New music and camping festival, Cascade Equinox, coming to Redmond Fairgrounds in Sept.

Headliners include Pretty Lights, Goose, Big Wild, Phantogram, Trevor Hall & The Great In-Between

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Seasoned event organizers Gem & Jam and 4 Peaks Presents have joined forces to produce the first-ever Cascade Equinox Festival, a new cross-genre camping festival set to take place at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond from Friday-Sunday, Sept. 22-24.

It's the second big multi-day music festival set to debut at the fairgrounds this year, after the earlier announcement of the 36-acre, three-day FairWell Festival planned for July 21-23.

Here's the rest of the full Cascade Equinox announcement:

Cascade Equinox has unveiled the stacked lineup for its inaugural edition, which boasts more than 50 acts that span the genre spectrum. This eclectic, dynamic lineup reflects the people and scenery that embody the festival’s Central Oregon location, amalgamating a diverse medley of jam, electronic, funk, soul and bluegrass acts.

Last week, the festival began dripping out headliners, starting with electro-soul pioneer Pretty Lights. Following a five-year hiatus, the producer will headline Cascade Equinox Festival as his only Pacific Northwest performance on his Soundship Spacesystem Tour. With nearly two decades of experience flexing his signature, sample-heavy sounds that redefined America’s electronic music scene, Pretty Lights is ready to showcase his vibrant, bass-fueled set to his fans at Cascade Equinox.

Other electronic music heavyweights headlining Cascade Equinox include producer polymath Big Wild, guitar-driven, psychedelic electronic pop duo Phantogram, genre-blending bass act Of The Trees, and boundary-pushing producer/guitarist Emancipator.

Headliners on the jam and bluegrass side of the lineup include critically-acclaimed indie-jam five piece Goose, roots-inflected folk and Eastern Mysticism-inspired singer-songwriter Trevor Hall & The Great In Between, and Portland, OR-based folk-rock band Fruition. The festival will also present a bevy of other in-demand, electronic music acts, including electro blues-grass duo Dirtwire, bass-experimentalist Opiuo, house maestro LP Giobbi (performing a Dead House set), genre-bending producer Manic Focus, electro-folk duo Moontricks, soul-infused bass artist Maddy O’Neal, psychedelic bass producer Tripp St., emotive producer/multi-instrumentalist Frameworks, psychedelic house/techno producer Christain Martin, violinist bass producer Josh Teed, Dirtybird-founding member and Anabatic Records label boss Mz. Worthy, electro-soul guitarist/producer Phyphr, underground producer Tara Brooks, and funky producer/multi-instrumentalist Vincent Antone. With an equal dedication to band-focused sounds, Cascade Equinox will display an assortment of acclaimed acts including folk-americana and roots outfit Gone Gone Beyond, funk-five piece The Main Squeeze, progressive funk and psych rock-infused afro-beat band Polyrhythmics, four-piece jam and funk band Eggy, and future groove trio lespecial. Cascade Equinox also promises to highlight regional acts by creating a full local stage dedicated to showcasing artists from the Pacific Northwest. Cascade Equinox Festival will also offer a bevy of activities and programming, including a vendor marketplace, workshops, kids zones, carnival rides, culinary commons, a healing sanctuary, yoga, beer and wine tastings, interactive art installations and live art. More details coming soon. Deschutes County Fairgrounds is the Pacific Northwest’s premier event facility and venue. With sweeping panoramic views of snow capped mountain peaks, trees, and creek running through its 340 acre space, Cascade Equinox promises a vast, naturalistic music festival unlike any other. The festival will offer many various camping options, including glamping in the Alpenglow Campground. The centrally-located, boutique campground is just a stone’s throw away from the festival’s epicenter, making it the perfect basecamp for festival-goers who want to immerse themselves in the excitement while also enjoying the comfort and convenience of premium accommodations. The Alpenglow Campground will offer amenities such as a shaded community lounge space with a fire pit, daily hosted happy hour, daily yoga and meditation sessions, private bathrooms, phone charging stations in the lounge, private bar, and private parking for Alpenglow guests. Cascade Equinox Festival will also offer Expo Center RV Park for RV hookups, as well areas for dry RVs, car camping, walk-in camping, and basic camping packages. All onsite accommodation packages, as well as off-site hotel packages, are available here. Attendees who have already bought Cascade Equinox Festival tickets have the opportunity to purchase the The Inner Circle Upgrade ($249 per person), which will give VIP access to:

Express check-in at the box office.

Inner Circle parking on festival grounds

Express entry into the festival, with dedicated Inner Circle - only entrances

Full time hosts in lounges

Beautiful lounge area with comfortable seating & shade

Complimentary snacks and beverages in the lounges

A designated viewing area at the main stage, with unobstructed views of the performers

Inner Circle Private Bars in viewing areas and lounge

Pop-up experiences

Access to private restrooms

A gift bag with festival merchandise and other surprises

Complimentary Wi-Fi and phone charging stations
Tier 1 GA passes are now sold out. Tier 2 GA passes are still available.

CASCADE EQUINOX FESTIVAL LINEUP

Pretty Lights

Goose

Big Wild

Phantogram

Emancipator

Fruition

Of The Trees

Trevor Hall & The Great In-Between


Dirtwire

Frameworks

Gone Gone Beyond

LP Giobbi

Maddy O’Neal

Manic Focus

Moontricks

Opiuo

Polyrhythmics

The Main Squeeze

Tripp St.


An-Ten-Nae

Christian Martin

Diggin Dirt

Eggy

Free Creatures

High Step Society

Jaenga

Jeff Crosby

Josh Teed

Lespecial

Mz. Worthy

Phyphr

Rose City Band

Small mIllion

Soohan

Talking Dead

Tara Brooks

The Librarian 

The Mother Hips

Thought Process

Vincent Antone

Watkins Glen

World's Finest

Yak Attack


Ashley Flynn & The Riveters

Blackstrap Bluegrass

Blü Egyptian

Call Down Thunder

Clear Rivers

Fractal

Game 6

Gbots & The Journeyman

Hillstomp

Honey Don’t

Jahmontree

Jeshua Marshall & The Flood

Joel Chadd

Matt Haze

Oregon Fryer 

Skillethead

Steelhead

Swindler

Takimba

The Hasbens

Threedom

Travis Ehrenstrom Band