HeavenFest
| HeavenFest | |
|---|---|
 Backdrop at the CCU Main Stage, HeavenFest 2015 | |
| Genre | CCM, rock, pop, rap |
| Location(s) | Brighton, Colorado (2008-2009) Longmont, Colorado (2010) Loveland, Colorado (2011–2012) Morrison, Colorado (2015-2016) |
| Years active | 2008-2012, 2015-2016 |
| Founded by | Worship and the Word Movement |
| Website | www |
 | This article needs to be updated. (November 2020) |
HeavenFest was an annual Christian music festival attracting tens of thousands of people each summer. The festival was held in multiple cities over the years along the Front Range of Colorado.
History[edit]
In its first two years, HeavenFest drew 12,500 and 23,000 people to the grounds of Northern Hills Church near Brighton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.[1] The 2010 event brought in the Scream the Prayer Tour while changing locations to a field in Longmont and drawing over 35,000 attendees.[2] After one year in Longmont, The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) in Loveland became the new host of the festival.[3] After 2 years in Loveland, organizers cancelled the 2013 event for "a year of rest."[4] In July 2014 it was announced on HeavenFest's Facebook page[5] that the festival would return under new ownership and management after a two year hiatus. The 2015 event was held August 7–8 at Bandimere Speedway[6] in Morrison and it was there they announced that HeavenFest would return to the dragstrip July 29th-30th 2016.
Past Artists[edit]
- Andy Mineo
- The Afters
- Alive City
- The Almost
- As I Lay Dying
- Biff Gore
- Blessed by a Broken Heart
- Brad Stine
- Braille
- Capital Kings
- The City Harmonic
- The Color Morale
- Colton Dixon
- Danny Oertli
- Derek Minor
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Disciple
- Everfound
- Facing West
- Fireflight
- For Today
- The Great Commission
- Group 1 Crew
- Haste the Day
- Hearts of Worship
- Hundredth
- Hymns for Hunger
- Icon for Hire
- Jaci Velasquez
- Jamie Grace
- Jeremy Camp
- KJ-52
- Lauren Daigle
- Lincoln Brewster
- Love and Death
- Mandisa
- Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
- Michael Gungor
- OC Supertones
- P.O.D.
- Petra
- Phil Keaggy
- Propaganda
- Random Hero
- Raza For Christ
- Sanctus Real
- Seventh Day Slumber
- Shonlock
- Skillet
- Sleeping Giant
- The Smiley Kids
- Spoken
- Stellar Kart
- Superchick
- Switchfoot
- Third Day
- Thousand Foot Krutch
- Trace Bundy
- Transform DJ's
- Trip Lee
- Underoath
- Unspoken
- Vertical Church Band
- White Collar Sideshow
- Worship Mob
- Zane Black
References[edit]
- ^ "Heaven Fest: Third annual Christian music festival moves to Longmont - TheBrightonBlade.com". www.thebrightonblade.com.
- ^ Post, Sarah Horn | The Denver (31 July 2010). "35,000 gather at Longmont's Heaven Fest".
- ^ "Heaven Fest comes to Loveland". www.timescall.com. 28 July 2011.
- ^ Post, Adrian D. Garcia | The Denver (13 March 2013). "Heaven Fest taking "year of rest," will be back in 2014".
- ^ "HeavenFest". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "HeavenFest announces new ownership and management. In 2015 HeavenFest moves to Bandimere Speedway". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
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