The Big Wu Family Reunion (BWFR) is an annual

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hosted by the

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The Big Wu :''The Big Wu was derived from the nickname for the volcano in Joe Versus the Volcano which is actually spelled The Big Woo.'' The Big Wu is a rock jam band from Minnesota. The group is composed of Al Oikari, Andy Miller, Chris Castino, Mark ...

. It is held during an August weekend at the Camp Maiden Rock West in

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, and features multiple bands on one or two stages as well as on-site

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History

On July 17, 1998, the Big Wu created a tradition by throwing the first ever Big Wu Family Reunion at Latch Lake Studios in

Eagan, Minnesota Eagan ( ) is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is south of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul and lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Eagan and the other near ...

(the very place where their first CD, '' Tracking Buffalo Through the Bathtub'' had been recorded the year before). The next year the Family Reunion was held at Harmony Park Music Garden in

Geneva, Minnesota Geneva is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 555 at the 2010 census. History A post office has been in operation at Geneva since 1855. Geneva was platted in 1857. The city was named after Geneva, New York ...

. Over the past years, it has been held at either Harmony Park or the Jamboree Campground in

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. 2006 marked the ninth annual year that the festival has taken place. The Festival in now held annually at Camp Maiden Rock West in

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* Music festivals in Minnesota Recurring events established in 1998 1998 establishments in Minnesota {{Music-festival-stub