Euphonious

Euphonious is a 3-day music and technology festival scheduled to be held on the Henley Park Lawn at the Birmingham Zoo during Fathers Day weekend, June 18–20, 2021. The event was created by Bradley Metrock, CEO of Project Voice, with the idea of eventually bringing back an annual festival like City Stages.

Due to the ongoing 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, the event was planned to allow for social distancing. The lawn area was divided into 300 ten-foot by ten-foot squares which could be reserved for a group of up to 8 people at a cost of $500 per night. Holders of $99 per night individual tickets were confined to standing room areas outside of the grid. Additional precautions included temperature checks, mask-wearing requirements while outside the squares, and the provision of hand sanitizing stations.

Festival vendors will showcase technologies, many of which utilize voice-drive artificial intelligence. Though the event, with a $250,000, is organized on a for-profit basis, a portion of proceeds will be donated to United Ability.

Several of the scheduled acts, including Moon Taxi, LaBoix, Hawthorn Street and Soul Inscribed, have ties to Metrock's alma mater, Vestavia Hills High School.

Schedule

• Friday, June 18:
  • 5:40: Mason Music Student Band #1
  • 6:00: LaBoix
  • 7:00: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
  • 8:15: Drew & Ellie Holcomb
• Saturday, June 19:
  • 5:40: Mason Music Student Band #2
  • 6:00: Soul Inscribed
  • 7:00: Angie Aparo
  • 8:15: Moon Taxi
• Sunday, June 20:
  • 5:40: Birmingham Boys Choir
  • 6:00: Hawthorn Street
  • 7:00: Sister Hazel
  • 8:15: Blues Traveler

References

• Colurso, Mary (February 1, 2021) "Euphonious, a new music festival, set for Father’s Day weekend in Alabama." The Birmingham News
• Colurso, Mary (March 1, 2021) "Moon Taxi, Blues Traveler, Drew & Ellie Holcomb to headline new festival in Alabama." The Birmingham News