Press
Press Contact
Jill Haverkamp
Greater Des Moines Music Coalition
773-597-5273
Press Releases
80/35 Music Festival Attendance Exceeds Expectations - July 9
80/35 Announces Outside the Music Activities - June 27
Flooding Creates Need for Des Moines Area Food Pantries, Donate at 80/35 - June 27
80/35 Play In Winner Is... - June 26
Greater Des Moines Rallys Behind Making Inaugural 80/35 Successful - June 24
80/35 Play In Bands Selected - June 22
Des Moines: Open for Business - Music Festival, 80/35 Will Be Staged As Planned - June 19
DMMC to Hold Play In for Final 80/35 Slot - June 9
Schedule and Festival Grounds Map Released - June 3
80/35 Lineup Updates, Popular Local and Regional Acts Added - May 19
Jakob Dylan, Andrew Bird, Black Francis, and More Added To 80/35 Lineup - May 13
U.S. Cellular Announced as Presenting Sponsor for 80/35 - May 8
The Flaming Lips, The Roots, and Others to Perform at 80/35 - April 15
80/35 Fact Sheet - April 15
SonicBids Gets Involved with 80/35 - February 3
More Details on 80/35 - January 31
80/35 Festival Ground Concepts Unveiled - January 29
80/35 Town Hall Meeting on Jan. 29 - January 22
Des Moines Launches 80/35 Summer Music Festival December 13
Application for Press Credentials
Please note, not all applications will be approved. Complimentary press tickets and photo passes are limited.
On Staff
If you are on staff at a daily or weekly newspaper, online publication or radio or TV station, please e-mail with the following information:
Contact - Name, title, email, phone number
Organization - Publication name, Web site address, circulation or viewership
Request - Number of tickets and/or photo passes requested
Coverage - Links to any 80/35 coverage thus far and description of planned coverage
Freelancer
If you are a freelancer, please have an assigning editor submit the above information to . We will not accept any applications from freelancers that are not officially on assignment for a publication.
College
If you represent a college publication or radio station, please have an assigning editor submit the request to . In addition to the information noted above, please include the size of your school's student body.
Photos/Logos
Download a hi-res 80/35 festival logo
Photos from 80/35 are available at http://flickr.com/photos/8035 or by emailing media@desmoinesmc.com.