Article Contributed by React Presents
Published on February 4, 2016
<p><span style=”color:#000000″><strong style=”color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px”>Spring Awakening Music Festival (SAMF) </strong><font face=”arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-size:12px”>is thrilled to celebrate its fifth anniversary at a brand-new location in the beautiful city of Chicago! In 2016, Spring Awakening will be held</span><strong style=”font-size:12px”> </strong><span style=”font-size:12px”><span class=”aBn” data-term=”goog_1072002828″ tabindex=”0″><span class=”aQJ”>June 10th through 12th</span></span> in</span> <strong style=”font-size:12px”>JACKSON PARK</strong><span style=”font-size:12px”>, also known as the site of the historic <strong>World’s Fair</strong>.</span></font></span></p>
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<font face=”arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-size:12px”><span style=”color:#000000″><strong>WATCH THE OFFICIAL LOCATION ANNOUNCE VIDEO HERE: </strong></span></span></font></div>
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<strong><a href=”http://reactpresents.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=58d4ad0644812ee8d56ab3b75&id=f430c34feb&e=7e75c810f9″ style=”color:#336699;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline” target=”_blank”><span style=”font-size:12px”>https://youtu.be/THJpkRNrgS4</span></a></strong></div>
<p><span style=”color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px”><em>”Over the past year we’ve explored potential venues that have bigger footprints, and with 500+ acres of lakefront greenery, Jackson Park turned out to be a prime location,” </em>says <strong>Jeff Callahan, founder of SAMF.</strong> Located less than 10 minutes away from downtown Chicago in the <strong>Hyde Park</strong> and <strong>South Shore</strong> neighborhoods, the new venue is just steps away from <strong>Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry</strong> and </span><font color=”#000000″><span style=”font-size:12px”>the</span></font><strong><font color=”#000000″><span style=”font-size:12px”> University of Chicago,</span></font></strong><font color=”#000000″><span style=”font-size:12px”> with various public transportation options including the <strong>Metra’s 63rd St. </strong>stop -</span></font><span style=”color:#000000″><span style=”font-size:12px”> just a 15 minute ride from Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.</span></span></p>
<p> <font color=”#000000″><span style=”font-size:12px”><em>”Jackson Park allows SAMF to continue to grow as the largest dance music festival in the Midwest, with enough space to accommodate our growing number of fans, and will also allow for more stages and bigger production than ever before,”</em> says Callahan. </span></font><span style=”color:#000000″><span style=”font-size:12px”>In honor of its fifth anniversary, fans can expect <strong>a total of six stages</strong> this year, with <strong>two main stages </strong>featuring both live electronic acts and world-renowned DJs. </span></span><font color=”#000000″><span style=”font-size:12px”>Along with cutting-edge stage productions, there will be six branded stages, </span></font><span style=”color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px”>interactive art installations, firework displays, and carnival rides including a ferris wheel in honor of the world’s first ferris wheel that was built on these same grounds for the monumental World’s Fair in 1893. </span></p>
<p> <font color=”#000000″ face=”arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-size:12px”>Limited discounted pre-sale tickets are now on sale at </span><a href=”http://reactpresents.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=58d4ad0644812ee8d56ab3b75&id=97615c84f6&e=7e75c810f9″ style=”font-size:12px;color:#336699;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline” target=”_blank”>springawakeningfestival.com</a><span style=”font-size:12px”><wbr />! Don’t miss your chance to get tickets at the lowest price available. Layaway plans are also available for the first time.</span></font></p>
<p> <span style=”color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px”>We’re excited for Spring Awakening’s five year anniversary and can’t wait for everyone to be a part of it!</span></p>
