bailey at ArtsFest
Thanks to everyone who came out and braved the scorching heat at the Harrisburg ArtsFest this year to hear bailey perform. It had been exactly a year since our last show, so it was great to see so many familiar faces that still supports us even after our time off.
This year, we performed on the Walking Bridge Stage compared to last year when we were asked to perform on the “Big Stage” or the State Street Stage. When we originally got the invite from the Harrisburg Arts Council to play, we had a slot on the State Street Stage, but were bumped for a new “up and coming” band. You can ask Wes, what he thinks about that… Although the stage was smaller, we still had a good time and a lot of fun.
The pregame began right after we finished loading the truck. Dressed in our green shirts, we headed downtown to the stage just in time to catch the talented jazz band the Reese Project, who played before us.
If you are not familiar, ArtsFest is an annual event held on Front Street in Harrisburg PA. It is hosted by the Harrisburg Arts Council and welcomes local and national artists and musicians. The festival is held every Memorial Day weekend and is a great event for families and inspiring artists to share their love of art and music. For three days, musicians of all genres play on one of three stages from 10am to close. This year, bailey was asked to close the festival with a 4pm Memorial Day set.
It didn’t take too long for us to get set up and start playing. We opened with Wordless and played eight other original tunes debuting two new songs. It was HOT! (Our performance was good too!) During one of our slower tunes, I looked over to see Matt crying. This was not because he was so into the song, but because he had gotten sweat in his eyes. After a couple laughs and a No Doubt cover. (Even though requested, we did not play a No Doubt cover and will NEVER play a No Doubt cover. Besides having a female lead and a tall goofy lookin’ guitar player, we have nothing in common with No Doubt.) We finished with two songs that can be found on our demo CD, Grass So Green and One of These Days.
We got a lot of compliments from our friends and new fans. We are really excited to get out and play again… At least more frequently than once a year!
Check out photos from the show. Comments about the show? You can leave them here or leave them on the bailey Myspace page.
