EDM. Indie jam. Rock ‘n’ beats. Hip hop. Punk. Pop. And metal. There’s a new music festival in Sioux City this weekend. And it’s like… Whatever.
At least 30 local and touring bands—covering a variety of genres—are scheduled to perform in one-hour time slots from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. this Saturday and Sunday at the Ickey Nickel Bar & Grill for the first-ever Whatever Fest, the brainchild of Libby Lucken.
Saturday, August 19 — OUTSIDE
1 p.m. Trey & What's Happenin'
2 p.m. OPEN
3 p.m. The Rooftop Junkies
4 p.m. The Beat Seekers
5 p.m. absolutely.not
6 p.m. Sammy DiMera
7 p.m. It Really Is
8 p.m. Pretty/Ugly
9 p.m. The UGLYS
10 p.m. LEMMONS
11 p.m. An Atomic Whirl
12 a.m. Blackseer
1 a.m. Port Nocturnal
Saturday, August 19 — INSIDE
1:30 p.m. Spencer Aspleaf Music
5:30 p.m. Grace R. Hoefer
9:30 p.m. Chad William Dunning
Sunday, August 20 — OUTSIDE
1 p.m. Flaccid Cactus
2 p.m. Alex Tudehope
3 p.m. Vibe Rations
4 p.m. The 95
5 p.m. The Wood Notes
6 p.m. Chyna White
7 p.m. MoonBear
8 p.m. Between Strangers
9 p.m. Grace Jessen
10 p.m. Black Death Jet Set
11 p.m. OPEN
12 a.m. Anophthalmia
1 a.m. John Roxborough
Sunday, August 20 — INSIDE
