The Hangout Music Festival (commonly referred to as Hangout Fest or Hangout) is an annual three-day music festival held at the public beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was founded by A.J. Niland and Shaul Zislin in 2012, and is produced by Huka Entertainment. The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music. It is the first major music festival held on the beach in the city.
All information taken from various sources. Headline performers are listed in Boldface.
The inaugural Hangout Beach Festival was held on May 14âÂÂ16, 2012. The headliners were Trey Anastasio Band, Zac Brown Band, and John Legend. Other notable performers included: The Roots, Ben Harper and Relentless7, The Black Crowes, Guster, Keller Williams, Alison Krauss and Union Station, GovâÂÂt Mule, Ray Lamontagne, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Matisyahu, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, North Mississippi Allstars Duo, Pnuma Trio ALO, Papa Mali, The Whigs, Ozomatli, OK Go, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Toubab Krewe, Needtobreathe, Jeff Austin & Friends, Moon Taxi, and Girl Talk.
The 2011 Hangout Music Festival took place on May 20âÂÂ22, 2011. The festival added another stage and began booking larger headlining acts. Attendance had to be capped at 35,000 per day, an unprecedented number for the second year of a music festival in the region, due to safety concerns. The 2011 event was estimated to have generated approximately $30 million for the Gulf Shores area economy.
The 2012 festival took place May 18âÂÂ20, 2012. Advance tickets for the 2012 event, which continued to be capped at 35,000 attendees per day, sold out within one hour. General admission tickets sold out on February 21, 2012, almost three months prior to the event.
The 2013 festival took place May 17âÂÂ19, 2013. The 2013 festival sold out as well, but failed to meet the previous year's "rapid sellout" of general admission tickets.
The 2014 festival took place May 16âÂÂ18, 2014. 40,000 tickets were sold, up from the previous audience cap of 35,000. The 2014 festival was the first to allow access to the Gulf of Mexico, which was previously restricted to security and artists.
The 2015 edition took place May 15âÂÂ17, 2015.
The 2016 edition took place May 19âÂÂ17, 2016.
The 2017 edition was held on May 18âÂÂ21, 2017.
The 2018 edition was held on May 18âÂÂ20, 2018.
The 2019 edition was held on May 16âÂÂ19, 2019.
The 2022 edition was held on May 20 to 22.
The 2023 edition was held on May 19 to 21. It was headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Calvin Harris, Paramore, Lil Nas X, Flume, Skrillex, and The Kid Laroi.
The 2024 edition was held on May 17 to 19. It was headlined by Zach Bryan, Lana Del Rey, and Odesza.