PURPLE HATTER’S BALL ADDS THE MOTET, THE FLOOZIES, THE FRITZ, AVIS BERRY & SCOTT CAMPBELL BAND, YANKEE SLICKERS, FAMATO AND UNIVERSAL GREEN

MAY 9 – 11, 2014

SPIRIT OF THE SUWANNEE MUSIC PARK IN LIVE OAK, FL 

New artists join Beats Antique, Emancipator Ensemble, The New Mastersounds, The Heavy Pets, The Nth Power, DubConscious, Space Capone, Rising Appalachia, Greenhouse Lounge and more

Purple Hatter’s Ball has added several new artists to the line-up including: Colorado’s dance-funk seven-piece The Motet; electronic producer/guitar player and drummer duo, The Floozies who are performing at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park for their first time; the infectious soul-funk of The Fritz; and the inspiring soulful sounds of Avis Berry & Scott Campbell Band, as well as Yankee SlickersFamato and Universal Green.

Taking place May 9 – 11, 2014 at the famed Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, the three-day music festival honors the memory of longtime friend of SOSMP and music festival lover Rachel Morningstar Hoffman. The 2014 event also features a diverse line-up of artists including: experimental world fusion performers Beats AntiqueEmancipator Ensemble, a four-piece live band that builds on Emancipator’s original trip-hop downtempo production; England’s funky four-piece The New Mastersounds; dynamic genre-bending rock band The Heavy Pets; soul-music super group The Nth Power; the conscious world-reggae of DubConsciousSpace Capone’s retro disco-funk; multi-instrumentalist sisters Rising Appalachia; bass-driven  live electronic trio Greenhouse Lounge, and more.

For the first time, Purple Hatter’s Ball will also offer more scheduled activities including healing and arts workshops, yoga, massage, hula hooping, painting and more, as well as a Silent Disco. Taking place during the springtime, the venue itself is a virtual playground with endless fun and activities such as swimming, canoeing, kayaking, disc golf and biking. The park also offers guest comforts including cabins, general store, full service restaurant, showers and water stations.

Advance tickets are currently available for $85 at www.PurpleHattersBall.com and include three days of music, primitive camping and all taxes and fees. The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is also generously offering a deeply discounted cabin and golf cart rental package to Purple Hatter’s guests. Cabins are limited, so jump on this deal quickly by calling 386.364.1683.

Purple Hatter’s Ball 2014 Artist Line Up:

Beats Antique

Emancipator Ensemble

The New Mastersounds

The Motet

The Heavy Pets

The Floozies

The Nth Power

DubConscious

Space Capone

Rising Appalachia

Greenhouse Lounge

The Fritz

Avis Berry Band & Scott Campbell

Catfish Alliance

Locos Por Juana

Grandpa’s Cough Medicine

Applebutter Express

Trial By Stone

Ketchy Shuby

Stillwood

Cherry Royale

Shoes and Laces

SPORE

Herd of Watts

Parker Urban Band

Squeedlepuss

Jason Lamar & the Rig

Jacksonvegas

Love Chunk

Morning Fatty

Stereo Vudu

Flat Land

Hail Cassius Neptune

Bells and Robes

DJ Ruby

MSNRA

Parker Robinson

Universal Green

Yankee Slickers

Famato

 

The Silent Disco

Vlad the Inhaler

Sir Charles

Zak tha Blak

Trillucination

LeGinge

Ellofunk

Combustible

SethEdemik

Bit Deff

Mason Masters

Matthew Connor

 

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