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1 of 97![Weezer performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the 80/35]()
2 of 97![Weezer performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the 80/35]()
3 of 97![Weezer performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the 80/35]()
4 of 97![Weezer performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the 80/35]()
5 of 97![Daniel Jesse Glenn of Minneapolis, Minn., cheers as]()
6 of 97![Weezer performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the 80/35]()
7 of 97![Weezer performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the 80/35]()
8 of 97![Claire Lekwa of Chicago, left, David Bond of Des Moines,]()
9 of 97![The band Kind Country performs Saturday, July 11, 2015,]()
10 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
11 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
12 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
13 of 97![Canby performs Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the 80/35]()
14 of 97![Ian Estrem (left) of Dickson, Ill., and Jake Roudabush]()
15 of 97![Jen Ehmen of Ames dances along as Kind Country performs]()
16 of 97![Kind Country performs Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the]()
17 of 97![Kind Country performs Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the]()
18 of 97![Hank Goodenow, 2, of Pella waves to vendors from father]()
19 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
20 of 97![Canby performs Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the 80/35]()
21 of 97![The crowd cheers as Canby performs Saturday, July 11,]()
22 of 97![Collette Wait of Des Moines dances to the music of]()
23 of 97![The band The High Crest walks through the 80/35 music]()
24 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
25 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
26 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
27 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
28 of 97![Scott Yoshimura performs with the band Canby Saturday,]()
29 of 97![Canby performs Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the 80/35]()
30 of 97![Cloud Nothings perfom Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the]()
31 of 97![T.J. Duke performs with Cloud Nothings Saturday, July]()
32 of 97![Dylan Baldi performs with Cloud Nothings Saturday,]()
33 of 97![T.J. Duke performs with Cloud Nothings Saturday, July]()
34 of 97![Dylan Baldi performs with Cloud Nothings Saturday,]()
35 of 97![Erika DeSmidt of Des Moines stands still as Meagan]()
36 of 97![Erika DeSmidt of Des Moines stands still as Meagan]()
37 of 97![Fans dance in front of the stage as Cloud Nothings]()
38 of 97![Jack Nielsen of Minneapolis, Minn., sprays his water]()
39 of 97![Fans cheer as the band Lettuce performs Saturday, July]()
40 of 97![Caden Ganahl, 6, rides on his father's shoulders as]()
41 of 97![Taevah Ganahl reaches for the inflatable ball as she]()
42 of 97![Amanda Cordero and Henry Montoya dance to the music]()
43 of 97![Sky Bussanmas or Norwalk dances with friends as the]()
44 of 97![Penne and Steve Gattom of West Des Moines dance to]()
45 of 97![Parranderos Latin Combo performs Saturday, July 11,]()
46 of 97![Parranderos Latin Combo performs Saturday, July 11,]()
47 of 97![Audience members dance as Parranderos Latin Combo performs]()
48 of 97![Fans dance as the band Lettuce performs Saturday, July]()
49 of 97![Fans dance as the band Lettuce performs Saturday, July]()
50 of 97![Erez Naggar (left) looks on as Cole McClelland tosses]()
51 of 97![Ryan Zoidis plays with the band Lettuce Saturday, July]()
52 of 97![Trumpet player Eric Bloom performs with the band Lettuce]()
53 of 97![Eric Coomes performs with the band Lettuce Saturday,]()
54 of 97![Adam Smirnoff performs with the band Lettuce Saturday,]()
55 of 97![Adults get lessons on the hula hoop at the kids zone]()
56 of 97![Henry Darner, 7, sprays Wolfgang DeFoor with water]()
57 of 97![Randy Rollins (left) takes on Alan Duede in a game]()
58 of 97![Fans cheer as the band Lettuce performs Saturday, July]()
59 of 97![Canby performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
60 of 97![Canby performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
61 of 97![Canby performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
62 of 97![Canby performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
63 of 97![Boh Doran performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
