4th Annual BATFEST! 2008 featuring Flobots, Ludo and More!

53805 4th Annual BATFEST! 2008 featuring Flobots, Ludo and More! Batfest!, Will feature Arts, Crafts, Music, Food, Bat Watching, Children's Activities, and Educational Displays. Estimated attendance is around 40,000! With Scenic backdrop of Town Lake and downtown Austin. Come out and see between 1.5 and 2 million Mexican Free Tail Bats while shopping for creative items made in Austin. See over 30 bands on two stages. Best of all, admission is only $5! What can you do for just $5 these days that includes so much and benefits Bats! Click “I Like It!” to win! 4 pairs of tickets will be given away! August 30th & 31st 2008 on the First Street Bridge Saturday Aug 30th 2 PM until Midnight Sunday Aug 31st 2 PM until 10 PM All professional Artists and Craftspeople are invited to participate in Batfest!... Approximately 150 Booths will be set up in the Festival Area located on the Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown Austin. The booths will feature Arts & Crafts such as pottery, jewelry, fine art, woodwork, stained glass, metal sculpture, mosaics, dicrylic, photography and much more.This area is well know for its eclectic night life (no joke intended) as well as it's proximity to downtown and to the more relaxed South Austin (78704 to those who know).  Saturday August 30th KLBJFM Stage Located on North Side of Bridge on Saturday Saturday Time band 3:00 - 4:00 4:30 - 5:30 Adrenaline Factor 6:00 - 7:00 Dr. Zog 7:30 - 9:00 Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush 9:30 - 10:30 Bodeans 11:00 - 12:00 Edgar Winter Sunday August 31st KLBJFM Stage Located on South Side of Bridge on Sunday Time band 2:00 - 2:50 3:10 - 4:00 4:20 - 5:10 Jolly Garogers with special guest VAN WILKS 5:30 - 6:30 6:50 - 7:50 Kissinger 8:10 - 9:10 Paula Nelson 9:30 - 10:30 Carolyn Wonderland Saturday August 30 101X Stage Located on the South Side of the Bridge on Saturday Time Band 2:30 - 3:30 The Alice Rose 4:00 - 5:00 Cruiserweight 5:30 - 6:30 Mother's Anthem 7:00 - 8:00 The Steps 9:00 - 10:00 10:00pm Bat Costume Contest Sunday August 31st 101X Stage Located on the North side of the Bridge on Sunday Time Band 2:00 - 2:50 3:10 - 4:00 4:20 - 5:15 5:35 - 6:35 Sounds Under Radio 6:55 - 7:40 Alpha Rev 8:00 - 9:00 Ludo 9:30 - 10:30 Flobots   http://do512.com/event/2008/08/30/4th-annual-batfest-2008 http://do512.com/event/2008/08/30/4th-annual-batfest-2008.xml Saturday 08/30/08 20080831T000000Z/20080831T000000Z false 0 225.0 07:00 PM Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:00:00 -0500 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:00:00 -0500 Click “I Like It!” to win! 4 pairs of tickets will be given away! 182 SAT http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/46405/2803579076_277947d1c6_sq_90.jpg First Street Bridge 1825 First Street Bridge http://do512.com/venue/first-street-bridge http://do512.com/venue/first-street-bridge.xml

firststreetbridge http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/46405/2803579076_277947d1c6.jpg Ludo and Flobots? I'm there. What can you do for $5 a day that benefits bats? This year’s Batfest moves west to the South First Street Bridge and features nearly 30 bands, as well as 150 booths bustling with arts and crafts. Local bats include Dr. Zog, Sounds Under Radio, Carolyn Wonderland, Paula Nelson, the Jolly Garogers, and Kissinger, while those with a taste for dinosaur meat should enjoy Edgar Winter, Mahogany Rush, the Bodeans, and the Supersuckers. – Jim Caligiuri <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/MusicListings?StartTime=2008-08-30">more at austinchronicle.com</a> Flobots http://do512.com/band/flobots flobots http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/118851/m_fdc2da1608b3f7771a04c349173655ab_poster.jpg 141541 http://www.myspace.com/flobots Denver, Colorado