With yesterday’s news that Bon Iver had signed to Jagjaguwar, this post is almost irrelevant now; but we’ll assume you don’t read Muzzle of Bees, Pitchfork, or Brooklyn Vegan religiously like we do. We realize that a lot of you are probably wondering who most of the acts we have on our bill are. After […]

How can we even express how happy we were today when we saw a message from Ryan today with a body of simply “YES!”? I knew what he meant, and was at least as excited. The trailer for Sigur Rós’s new film Heima is fantastic and ethereal (and wait til you see it in hidef!). […]

The last time Andrew W.K. was in Madison he headlined WSUM’s Party in the Park (now Snake on the Lake Fest). He threw Kit Kats from the stage during “Give Me a Break,” and encouraged the distribution of fake blood among audience members. Then, when the weather turned sour, Andrew challenged the skies screaming, “Bring […]

As you saw in our artist announcement, this year features direct partnerships with some of our favorite local bloggers. We’ve worked in coordination with www.MuzzleOfBees.com and www.JustSayinIsAll.com to produce several really spectacular showcases that will be presented in the Music Hall over the course of the weekend. Our friends over at www.Dane101.com are working right […]

An exciting (aren’t they all?) addition for us this year is the inclusion of film in our little music festival. One of our goals this year is to celebrate the lifestyle of music fans, encompassing more than just music in the weekend’s festivities. In that vein, among other activities, this year’s MPF will include several […]

Here’s our initial artist announcement, as usual, everything is subject to change. In our opinion this is our best lineup yet and the most consistent in terms of musical quality. A huge thanks goes out to all of the bands who are a part of this and all of the people who are helping us […]

If you’ve been a part of any of our previous PopFest’s, you’re already familiar with the Great Hall and Rathskeller, but how about Music Hall? As much as we know you’ll all miss it’s homey cafeteria vibe (we know we will), Club 770’s commitments this year are with football tailgate parties, so we’ve got the […]

Welcome to our new home on the web! This year we’re running the site blog style so that we can provide up to the minute updates and general musings on the event and the activities that will make it up. The links up top will soon be active with static pages that will have our […]

The Madison Pop Festival is an annual music festival featuring the best music from Madison, the Midwest, the United States. Almost all events will be free and all ages, so bring the whole family. The festival is coordinated by students who are members of the WUD Music Committee and seeks to involve numerous others of […]