The festival’s move to the suburbs followed a failed attempt to relocate from Addams/Medill Park to Douglas Park in Chicago. Putting a positive spin on the move, organizers said the new space for the three-day event is nearly triple the size of last year’s event and combines a major plot of grassland designed for outdoor music events as well as a sizable part of neighboring Sears Center Arena.
According to Hoffman Estates officials, Poplar Creek has a considerable history when it comes to music. Not only is it the home of a massive arena but it’s also home to a beer garden and outdoor weekly concerts during the summer. “It’s really a hidden gem in our town,” said Dan O’Malley, Hoffman Estates Deputy Village Manager.
Chicago-based React Presents seems right at home in the suburbs, announcing a lineup in March of over 60 artists as the festival returns for its eighth year on June 7 through 9.
Spring Awakening will be the largest festival Hoffman Estates has hosted, besting its famous annual 4th of July fireworks celebration, which draws upwards of 30,000 people to the free event.
Some notable acts for Spring Awakening include Galantis, Zomboy, Yellow Claw, Malaa, Dillon Francis, Flosstradamus B2B 4B, Benny Benassi, Space Jesus, Chris Lake, Shiba San, Liquid Stranger, Claptone, Nora En Pure and many more. This year’s Branded Stage showcases will be hosted by Destructo’s AMFAMFAMF (All My Friends), Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats, and React’s very own Bass Kitchen.
More at springawakeningfestival.com.
Here’s the lineup for the 2019 Spring Awakening Festival:
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4B
ALAN WALKER
ANDREW BAYER
ARMNHMR
AUDIEN
BENNY BENASSI
BLUNTS & BLONDES
BROHUG
CHEAT CODES
CHRIS LAKE
CID
CLAPTONE
CODES
COOKIE MONSTA
CRANKDAT
DESTRUCTO
DILLON FRANCIS
DILLON NATHANIEL
DION TIMMER
DJ SNAKE
DOM DOLLA
DOMBRESKY
DROELOE
DUBLOADZ
FLOSSTRADAMUS B2B 4B
G JONES
GABRIEL & DRESDEN
GALANTIS
GENE FARRIS
GHASTLY
GOLF CLAP
GRIZ
GTA
HEROBUST
HESH B2B BOMMER
ILLENIUM
J WORRA
JASON ROSS
JUSTIN CARUSO
LATMUN
LIQUID STRANGER
LUTTRELL
MALAA
MARTIN GARRIX (cancelled due to an injury)
MATRODA
MOKSI
NOIZU
NORA EN PURE
OLIVER HELDENS
OLIVER SMITH
PEEKABOO
REZZ
RUSKO
SHIBA SAN
SPACE JESUS
SPAG HEDDY
SPENCER BROWN
SUBTRONICS
TINLICKER
TROYBOI
TWO FRIENDS
VIRTUAL RIOT
WHAT SO NOT
YELLOW CLAW
ZEDD
ZOMBOY
