![]() ![]() And as far as the bands are concerned, we did go a little bit bigger." It was a big jump."Įric Walton: "We wanted to go bigger. It's tough to stomach that sort of vocal oppositions when you're legitimately planning something that, in our minds, is a great family-friendly event." Lineup includes Tea Leaf Green, Zilla, Everyone Orchestra and others.Įric Walton: "We had 80 some letters written to the county in support of the festival and there were 10 or 12 people who showed up at the meeting against it. ![]() Attendance doubles, a second stage and expansive 40-acre campground are added. At a hearing before the county, the festival is granted a mass gathering permit. Returning to Tumalo's Rockin' A Ranch for a second year, the festival is met by complaints from a small group of neighbors. Stacy Totland: "We had a decent sized crowd and kids running around and playing Frisbee, I just had an overwhelming sense of, 'wow, we did this.'" We had a ball and it was rewarding to see it play out." Soon, it began blossoming into a thing that would be bigger than Eric's backyard and that's when Gary and Lisa (Armstrong) said we could do it on the Rockin' A Ranch."Įric Walton: "That first year we did around 700 or 800 people. Stacy Totland, Co-founder: "Eric knew I'd worked at a bunch of festivals in Telluride and that I'd always wanted to do a festival like this in my own town. We started talking and then realized we could do at least 200 people. Jason Beard, Poor Man's Whiskey: At first we thought of maybe 50 people in the backyard. About 800 fans turn out for the two-day event.Įric Walton, Co-founder: "I was down visiting family in Santa Rosa and Jason Beard of Poor Man's Whiskey and I were talking about having a show up here at my place in Tumalo." The lineup includes New Monsoon, ALO, Poor Man's Whiskey, Trampled By Turtles and others. The festival arrives in Central Oregon, becoming essentially the only large-scale music and camping festival in the region. Here's how the festival came to be - then not be - and now is beginning to regain its stature as the region's go-to music festival, according to two of its founders and Jason Beard of de facto 4 Peaks house band Poor Man's Whiskey. Since its inaugural year in 2007, 4 Peaks has gained traction in Central Oregon with its roots-oriented lineup, family-friendly attitude and intimate environment. This weekend, the 4 Peaks Music Festival will take place in Tumalo for the fourth time. ![]()
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