Latest News

• Last-minute reminders as we get ready for festival!
  Posted on 2015-08-05
  • Do not forget your ID. If you intend to consume alcoholic beverages, you WILL be carded regardless of age!
  • Review parking information: If you bought $5 parking or intend to buy on-site, the lot is on Washington Street — this is also where the free Subaru parking is. Complete details on parking are here.
  • Know which entrance to use: Approach the festival over the Johns Street Bridge if you need to buy at the gate, or already have single-day tickets or 3-day passes; the only people who should approach over the Walnut Street Bridge are volunteers, corporate sponsors with parking passes, campers, or those who need to use the handicapped parking lot. (See the 2015 festival grounds map to visualize this.)
  • Oilhouse Pass purchasers will receive a wristband rather than a lanyard in 2015 — but please also bring your ticket for each day of festival. Your ticket gets you into the gate each day, and your wristband gets you into the Oilhouse Lounge. Do not remove the wristband during the festival! All guests will be offered a schedule and map.
  • Important info for campers/RVs: Please review our updated instructions on how to check-in and park if you’ve bought camping/RV parking, or intend to do so at the gate.
• Notes on parking
  Posted on 2015-08-04

  Please consult the UPDATED 2015 festival grounds map for details!

  $5 parking (bought in advance and on-site) is located in a lot along Washington Street.

  Subaru parking (free parking for anyone driving a Subaru, courtesy of sponsor Spangler Subaru) is also located along Washington Street.

  Handicapped parking is located in the train station lot. Approach festival grounds over the Walnut Street Bridge; you must have a placard or license plate to use it.

  Corporate sponsor parking is located on festival grounds, across the street from the train station. You must have a corporate sponsor hang-tag to use it. Approach festival grounds over the Walnut Street Bridge.

• UPDATE: Festival press coverage
  Posted on 2015-08-04

  Press coverage of the festival begins this weekend! We’ll keep a running tab of our coverage in this post, and update with hotlinks when possible.

  • Sunday, July 26 — Tribune-Democrat: Preview festival coverage appeared.
  • 1160 WCCS, Indiana: The Acoustic Hour with Anthony Frazier (9:00-10:00 am on Sunday, July 26) featured music from our 2015 lineup, along with a live performance by Justin Giuffre & the Pilgrimage.
  • Johnstown Magazine: The August issue includes a festival feature.
  • WQED/WQEJ FM in Pittsburgh and Johnstown: Festival chairman Todd Wagner was interviewed, and bits of the interview will air on the morning show with Jim Cunningham the week of August 3-7. You can hear the entire interview here.
  • Sunday, August 2 — Daily American (Somerset): A front-page article (behind a paywall, alas) about our festival, featuring an interview with Swampcandy.
  • Monday, August 3 — Tribune-Democrat: An article about a very special story: how the festival helped launch a business — and a marriage.
  • Monday, August 3 — WDVE 102.5, Pittsburgh: Festival chairman Todd Wagner appeared on Randy Baumann’s morning show on WDVE radio, around 9:15 am. (You can hear the interview here.)
  • Tuesday, August 4 — KDKA’s Pittsburgh Today Live: Shelley Johansson appeared on the news-chat show to discuss the festival, and Mark Dignam played.
  • Tuesday, August 4 — Froggy 95, Johnstown: An interview with Miss Tess & the Talkbacks will air at 7:20 am.
  • Wednesday, August 5 — Rocky 99, Johnstown: An interview with Joe Grushecky will air at 7:20 am.
  • Wednesday, August 5 — Pittsburgh City Paper: The festival is a Critic’s Pick!
  • Thursday, August 6 — We’ll run the gauntlet of Johnstown radio stations during morning drive time!
  • Thursday, August 6 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “The festival gets a touch of the blues”
  • Thursday, August 6 — Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Flood City continues to raise the bar”
  • Thursday, August 6 — Centre Daily Times: “National and local acts share the stage at Flood City”