Save the date for BradFest 2012, which will take place August 3-4 in Two Harbors!

New this year: camping and Scenic Railroad packages. Stay tuned for details…

In the meantime, check out last year’s promo video to get a sense for the festival.*

Bands, brew, pie, belly dancing, robots, samba, 82 pairs of men’s briefs…

BradFest is an annual memorial benefit concert that pays tribute to Bradley E. Rozman and donates all proceeds to young MN musicians.

It is a weekend-long extravaganza that transforms the festival grounds into a magical space where air molecules will vibrate in compelling patterns. Hips shake, pies are eaten (and hurled), and robots and humans alike utter absurd incantations. Life is celebrated, indelible memories are burned into impressionable psyches, and collective nirvana is reached through contagious fits of laughter. Only the foolish, the apathetic, and the timid would dare to miss this event.

Past BradFests have featured a diverse mix of live music with bands from the Iron Range, Duluth, across the state and beyond, including headliners such as Retribution Gospel Choir, Arcwelder, and the legendary Grant Hart (formerly of Hüsker Dü and Nova Mob). The unique blend of BradFest entertainment also includes Brazilian street samba, belly dancing, musical robots, and more. In addition, BradFest features tasty local beer and food, a pie fight, and a silent auction with an assortment of high quality local products, art and crafts.

*Thanks to Aaron Cheeley for his stellar video work and to Arcwelder for giving permission to use the audio from their opening song!