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Hinterland Music Festival is a multi-day
music festival A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...
held at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in St. Charles, Iowa, which was first held in 2015. The festival occurs annually in August and is the largest
music festival A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...
in
Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
. In addition to live music, Hinterland features art, craft vendors, and camping.


Background

The festival is organized by Sam Summers, co-owner of a local music venue and booker for a concert series.
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, located along the
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four miles southwest of
Downtown Des Moines Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon Rive ...
, was set to host for the first year. Its inaugural edition, however, was moved to St. Charles, twenty miles to the south, due to flooding concerns at the park. It drew a crowd of 14,000 over the two days. For 2016, the festival announced plans to return to St. Charles. The festival expanded to three days in 2019. Hinterland was canceled in 2020 due to
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concerns. The 2022 festival added a fourth day before scaling back to three days in 2023.


Lineups


2015

*Friday, July 31: The Envy Corps,
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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

*Friday, August 2: Keuning,
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2021

*Friday, August 6: Hex Girls,
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2022

*Thursday, August 4: Nick Shoulders, Riddy Arman, The Texas Gentleman,
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*Sunday, August 7: Hayden Pedigo, The Kernal, Tré Burt, Liz Cooper,
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2023

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Noah Kahan Noah Kahan ( ; born January 1, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter who signed with Republic Records in 2017. His breakthrough single, " Hurt Somebody", achieved gold status in the United States and charted in multiple international markets. T ...
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Zach Bryan Zachary Lane Bryan (born April 2, 1996) is an American country singer-songwriter and rock musician from Oologah, Oklahoma. After two self-produced studio albums—''DeAnn'' (2019) and '' Elisabeth'' (2020)—he signed with Warner Records to ...
**Campfire Stage: Sunny War, Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners *Sunday, August 6:
Yot Club John Ryan Kaiser, known professionally as Yot Club, is an American singer-songwriter and producer from Mississippi. He is best known for his single "YKWIM?", which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in Novem ...
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Spill Tab Claire Chicha (born July 12, 1997), is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, known by her stage name Spill Tab (stylized as spill tab). She sings in English and French. An alternative pop musician, she has been noted by music media outlets for h ...
, Tomberlin,
Del Water Gap Del Water Gap is the indie pop solo project of Samuel Holden Jaffe (also known as S. Holden Jaffe), an American musician and record producer based in Brooklyn, New York. He rose to prominence following the release of the single "Ode to a Convers ...
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Faye Webster Faye Connell Webster (born June 25, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. She has released five studio albums: ''Run and Tell'' (2013), ''Faye Webster'' (2017), '' Atlanta Millionaires Club'' (2019), '' I Know I'm Funny H ...
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Alex G Alexander Giannascoli (born February 3, 1993), better known by his stage names Alex G or, formerly, (Sandy) Alex G, is an American musician, producer, and singer-songwriter. He started his career playing in multiple local bands such as the Skin ...
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Wallows Wallows is an American alternative rock band based in Los Angeles composed of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston. The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017, starting with "Pleaser", which reached number two o ...
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Maggie Rogers Margaret Debay Rogers (born April 25, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. After her song "Alaska" was played to artist-in-residence Pharrell Williams during a master class at the Clive Davis Institut ...
**Campfire Stage: Savannah Conley,
Field Medic Field Medic is the stage name of American indie folk musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan. History Sullivan began releasing music with his older brother Sean in 2009, initially as Westwood & Willow and then with drummer Andrew Skewes-Cox as Rin Tin ...


2024

* Friday, August 2: Debbii Dawson, Odie Leigh, Josiah and the Bonnevilles, Sam Barber,
Hippo Campus Hippo Campus is an American indie rock band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their musical inclinations appear to be firmly rooted in the UK, drawing inspiration from notable artists such as Little Comets and King Krule. They are signed to Psychic ...
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Orville Peck Daniel Pitout (born January 6, 1988), known professionally as Orville Peck, is a South African country musician based in the United States and Canada — and widely known for often wearing a mask and not showing his face publicly. He released ...
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Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician. His music primarily draws from Folk music, folk, Soul music, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes and taking politica ...
* Saturday, August 3: Hans Williams,
Blondshell Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, is an American indie rock singer, songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles, California. Following an early pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, Teitelbaum debuted Blondshell in June 2022 ...
, Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners,
Madison Cunningham Madison Cunningham (born October 14, 1996) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ''Rolling Stone'' described her music as "a new spin on West Coast folk-rock, with classical tendencies, electric guitars, jazz-school chord changes and a ...
, The Red Clay Strays,
Charley Crockett Matthew Charles Crockett (born March 24, 1984) is an American Neotraditonal countrysinger-songwriter. He has released 15 studio albums since 2015, with ''Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza'' peaking at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Blues Albums char ...
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Lizzy McAlpine Elizabeth Catherine McAlpine (born September 21, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, '' Give Me a Minute'', to critical acclaim. Her second album, ''Five Seconds Flat'' (2022) ...
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Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend are an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chr ...
* Sunday, August 4:
Palehound Palehound is the project of El Kempner (they/them) who has released five albums, '' Dry Food'' (2015), ''A Place I'll Always Go'' (2017), ''Black Friday'' (2019), ''Eye on the Bat'' (2023) and ''Live at First Congregational Church'' (2024); as wel ...
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Kate Kirby Kate Page Kirby is an American physicist. From February 2015 to December 2020, Kirby was the chief executive officer of the American Physical Society (APS) and sits on the board of directors of the American Institute of Physics. Kate Kirby was e ...
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The Last Dinner Party The Last Dinner Party are a British indie rock band from London, formed in 2021. The band consists of Abigail Morris (vocals), Lizzie Mayland (vocals, guitar), Emily Roberts (lead guitar, mandolin, flute), Georgia Davies (bass) and Aurora ...
, Flipturn,
The Japanese House Amber Mary Bain (born 13 July 1995), known professionally as the Japanese House, is an English indie pop musician from Buckinghamshire. Bain contributes vocals and plays guitar, synthesizer and keyboard for her music. Bain decided to pursue a ...
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Chappell Roan Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998), known professionally as Chappell Roan ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her Camp (style), camp and drag queen–influenced aesthetic. Her debut EP, ''School Nights'' (201 ...
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Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia (born March 24, 1998), known professionally as Ethel Cain, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model. Anhedönia is noted for her lyrics focused on nostalgic and Southern Gothic themes, while her music ...
, Mt. Joy,
Noah Kahan Noah Kahan ( ; born January 1, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter who signed with Republic Records in 2017. His breakthrough single, " Hurt Somebody", achieved gold status in the United States and charted in multiple international markets. T ...


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