By: NICOLAS FIERRO
Salina Post
SM Hanson Music will be celebrating their 40th annual Festival Jam with a full lineup of bands appearing from across the state.
On Thursday, June 12th the Festival Jam will be held at the Eric Stein Stage in Oakdale Park, as a "pre-festival event," which has become the highest attended event of the Smoky Hill River Festival. The festival jam will consist of four hours of music, played by a total of 16 bands for 12 minutes.
This year, the festival will host 5 new bands with a mix of other past performers. The music changes every 15 minutes on the quarter hour.
The lineup will be as followed:
5:45 pm: To Be Announced Information on the Invitational band will be announced later.
6:00 pm: The Radicles 4-pc rock band from Salina and Lindsborg
6:15 pm: Fed Up Local Salina rock band – 5-pc
6:30 pm: Motor Co This 3-pc band is based in Beloit. Playing Alt Rock.
6:45 pm: Phi Ya NEW band from Wichita. 3-pc band playing rock
7:00 pm: Lix Classic Rock band from Salina – they have been together for 40+ years.
7:15 pm: Urban Spelunkers NEW band – playing Americana 4-pc from Kansas City area. Guitar, banjo, violin, and bass.
7:30 pm: The Ghost Racket NEW band from Manhattan. 3-pc playing rock
7:45 pm: Hey Radio High Energy from Wichita – a favorite 5-pc band – exciting skate/party/pop-punk music.
8:00 pm: Don Wagner These guys play country, bluegrass, and folk. 4-pc band from Salina and Bennington
8:15 pm: HyWay 14 New to Festival Jam. 4pc from Hutchinson. Describe their music as grunge-rock/red-dirt country.
8:30 pm: Soul Preachers Classic Rock 3pc band from Salina.
8:45 pm: Love Like War New to Festival Jam. Central Kansas roots – 5pc band playing Alt Rock.
9:00 pm: Cash Hollistah Hip-Hop with guitars, drums, vocals, and DJ – last seen at Festival Jam in 2018
9:15 pm: Bootleg Mercy This 4pc band calls McPherson, Hutchinson, and Salina home. – playing Rock/Grunge
9:30 pm: Steve Hanson & Co. The founder of SM Hanson Music. Always a variety – always great.
9:45 pm: The Blades A Salina favorite. You gotta love a rock/pop/funk band with horns!
Gates open at 4:00 pm on Thursday, June 12th in Oakdale Park, with music beginning at 5:45 pm. Single Day or Weekend wristbands for 12 years and up are your admission. SM Hanson Music and many other local/regional merchants have wristbands for sale today.
To purchase the wristbands in advance go to: https://www.riverfestival.com/participating-retailers/
The advance sales run through Tuesday June 10th.
1985 was the 1st year for the SM Hanson Festival Jam. It was created by Steve and Rick Hanson, as an opportunity for local & regional bands to play to a large audience.