EarthFest

Radio 92.9 EarthFest was a free music festival that began in 1996 and featured both national and local acts. The concert averaged 125,000 people yearly, hosted 14 bands on 3 stages, and was the largest radio station "Earth" or "Green" related event in New England. The yearly festival stopped after 2016. There are no plans for continuation for the event.{{cite web|url=https://newenglandsounds.com/2017/04/21/bostons-earthfest-comes-to-an-end/|title=Boston’s EarthFest Comes to an End|access-date=2023-08-11}}

Background

The Radio 92.9 EarthFest concert was a free music festival that began in 1996 and was hosted yearly on the Esplanade in downtown Boston, MA. The concert was created to demonstrate how everyday individuals can reduce their environmental impact. The concert was supported by a variety of sponsors such as Whole Foods Market, Subaru, MetroPCS, and Boston Globe. These sponsors, along with the 51 other sponsors,{{Cite web|url=http://www.myradio929.com/EarthFest/Sponsorship.aspx|title = ROCK 92.9 Rocks - the Next Generation of Classic Rock}} set up booths and offered free items to promote their products and demonstrated to concert attendees how their products could aid both the individual, and the environment as a whole. The Radio 92.9 EarthFest concert celebrated its 23rd and final event on Saturday May 21, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebrateboston.com/earthfest.htm|title = Radio 929 EarthFest Boston 2016}}

Along with the main outdoor stage on the Hatch Shell, EarthFest offered a smaller stage in an area known as Kid's Planet, which was set up for families and a younger audience. Notable performers in years past have been KT Tunstall, The Fray, Los Lonely Boys, and Shawn Mullins. Each year the concert was hosting 14 bands that range from locally to nationally known. In 2012, the Earthfest Audience was estimated to be over 200,000 people by state police.

Previous performers

2016:{{Cite web|url=https://rock929rocks.com/|title=Boston's ROCK 92.9 – Next Generation of Classic Rock|website=Rock929rocks.com|access-date=19 March 2023}}

- Fitz and the Tantrums

- Joywave

- The Strumbellas

- Flight of Fire

2015:{{Cite web|url=http://myradio929.com/tag/earthfest-2015/|title = ROCK 92.9 Rocks - the Next Generation of Classic Rock}}

- Guster

- New Politics

- Atlas Genius

- Hunter

2014:{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2014/04/18/radio-929-earthfest-2014-lineup/|title=Radio 92.9 Announces EarthFest 2014 Lineup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420071859/https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2014/04/18/radio-929-earthfest-2014-lineup/|archive-date=2014-04-20|access-date=2023-08-11}}

2013:{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebrateboston.com/earthfest/earthfest-2013.htm|title = Radio 929 EarthFest Boston 2013, 20th Anniversary!}}

- Vertical Horizon

- Cracker

- Gentlemen Hall

- Fastball

- Camper Van Beethoven

- Todd Biggins Band