Secret Stages
Secret Stages is a downtown music festival held the 2nd weekend of May at venues in the vicinity of 1st and 2nd Avenue North, and between 22nd and 24th Street North. The festival, which features up and coming bands at existing, new and even future venues in the Loft District, began in 2009 as a response to the loss of the Homegrown Stage for the 2009 City Stages festival. Bham-fm sponsored the first Secret Stages concert at Speakeasy. When City Stages folded in 2009, work began to expand Secret Stages into a multi-venue showcase, with the first true festival beginning in 2011.
2011
The 2011 Secret Stages festival, sponsored by Birmingham Weekly, was held May 13-May 14. It featured 60 bands at venues including Rogue Tavern, The Wine Loft, Metro Bistro and Market, Das Haus, Pale Eddie’s Pour House and other locations in the Loft District.
2009
The first festival, featuring seven bands, was held June 19 to June 21 at Speakeasy.
References
- Mitchell, Whitney Sides (May 28, 2009) "Dun Duh Duh Duuuuh: Secret Stages Lineup Announced" bham.fm
- Interview with Whitney Sides Mitchell (June 18, 2009) Tapestry. WBHM-FM
- Kwon, Wade (February 20, 2011) "Secret Stages to showcase American bands in new downtown music festival," MagicCityPost.com
External links
- Secret Stages website