Saturday, Sept 4: WTJU’s Freefall Music Festival returns to IX Art Park
By WTJU
WTJU’s signature free fall concert — Freefall — returns on Saturday, September 4 with a free celebration for our community.
What’s your perfect holiday weekend in Charlottesville? Hanging with friends outside… Great live music… Local food and drinks… Maybe breaking a Guinness world record?
Then you can’t miss the Freefall Music Festival and Labor Day Weekend Cookout – Saturday, September 4 from 3 – 9 p.m. at IX Art Park, 522 2nd Street SE in Charlottesville.
Cognizant of COVID safety guidelines, the 2021 event is a free, outdoor event of excellent music and connection with one another.
This year’s lineup features:
3 p.m.: Vinyl Takeover + Labor Day Weekend cookout and lawn games
Grab a hotdog and a drink, toss some cornhole, and dig the sweet tunes coming from WTJU’s vinyl collection!
5:15 p.m.: Zuzu’s Hot Five
Louis Armstrong combo meets Mardi Gras street party
6:30 p.m.: Susie and the Pistols
Americana rhythm and blues that feels good and sounds great
7:30 p.m.: Guinness record-breaking attempt
We need at least 321 people to make the World’s Largest Human Music Note. Let’s make history together!
8 p.m.: Ebony Groove
Classic Charlottesville Gogo, Funk, R&B
In addition to live music, the festival includes a community cookout with hot dogs and veggie dogs. Plus food trucks and local brews.
“Last year, the COVID pandemic pretty well wrecked all live music, and we deeply missed connecting with other people in our community.” said Nathan Moore, General Manager of WTJU 91.1 FM. “This year, WTJU is pleased to bring back Freefall with one blockbuster community festival on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.”
