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Festivalgoers walk through ornate carved wooden arches with an ARISE Music Festival sign under a sunny sky.

FeaturesIt Takes A Village: Arise Festival Leaves No TraceIf you’re considering the Arise Music Festival in Loveland August 2 – 4, here’s a tip: Bring your own water bottle. The festival provides water itself, but no single-use plastic. They even plant a tree for every ticket sold. Bands and performers who follow the guidelines of ‘Leave No Trace,’ headline the event: Tipper, Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth and more. “We are more than a music festival,” organiser Mo Hnatiuk said. “It’s a movement. Music is supposed to feed your soul.”Dan England · Jul 23, 2019

Two men pose before a teal door: one in a shiny silver jacket, the other in a navy jacket over black.

FeaturesThievery Corporation – Inside The Temple Of I & IOne cold February morning in 2015, the two masterminds behind Thievery Corporation—Rob Garza and Eric Hilton—left the frigid air of Washington D.C.Kyle Eustice · Jul 22, 2018 FeaturesARISE Year Three: Setting an Example for the FutureAs we move into a new era of Colorado festivals the focus has been shifting as the tastes of Colorado music fans has been shifting as well. While the formula of big names + camping + various visual gimmicks = ticket sales has more or less stayed the same from festival to festival, ARISE has tapped into something missing from the others; cleanliness.Jed Murphy · Aug 18, 2015

Festival attendees with backpacks walk through a colorful scaled archway marked ARISE at the event entrance.

FeaturesARISE In It’s Third Year Prime: Loveland’s Conscious Music MovementSunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado hosted it’s third annual Arise Music Festival.BandWagon Magazine · Aug 10, 2015

Festival-goers in a sombrero and tie-dye shirt walk toward a wooden pallet archway marked ARISE.

FeaturesBandWagon’s Adventures Through ARISEWhile attendance was not quite where it could have been, it was still a success overall and there is little doubt about a year two. Over the next week, the BandWagon will be sharing our experiences at the festival meeting people, taking pictures, interviewing bands, and exploring all the things that make festivals the experience we all love having.Jed Murphy · Aug 21, 2013