IT’S A VAN 2025
Join us from March 10th to 15th, 2025, for a musical experience that transcends the ordinary! Last year, we showcased over 101 bands across 11 stages in just 8 days, collaborating with amazing partners like Luxeart Agency, Dedstrange Records, New Colossus Festival, and more.
This year promises to be even bigger and better, with exciting new partners like “WE CAN’T MENTION YET” joining the celebration! Our mission remains focused on providing a platform for bands from around the world who are making their Austin debut—or possibly their last. We’re dedicated to giving talented artists the opportunity to shine, ensuring they have chances that might not come again.
Prepare for an unforgettable week of music, memories, and discovery. Save the dates and be part of something extraordinary!
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It’s a Van Fest 2024
IT’S A VAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024
It’s a Van- We're not just about concerts; we craft immersive memories. Join us from March 8th to 18th, 2024, for another year of unparalleled music and endless fun! Curated in collaboration with Luxeart Agency, Dedstrange Records, New Colossus Festival, End Of The Trail Talent, The Loyalty Firm, The Zine Uk, Milk Magazine, KAZI 88.7FM Radio and More to be announced – it's a week-long celebration that transcends the ordinary. Don't just attend a show; become part of an extraordinary musical journey. Save the dates, and let's make memories together! 🎶🚐 #ItsAVanFest
It’s a Van Fest 2024
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Vancerts is exactly what its namesake suggests: Mobile concerts, courtesy a refurbished van. Artists can set up shop at breweries, in neighborhoods and within other spaces that might not have the infrastructure to support live music otherwise.
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Since December 4, 2020.
It’s a Van Fest March 2023
IT’S A VAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023
Free Fest March 2022
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BRIAN BRIAN BRIAN (ATX)
Brian Brian Brian is an absolute eye-catching, non-stop, unexpected heartbeat that’s better seen than explained. Something truly face-smacking about the delivery of their music will most definitely leave you wanting more yet also asking, “What the hell did I just see?”
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THE BOBBY LEES (NY)
The Bobby Lees are an American rock music group founded in 2018 in Woodstock, New York. The band comprises vocalist and guitarist Sam Quartin, bassist Kendall Wind, drummer Macky Bowman, and guitarist Nick Casa. Their debut album, Beauty Pageant, was released in 2018.
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FORTY FEET TALL (OR)
The kids, now called Forty Feet Tall, began playing around Los Angeles in classic venues like The Troubadour, Roxy and the Whiskey. Throughout their last couple of high school years, Forty Feet Tall built themselves a loyal base of local fans by playing parties and shows throughout LA.
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GALLUS (UK)
From the moment they formed in a pub in Glasgow of the same name, Gallus have been on an unrelenting assault on the country’s fertile music scene. They quickly garnered a reputation as one of the best live acts in Scotland and soon took to filling venues everywhere they went.
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FAMILY JOOLS (UK)
Recent single 'Georgia' has passed 400,000 streams and is still rising. Last single 'California Sunshine' has had plays from Steve Lamacq & Chris Hawkins on BBC Radio 6. As well as many tracks added to Spotifys HOT NEW BANDS, FRESH FINDS & multiple editorial playlists.
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JEKYLL (UK)
Throw in media and live support from BBC Introducing, This Feeling, Gigslutz, The Zine, Backseat Mafia and Kick Out The Jams, plus the weirdly disenfranchised homebound glory of playing Austin's SXSW 2021 from a jazz club in Chelsea, Londonshire.
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ENJOYABLE LISTENS (UK)
The Truth: 'The Enjoyable Listen' is the aptly-titled debut album from The Enjoyable Listens, the debonair alt.electro.pop Home Counties duo Luke and Jimbo, with hope in their heart, hunger in their eyes and heroic melodies tumbling from their powerful souls.
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THE INSTITUTES (UK)
Gaining BBC Radio 1 airplay and 5 singles championed on BBC Radio 6, Radio X & BBC Intro. Debut LP 'Colosseums' has received critical acclaim acrosss the board. Previous singles have been featured on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music, Radio X, XS Manchester and more.
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MEATRAFFLE (UK)
Meatraffle is a common chord running through the leftist brigades of the South London art scene. Eschewing the ‘love song industrial complex’ that dominates the airwaves, for Meatraffle it is the political, the platonic, the comradeship of the struggle that provides true artistic grist.
