The GETDOWN 2009 Pictures, Video, and Press

Thanks to all who came out and got down at the GETDOWN.

Here are some links to pictures and video which were shot this year.

Photos

Video

Press

We will post new links as they become available. If you have a link you would like to add, then please contact us.

GETDOWN tickets $60 at the gate!

Online tickets $50 before midnight on Sunday August 30th ... or $60 at the gate still gives you a chance to GETDOWN!

Space is limited, we are expecting to sell out at the gate, so get there early.

Festival Location & Directions:

The GETDOWN Land at Possum Hollar
190 Sycamore Trail
Prospect Hill, NC 27314

From I40 take exit 261 towards Hillsborough, turn right onto Old Chapel Hill which becomes NC 86 north, turn left on Dave Smith Road, go 1.4 miles and turn right on Sycamore Trail at The GETDOWN sign.

Helpful Hint: Once you cross over Hwy 70 in Hillsborough, it's exactly 13 miles to Dave Smith Road. Just before Dave Smith Road is an Exxon gas station on the right. Please note, there is limited cell phone service.

http://www.thegetdown.org/get-tickets

The GETDOWN Crew is ready to get down with you!

Stage Schedule and Activities List

Over 30 hours of non stop music with 2 stages -- no overlapping sets! The GETDOWN crew is ready to get down with you!

Friday
4:00 Opening Remarks
4:20 Been Jammin'
4:50 Lactose Quervo
6:00 Kinetic
7:10 Downhome Groove
8:20 Hot Politics
9:30 Last of the Nice Guys
10:15 The Mantras
11:50 ZEGG
1:00am Late Nite set w/ Sci-Fi until…

Saturday
1:00 Eli Snuggs
1:45 BUG
2:45 SmoothOp
3:45 Incognito Mosquito
5:00 Vertigo Jazz Project
6:15 Yesterday's Gravy
7:30 Funkuponya
9:00 The Afromotive
11:00 The Mantras
1:00am Late Nite set w/ Roots of Creation until…

Sunday
12:30 Tennessee Jed & Friends
1:45 Hope Massive
3:00 The Anonymous Band
4:15 The Native Sway
5:30 The Movement
7:30 Closing Remarks

With ACTIVITIES during the day such as:

Disc Golf [INNOVA gets down and becomes a sponsor!!! Innova discs http://www.innovadiscs.com/aboutus.html ]
Yoga
Hula Hooping
Drum Circles
Tie Dye making

Vehicle Camping Passes SOLD OUT

We have officialy sold out of our vehicle camping passes. Weekend passes with regular old 'rough it' style camping are still available.

We have also added the last two bios for Eli Snuggs & Been Jammin.

See you at the Get Down!

Tickets now on Sale!

After much anticipation, tickets to The GETDOWN! are finally on sale!!!!!!

There is a limited number of tickets and tons of folks are making their plans to get down at The GETDOWN , so get on it!

Tickets are $50.00 which buys you 3 nights, 4 days of camping, and countless hours of eating, drinking, dancing and GETTIN’ DOWN with your kind!

Don't miss the boat baby. We are going to get down @ The GETDOWN! Are you?

Click here to get your tickets now!

~The GETDOWN Crew

Band Profiles and Festival Information

Things are really starting to come together now, and we can't wait.

So, we have just posted all of the band profiles who will be playing at The GETDOWN! Give them a check them out here!

And, we've added all the handy information you might need or want to know about The GETDOWN. Read all about it.

Tickets will be going on sale any day now! Stay tuned.

Artist Announcement!

We are very proud to announce the artist lineup for the 2009, first annual GETDOWN Music Festival & Campout.

  • The Mantras (2 Nights!)
  • The Afromotive
  • Roots of Creation
  • Sci-Fi
  • The Movement
  • Incognito Mosquito
  • Zegg
  • Vertigo Jazz Project
  • Hope Massive
  • Yesterday's Gravy
  • Funkuponya
  • Downhome Groove
  • Hot Politics
  • Anonymous
  • The Native Sway
  • Kinetic
  • Last of the Nice Guys
  • Lactose Quervo
  • Beside the Fire
  • Smooth Op
  • BUG
  • Tennessee Jed
  • Brooks Wood
  • Been Jammin’

Welcome to the GETDOWN!

The GETDOWN will be held Labor Day Weekend on 30 beautiful wooded acres located 35 minutes north of Chapel Hill, NC and will feature some of the region’s most renowned jam, groove, funk and reggae artists. With over two dozen acts on two stages and no overlapping sets, surely everyone will get a chance to get down and discover new music!

This intimate three-day gathering will include on-site camping, food, arts & crafts and other activities including a disc golf course! Late night jams, drum circles, bonfires, and good vibes under a full moon will also shape this harmonious communal experience.

Come get down with your kind at The GETDOWN!

Sponsors

Leeway's Home Grown Music Network

Carolina Live Music Society

INNOVA Golf Discs

Vitamin Water

On the Web

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