Maha Music Festival
| Maha Music Festival | |
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Maha in 2013
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| Genre | rock, indie, hip hop, electronic |
| Dates | August 19, 2017 |
| Location(s) | Stinson Park at Aksarben Village, Omaha, Nebraska, United States. |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | |
| http://www.mahamusicfestival.com/ | |
The Maha Music Festival is an independent indie rock music festival held in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The festival is owned and operated by YFC, Inc., a non-profit organization.
This year's Maha Music Festival will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2017. The festival will be headlined by Run the Jewels, and will also include performances by Belle and Sebastian, The Faint, Sleigh Bells, The New Pornographers, Built to Spill, Torres, Priests, High Up, and the Hottman Sisters. This will be the festival’s ninth year.
The inaugural Maha Music Festival was held on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Lewis & Clark Landing. The lineup was headlined by Dashboard Confessional and G. Love & Special Sauce, and included Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Serena Ryder,Army Navy and The Appleseed Cast. Four Omaha area bands were featured on a local stage at the festival: Jes Winter Band, Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship, Little Brazil and It's True. Corporate financial support for the festival was provided by Alegent Health, Brashear LLP, State Farm Insurance, McCarthy Capital Corporation, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, and The Kind World Foundation.
In 2010, Maha was held on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Lewis & Clark Landing and featured headliners Spoon and The Faint, as well as supporting acts Superchunk, Old 97's, Ben Kweller and It's True. Headlining the "local stage" were Satchel Grande and The Mynabirds from the Saddle Creek Records label. Other artists performing on the local stage were Landing On The Moon, Betsy Wells and Voodoo Method. From the announcement of the lineup to reviews of the show itself, MAHA 2010 was universally praised. Such praise culminated in the event being selected as the "Best Outdoor Festival" in Omaha, ahead of some well-established local events.
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