive been to the last 2 mulberry mountain harvest fests, small but the best fest ive been to. this venue is the shiz, i'm gettin my ticket today. do yourself a favor milesgone and go to this fest

bring it!

/excited

anyone that was at mulberry mountain harvest fest this past year will know what i'm saying when i say

!!!!THUNDERDOME!!!!!

!THUNDERDOOOOOOOOME!

Waka 2k9 = the return to the Thunderdizzle.

YES YES YES!!!!! This just made my day. No, my whole month. Lawrence is a cool town but the Kansas weather nearly ruined Waka for me last year. Mulberry Mountain is absolutely gorgeous and I can't wait!

WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE TOTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

again and again, scifreak proves his lack of a brain.

this is great news on the chage of location. the Ozarks are really one of the most beautiful forestlands in the country. the only thing that could ruin this now would be having Phish there....with how ugly Roo has become, can you imagine it with Phish? I just dry heaved a little.........

the local police are going to make a killing. they live for busting hippie kids, especially out of staters. not a good idea to have a "bohemian" musical festival in the heart of small brain redneck country. watch out.....

Hell Yes!! A Welcome To Thunderdome reference!! I loved Mulberry Mountain and the amazing people in the crowd and around my campsite. Thunderdome is on the return!!!

Good move Waka...it's not CO/AZ/NM/NV or the great CA, but it will do well, as Mulberry comes with a high pedigree. The stories from KS were ugly, and the latest attempted gouging by the park peeps on the Waka peeps was criminal.

Took a drive cross country on Highway 40 some years ago. L.A. to Nashville. After we progressed through the nastiness of southeastern CA, the beauty of AZ & NM and the dreariness of the TX panhandle and western OK, our trip was enlightened by the gorgeous countryside that seemed to stretch from eastern OK all the way through AK. and into TN. Mulberry Mountain seems to embody that countryside, at least in my mind's memory...should be a wonderful place for Waka in 2009 and beyond.

mkane - its obvious to me that you're from another part of the country and are making assumptions based on false stereotypical beliefs. To call us small brain rednecks is completely offensive and sad, and if this is your attitude then by all means, don't bring it (or yourself) here. First off, this festival is in such a rural area that there are no "local police". Second, if you'd been to this venue before, you'd understand that the land is private and very, very laid back. Of course there will be a police presence, but only because the state highway this is located on is a beautiful, winding 2-lane, and traffic will have to be negotiated. That's all

Assworks is at it again!Thanks for your intelligent commentary

for those learning at home, AK should be AR. My brain is often just a "little rock."

I'm with Glassworks first post.....PHISH

Mulberry Mountain is one of the most beautiful and intimate venues that I've ever experienced. If Waka can put together a decent line-up, I'm in.

I'm a Fayetteville native, born and raised. If the Hogs aren't playing at home I have attended Mulberry harvest. I also went to Wakarusas volumes 1 through 3. Watching that festival deteriorate in 3 years raises a number of concerns. STAY OFF MY PIG TRAIL IF YOU CAN'T RESPECT IT

rchasei: i grew up in Memphis, and took many roadtrips thru Fayateville on my way to the Mark Twain forest in south Missouri for canoe trips on the Eleven Point river. the police are drooling over out of state license plates to pull over with no probable cause. experienced it first hand, and decided to NEVER visit Arkansas or Missouri again. buy hey, you live there, and know more about it than i do. good luck to ya.

kane - I'm sorry you had that bad experience here, and even more sorry you've chosen to "NEVER visit Arkansas or Missouri again", as both states have many wonderful people, places, and things to offer. Everyone has had different tribulations in their travels... God knows I personally hate the OK HighPo's... but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna make the journey to Tulsa for Umphrey's and YMSB. It just means I'll take extra care to make sure there's no hassles along the way. The only reason I said anything about your comment was because it was so abusive to the place I call home, and I felt the need to rebut. Now, if you'd said "the heart of small brain redneck *cop* country", we'd have been on the same page. Thanks for the good wishes.

Cops in FAYETTEVILLE are pretty serious. It's a college town in one of the fastest growing areas of the nation. Mulberry Mountain is in a whole different area. I haven't seen one cop all the years I have been in the Ozark area. Now, game wardens, that's another story. But they are always reasonable, IMHO. Come on down, bro. rchasei and my crew had a great time last year!

This is an amazing move! I was going to retire from Waka this year, but this has changed that completely. Any reason to make it down to Mulberry Mountain will get me there. It is absolutley beautiful and a wonderful set up. No longs walks for anyone, with clean, empty lands for miles. You need to be there.

Natureboy!- Sounds like someone is upset they didn't get Phish tickets! HAHAHAHA

Redneck Cops love, these kind of people, They are number 1 fans

Hey look everybody, I am a huge loser!

PHIST BUSTCHES

Soooooo whos jumping on the SummerCamp> Wakarusa train!!!!!

YAY!!

this place looks beautiful...always wanted to visit the ozarks and now i have a reason (other than sheer aesthetics)...just hope the line-up is worth a 20 hour drive from upstate ny...if they have one good headliner i'm there...

Wow...I am so very pumped now. One can only hope that we see the best of the last two Harvest Fests return. I'm looking at you Railroad Earth and Umphrey's.

UM's set last year was unbelievable. This all the while Stasik was plaing through a mini cube and Chris had about a quarter of his normal kit...I think he almost broke his kit he wailed so hard.

Wooooooooooooooo Pig Sooie!!!!!!!

gimme some moe. and some dead and ill make the drive fo sho

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Us Arkansans are STOKED!!! We know how good we've had it at Mulberry Mountain Harvest Festival each year, and can't wait to share it with everyone else! It is seriously one of the most beautiful spots i've ever seen........waterfalls, hiking trails, trees galore, and GOOD KIDS!!!! Get ready and get a ticket NOW!!!! waka waka waka!!!!

im that thunderdome guy

I am coming back to Waka!!! I haven't been since the original but with this new location to check out I already have my tickets. I hope the linup comes through. I look forward to seeing everyone for a wonderful few days to kick off the summer!

I had heard alot of complaints with the last place wakarusa was at, but it seems like the producers have our interests in mind with the busting of this nugget.

I was fully planning on writing Waka off this year (been the last 2 years)..but now, for as much as I was "done" with Waka, I amazingly am rejuvenated and extremely excited about it. ALready got tickets, lineup unseen, cause I have faith.

haven't been to Waka since '05, excited to see the lineup and it's new home. I've heard nothin but trash bout the last couple years, so with this new start let's make it one to remember