The All Things Go Music Festival is an outdoor

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held in

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, a suburb of

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and

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The festival was founded in 2014 as the All Things Go Fall Classic and is produced by the company All Things Go. The festival and company take their name from the

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song "Chicago." The festival was first held at the

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in Washington, D.C, expanding to the 15,000 capacity Yards Park in 2016. The festival moved to Columbia in 2021, and has since been held at the 20,000 capacity

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. The festival is cited for its support and inclusion of

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artists, and women-focused lineups. In 2024, the inaugural All Things Go New York City was announced to take place in Forest Hills Stadium, the same weekend as the Columbia edition. In 2017,

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, Betty Who, SABA, and

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were featured at the festival. Its 2018 edition featured an all-women lineup, curated by

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and British singer, LPX (

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), and headlined by Maggie Rogers,

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, and

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. Plapinger commented on how the festival was an opportunity to improve the gender imbalance. The Women's March partnered on the event and facilitated a discussion around female inequality. In 2019, the All Things Go Fall Classic dedicated a day of the festival to female performers. The female-focused nonprofit, She is the Music, was a supporting partner.

Lineups

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Columbia

New York City

2025

Columbia

New York City

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References

{{reflist Music festivals established in 2011 Music festivals in Washington, D.C.