Review: Hippiefest at Wolftrap

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Being as I am a hiphop head, Hippiefest seems as though it may be one of the more unlikely events that I would attend, but thanks to the generosity of Rick over at Capt. Pell’s not only did I go, but I had a great time.

First of all, as I’ve stated many times in previous posts, Wolftrap is just simply one of the best venues in the area. A similar layout to Nissan Pavilion, but smaller and with more intimate shows. It is also less corporate and it isn’t going to take you over an hour to get out of the parking lot at the show’s conclusion.

Also, unlike Nissan, you can bring your own cooler which not only cuts down on costs, but it allows you to be a little more creative with your choices. For example, instead of a hot dog and a watered-down draft beer I was able to pack some baked chicken, a bottle of merlot and some cheese and crackers that I laid out on the Redskins blanket. When it started to rain an hour into the show, I just whipped out the umbrellas from the bag I also brought. For those that may dread the idea of dragging a cooler along they’ve got golf carts that will take you from just outside of the parking lot and drop you off right at the entrance (a nice little extra that’s probably more of a necessity than a convenience given the median age of the crowd at a typical show).

Hippiefest, billed as a “Concert for Peace & Love” was a celebration of the 40-year anniversary of Woodstock and featured many bands that I did not know by their names, but later remembered by their songs that I used to hear in my parents cars when they were driving me around as a kid. Included were Jack Bruce of Cream, Eric Burdon & the Animals, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Melanie, Badfinger featuring Joey Molland & Jonathan Edwards.

From the moment the show began, you could feel that positive hippie vibe and it didn’t take long at all for people to begin dancing in that way that only old white people who don’t care what people think of them can do and it took less than 10 minutes before the first “Rock On!” was belted from the stage and repeated amongst the crowd. Though I was completely out of my element, I could easily see the attraction to the free-spirited catchy songs.

Since most of the bands tended to perform in more of a medley style (and I have very limited knowledge of any of these bands) it was often hard to tell when one song ended and another began (or when one band ended and another began for that matter) so I wasn’t able to jot down everything that was played, but here are some that I could recall:

So sit back, spark a fattie, listen to some tunes, and

udothedishes…

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