St. Pat’s in Five Points concert lineup announced
Grammy-nominated rock group Band of Horses will headline this year’s St. Pat’s in Five Points festival.
For nearly four decades, St. Pat’s in Five Points has drawn tens of thousands of green-clad revelers to downtown Columbia each spring. It is known for being one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Southeast, drawing upward of 40,000 people some years.
The festival has booked several big-name alternative rock artists in recent years, including Dashboard Confessional, Judah & The Lion, St. Paul and the Broken Bones and Moon Taxi. St. Pat’s in Five Points is also known for its variety of Columbia and South Carolina performers as well.
This year’s full concert lineup features: Shaed, Rodney Atkins, Canaan Smith, Big Something, Sadler Vaden of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, The Nude Party, Briston Maroney, Villanova, Mo Lowda & The Humble, Stop Light Observation, The Vegabonds, Stagbriar, Little Stranger, The Ramblers, Kenny George Band, Haley Mae Campbell, Daddy’s Beemer, Whitehall, Ashley Wright & The Vance Gap Ramblers, Mark Rapp & The Soda City Brass Band and SYR.
Band of Horses, fronted by Ben Bridwell of Irmo, gained prominence after their first record was released by Sub Pop Records, the indie and alternative music powerhouse out of Seattle. Band of Horses’ second album, Infinite Arms, released in 2010, brought the group major success, spurred by massive touring at major music festivals across the globe. The album earned Band of Horses a Grammy nomination, and Rolling Stone magazine named “Laredo,” a song on Infinite Arms, one of the top 50 songs of 2010.
The year’s festival, the 38th rendition of St. Pat’s, will be on Saturday, March 21.
Columbia hip-hop star FatRat Da Czar will emcee the event all day from the iconic Five Points fountain on Harden Street.
The day-long event will kick off with 10K, 5K and 1-mile races starting at 7 a.m. The festival gates will open at 9 a.m., and the traditional St. Pat’s parade along Devine Street and Saluda Avenue will begin at 10 a.m. Bands will play concerts on multiple stages throughout the afternoon. A larger family-friendly area with activities for kids will be staged in the 800 block of Harden Street.
Advance tickets to the festival are available for $15 online now at www.stpatscolumbia.com.
This story was originally published January 23, 2020 at 2:07 PM.