64 of 97![Boh Doran performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
65 of 97![Boh Doran performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
66 of 97![A crowd watches Jon Wayne and the Pain during 80/35]()
67 of 97![Lydia Hagins, 24, hula hoops during 80/35 Music Festival]()
68 of 97![Lydia Hagins, 24, hula hoops during 80/35 Music Festival]()
69 of 97![Artist Levi Biel, 31, draws a portrait of Carrie Anderson,]()
70 of 97![Levi Biel, 31, far left, and Cat Rocketship, 31, draw]()
71 of 97![during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday, July 11, 2015]()
72 of 97![Kind Country performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
73 of 97![Kind Country performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
74 of 97![Kind Country performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
75 of 97![Kind Country performs during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
76 of 97![A crowd watches The Olympics during 80/35 Music Festival]()
77 of 97![The Olympics perform during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
78 of 97![The Olympics perform during 80/35 Music Festival Saturday,]()
79 of 97![Boh Doran performs during an IPR live session during]()
80 of 97![Holly Hallman, 22, right, blows bubbles as Jon Wayne]()
81 of 97![Holly Hallman, 22, blows bubbles as Jon Wayne and the]()
82 of 97![Jon Wayne and the Pain perform during 80/35 Music Festival]()
83 of 97![Jon Wayne and the Pain perform during 80/35 Music Festival]()
84 of 97![Fans dance as Jon Wayne and the Pain play during 80/35]()
85 of 97![Model Abbey Sires poses for Painted Citizen Clothing]()
86 of 97![Model Abbey Sires is painted by Diana Price of Painted]()
87 of 97![Zander Morales of Des Moines holds pac-man icons while]()
88 of 97![Valerie Holmes of Ames applauds while listening to]()
89 of 97![Sofia Sweeney of Flagstaff, Ariz., dances to music]()
90 of 97![Colin McCracken of Des Moines holds his seven-month-old]()
91 of 97![Riley Katich of West Des Moines and his girlfriend]()
92 of 97![Travis Reinders of Des Moines listens to Run the Jewels]()
93 of 97![Run the Jewels performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at]()
94 of 97![Run the Jewels performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at]()
95 of 97![Run the Jewels performs Saturday, July 11, 2015 at]()
96 of 97![Benjamin Brungardt and his girlfriend Stephanie Isley,]()
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The 9th annual 80/35 Music Festival dates are set for July 8-9, 2016 at Western Gateway Park, marking the second consecutive year the festival’s departed from the Fourth of July weekend.
"We did get a lot of comments that people were happy that they could attend [in 2015] because they normally have family obligations over the 4th," said Amedeo Rossi, 80/35 project manager.
The festival, which is organized by the Des Moines Music Coalition, saw record attendance last summer while being held July 10 and 11, a weekend removed from the holiday. Around 36,000 combined free and paid individuals attended the festival between the two days. An increase from about 27,000 free and paid attendees in 2014, which was held on July 4 and 5.
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Rossi credits this increase to a mixture of the date change and delivering a favorable lineup.
"The weekend was a factor, we had real solid numbers," Rossi said. "To a greater of lesser degree, what we book is also a factor and we had probably our most solid lineup, particularly in the headliner realm. I think it's a combination of the two."
He also said he found 2015 easier to book acts. The festival landed headliners Wilco and Weezer for the event, with support coming from notable acts like Run The Jewels, St. Lucia and Jenny Lewis.
The 2014 installment saw headliners Conor Oberst and CAKE with support from acts like Best Coast, Ziggy Marley and Dr. Dog.
"We would see a couple of times, we were given artists that seemed available and we would make offers and we would hear, 'Oh, they have a conflict that weekend,'" he said of booking on the holiday weekend. "I'm assuming [with] a holiday weekend, they were having a holiday conflict."
Nearly 50 acts will appear between the 8th and 9th, a press release said. Music on Friday, the 8th, will go from 5 p.m. to midnight, with music running from noon to midnight on Saturday, the 9th. Tickets for the event will go on sale in March, the release stated.
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