AuK2A1ZqoWs Ludo http://do512.com/band/ludo ludo http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/92121/m_78373e17c06850e00a011730772375a4_poster.jpg 3021298 http://www.myspace.com/ludorock St. Louis MO http://www.ludorock.com 6nX71u28iOk Sounds Under Radio http://do512.com/band/sounds-under-radio-11-00-pm soundsunderradio1100pm http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/120615/m_4963d574b362d70f58e05b21035dd806_poster.jpg 6886721 http://www.myspace.com/soundsunderradio AUSTIN, KOGVybkleJI The Steps http://do512.com/band/the-steps thesteps http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/59485/Backlit01_poster.jpg 17655538 http://www.myspace.com/thesteps Austin, TX http://www.wearethesteps.com 73GAO-BYK3U Mothers Anthem http://do512.com/band/mothers-anthem-2 mothersanthem http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/168066/m_634b4d2f4310a036b69820f4e1912df6_poster.jpg 198922854 http://www.myspace.com/mothersanthem AUSTIN, Texas XgGV4yTwlZ0 Paula Nelson http://do512.com/band/paula-nelson paulanelson http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/287421/m_33a32e9efa46432a9b6deda6c70e1edd_poster.jpg 95799619 http://www.myspace.com/paulanelsonband Austin, Texas Ds_f2NydbC0 Kissinger http://do512.com/band/kissinger kissinger http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/60535/Kissinger_poster.jpg 1762489 http://www.myspace.com/kissinger http://www.kissingertheband.com J38MfPdi2ew THE JOLLY GAROGERS http://do512.com/band/jolly-garogers jollygarogers http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/111831/m_b56236d326085a118b0f5c627c42999a_poster.jpg 6590030 http://www.myspace.com/thejollygarogers AUSTIN, Texas LlWRNUiHFaY Alpha Rev http://do512.com/band/alpha-rev alpharev http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/65161/m_c295fe926c57817e844097815feaa639_poster.jpg 38276665 http://www.myspace.com/alpharev Austin, TX http://www.alpharev.com/ A7rDnsJCgT0 Carolyn Wonderland http://do512.com/band/carolyn-wonerland carolynwonerland http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/112503/m_c579281a3f87ac4505f7533f27bb7b92_poster.jpg 48796328 http://www.myspace.com/carolynwonderland Austin, TX http://www.carolynwonderland.com zm1WGJvhkdo Van Wilks http://do512.com/band/van-wilks vanwilks http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/61549/Van_Wilks_poster.jpg 104499184 http://www.myspace.com/vanwilks http://www.vanwilks.com bkFl11TorKw BoDeans http://do512.com/band/bodeans bodeans http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/198330/m_5caadb98c3884f46a5deb23af754dc9b_poster.jpg 100133029 http://www.myspace.com/bodeans Waukesha, Wisconsin zosY9Ty5c4A Frank Marino http://do512.com/band/frank-marino frankmarino http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/94725/1_poster.jpg Montreal http://www.mahoganyrush.com/ Dr. Zog http://do512.com/band/dr-zog drzog http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/189993/m_75ead919741ad6d4cba6932d26bd724f_poster.jpg 155965907 http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=155965907 AUSTIN, Texas http://www.drzog.com ceZaN7JDr-U Adrenaline Factor http://do512.com/band/adrenaline-factor adrenalinefactor http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/63925/ADRENALINE_FACTOR_poster.jpg 63235417 http://www.myspace.com/adrenalinefactor A7Kqf1FXwME Cruiserweight http://do512.com/band/cruiserweight cruiserweight http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/212748/m_01dbdf1faff25917fed574147a280b50_poster.jpg 2005165 http://www.myspace.com/cruiserweight AUSTIN, Texas 5FY-FN8CaIA The Alice Rose http://do512.com/band/the-alice-rose-2 tar http://s3.amazonaws.com/dostuff-production/photos/122193/1main_copy_copy_poster.jpg 12582584 http://www.myspace.com/thealicerose Austin, Texas http://thealicerose.com DC8Gzw3Lq2w