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The powerful roots-stompin', folk-anthem-beltin' dectet we all know and love is making a return to the XPoNential Music Festival. We can't wait to hear fun singalongs like "Home," and their sophomore album "Here" totes hits like "Man On Fire" not worth missing live. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros last played the XPoNential Music Festival in 2010. The boys will release a new self-titled album on July 23!

Photo by Laure Vincent-Bouleau

Published in Lineup

3 Days | 3 Stages | 40+ Acts



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2009. Look. Listen. Watch.

The 2009 Festival on Flickr

Check out our Flickr photo gallery and upload your photos to the XPoNential Music Festival Group! Go to Flickr.com and relive the weekend.

Archived Performances from '09

Listen to a continuous loop of many of the archived festival performances. Click on an artist link below or from the complete archive list, then select the Listen link.

They Might Be Giants, Peter Bjorn & John, Robert Cray, Yeasayer, Los Straitjackets, Shemekia Copeland, Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3, Steve Forbert, John Wesley Harding, Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, Low Anthem, Bacon Brothers, Illinois, The Revelations with Tre' Williams, and many others.

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885 Countdown

July 24, 2009

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885 Desert Island Songs Countdown

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2009 Festival Audio Archives

Published in 2009

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