The Bamboozle

The Bamboozle
Genre	Various
Location(s)	2006–2011, Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey 2003–2005, 2012, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Years active	2003–2012
Website
http://www.thebamboozle.com/

The Bamboozle was an annual three-day music festival held in New Jersey. Every year, new bands compete for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival. In 2012, creator John D left Bamboozle due to creative differences with Livenation and he will be reviving Skate and Surf Festival in 2013. He later clarified in an interview that while he was disappointed in LiveNation's support of the festival, "It wasn’t LiveNation that did this – House Of Blues did. House Of Blues is 100% responsible for the damage of Bamboozle." It has also been announced that there will not be a Bamboozle festival in 2013 and the future of the festival is unknown.

The Bamboozle has many different characters within the festival planning. Some of these characters are real people with false identities, who work to plan and operate the festival, while others are completely fictional, and serve as a means to give the public clues as to who may be playing at The Bamboozle.

The Great Bamboozle was held on May 30, May 31, and June 1, 2003, at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Keller Williams, The Roots, and Dark Star Orchestra headlined the shows, respectively.

The Great Bamboozle 2004 was held on June 4, June 5, and June 6, 2004, at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. G. Love and Special Sauce, moe., and Sonic Youth headlined the shows, respectively.

The first Bamboozle was held on April 29, April 30, and May 1, 2005, at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. My Chemical Romance, The Starting Line, and Thrice headlined the shows, respectively. Brand New was originally scheduled to headline the first show, but was forced to cancel their show, while Thrice took over as the headliner.

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