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Dumb Fest 2 Happening In Springfield Southtown This Weekend... Because Why Not?

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Lee Strubinger

Published June 13, 2014 at 9:00 AM CDT

The second ever Dumb Fest gets underway this afternoon at 3 p.m. Forty bands will grace multiple stages on both Friday and Saturday.
The festival is a part of the ever changing Southtown scene in Springfield, located at 11th and South Grand Avenue. Lee Strubinger made his way to Dumb Records to sit down and talk with festival curator Brian Galecki.

Dumb Fest kicks off this afternoon at 3 p-m in Southtown in Springfield, located at 11th and South Grand Avenue, and runs through Saturday. For more information, including festival line-up and times, click here.