B.O.M.B. Fest

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B.O.M.B. Fest was an annual music festival held for charity at various locations. "B.O.M.B." is an acronym for "Bring Our Music Back". 70% of all the show's proceeds went to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.^[1]

History[]

B.O.M.B. Fest was started in 2009 by Frank Bombaci, Jr. as his high school senior project, under the notion to bring thousands of people together to hear some of the best local and national music around for charity.

B.O.M.B. Fest 2009[]

Bombaci and his son, Frank Bombaci Jr., organized the first B.O.M.B. Fest on June 13, 2009 at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Connecticut. Artists such as The Cool Kids and Say Anything performed.^[2]

B.O.M.B. Fest 2010[]

Bombaci and his son decided to organize another B.O.M.B. Fest for 2010, but this time at the Durham Fairgrounds, a much bigger venue.^[3] B.O.M.B. Fest 2010 was held on May 30, 2010 from 12 noon to 10pm. National bands such as Thirty Seconds to Mars, Lupe Fiasco, Of Montreal, and Girl Talk performed during the 10-hour-long music festival.^[4]

National lineup[]

• Thirty Seconds to Mars - Los Angeles, CA (rock)
• - San Diego, CA (reggae)
• & - Memphis, TN (rock'n'roll)
• Girl Talk - Pittsburgh, PA (electronica)
• Jay Electronica - New Orleans, LA (hip hop)
• Lupe Fiasco - Chicago, IL (rap)
• Mutemath - New Orleans, LA (electro rock)
• - New Orleans, LA (indie rock)
• of Montreal - Athens, GA (indie rock)
• - Keene, NH (reggae)
• The Cool Kids - Mid-West (hip hop)^[4]
• - Zimbabwe ()
• - Republic of Djibouti ()

Local lineup[]

• 1st Class - Boston, MA (hip hop)
• - Newtown, PA (hard rock)
• Anna Lennard - Old Lyme, CT (acoustic pop)
• Aquaforce - New Orleans, LA (hip hop)
• Citylark - St. Louis, MO (pop/bluegrass)
• Clarias - Boston, MA (pop rock)
• Contagious Collective - Northeast, US (rock)
• Dan Stevens - Old Lyme, CT (acoustic blues)
• Distoria - New York, New York (pop rock)
• Do I Dare? - (acoustic rock)
• Dr. Rocktapus and the Nunks - Guilford, CT (rock)
• DS@STR - Tampa, FL (electronic)
• Fugue - Easton, CT (progressive rock)
• G-Eazy - New Orleans, LA (hip hop)
• Instrument - Hartford, CT (rock)
• Greg Strong - Maine (rock)
• Kate Manatee - Tivoli, NY (acoustic folk)
• M.T. Bearington - New Haven, CT (indie pop)
• Parabellum - East Haddam, CT (hardcore)
• Pie Boys Flat - New York, NY (rock)
• Raina Mullen - Old Lyme, CT (pop rock)
• sayWHAT? - Chester, CT (classic rock)
• Skyfactor - New York, New York (acoustic rock)
• Sleeping Lessons - Old Saybrook, CT (Acoustic)
• Sounds in Silence - Lyme, CT (alternative rock)
• States Away - Yonkers, NY (Americana)
• Sun Hotel - New Orleans, LA (folk rock)
• The Band Eclypse - Scarsdale, NY (hip hop/rock)
• The Energy - New York, New York (pop rock)
• The Land of Dreams - New York, New York (folk rock)
• The Shills - Boston, MA (rock)
• The Tawny 12 - New London, CT (folk)
• The Vicious Guns - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (new wave rock)^[4]

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