Horizons of Rock Developing Everywhere or H.O.R.D.E. Festival was a touring summer rock

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originated by the musical group

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in 1992. In addition to travelling headliners, the festival gave exposure to bands, charities, and organizations from the local area of the concert.

History

The H.O.R.D.E. Festival began in 1992 as a solution to the dilemma of five

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bands that sought to avoid the club circuit in the summertime when other larger bands were playing to sold out amphitheaters. John Popper, the singer for

, explained this in a ''

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'' interview: "In the summer, we'd all go out and draw maybe one or two thousand people. And there are no places outdoors that small, so we'd have to play indoors, which sucked. Then a couple of us got together and wondered 'What if we all went on tour? If we each drew our usual two thousand people, we might draw enough to fill a big shed (amphitheater). So from the outside, it may have looked like there was this big movement happening, but really, it was just a bunch of bands thinking about how to survive." Inspired by the previous summer's success of Perry Farrell's Lollapalooza Festival (which had been organized by

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, the driving force behind Blues Traveler's record and promotional deal), John Popper and Dave Frey called upon their compatriots

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, The Samples,

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the Aquarium Rescue Unit Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit is a jazz fusion group founded by Col. Bruce Hampton. The band gained popularity in the Atlanta club scene in the early 1990s and went on to tour with the first H.O.R.D.E. Tour. During their formati ...

and

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to join them in a nationwide, summer, amphitheater tour. After originally christening the traveling spectacle "Horizons of Rock Developing East Coast", the vision spread to "Everywhere", and so the name was created. It is rumored that John Popper came up with the idea of the H.O.R.D.E. tour at the Arrowhead Ranch, a

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-managed

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that Phish, Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors, Widespread Panic and Aquarium Rescue Unit among others all played at in 1991. The H.O.R.D.E. tour can be viewed as the beginnings of the second incarnation of

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music, as well as the improvisation, community of fans, and diversity of music that became trademarks of the genre. The initial incarnation of jam music, led and epitomized by bands like the

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and the Allman Brothers Band, sparked a love for improvisational rock and jazz that was fostered by both the musicians and fans associated with the second wave of 'jam' music. The H.O.R.D.E. tour, featuring such new jam icons as the Spin Doctors, Phish, Widespread Panic, the Aquarium Rescue Unit (and subsequent

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projects), including the Dave Matthews Band, allowed for a new generation of experimental improvisational music to hit a national audience. The festival was able to bring together a group of musicians with a similar approach to live performance, and thus consolidate fans of the music; hence, a scene was created around the developing genre. After seven successful years, the final H.O.R.D.E. Tour concert took place on September 5, 1998 at

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Artists

The following artists participated in the H.O.R.D.E. festival: *

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* Alana Davis * Allgood * The Allman Brothers Band *

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* Bela Fleck and the Flecktones *

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Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfor ...

* Big Head Todd and The Monsters *

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* Chief Broom *

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*Chrysalids * Cowboy Mouth * Cycomotogoat *Dan Dyer with Breedlove * Dave Matthews Band * David Garza
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*The Decadent Royals * Dionne Farris * Emmet Swimming * Elderberry Jam * Fastball * Fathead * Foodstamp *

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* Galactic * G. Love & Special Sauce * God Street Wine *

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* The Hatters * Joan Osborne * King Crimson *

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* Leftover Salmon *

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* Marcy Playground *

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* mR rEALITY *

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* Neil Young and Crazy Horse * Patoombah Whitebread Rhythm Ensemble *

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* Pete Droge and the Sinners *

* Primus *

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* Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise * Rudy * Rusted Root *

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* Son Volt * Soul Coughing * Soulhat *

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* Spiritualized *

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*Super 8 * Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band * The Authority * Twenty Nineteen * The Samples *The Thundercloud Singers *

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* Toad The Wet Sprocket *

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* Wilco *

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*The Mother Hips

Return

There were rumors over the years that the band would eventually revive the H.O.R.D.E. tour. Asked about this in 2006, Blues Traveler drummer

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replied, "The future is always bright for us, and we are constantly thinking about the future, maybe two or three years in advance." The H.O.R.D.E. Festival was officially revived on July 9, 2015, featuring

, 311,

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and Big Head Todd and the Monsters. The inaugural performance was held at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston,

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Notes

External links

H.O.R.D.E. Information @ bluestraveler.net
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