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| MidPoint Music Festival | |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Location(s) | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Years active | 2002–2017 |
| Website | mpmf |
MidPoint Music Festival (MPMF) was an annual three-day independent music festival and music industry conference held in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, from 2001 to 2017. The event took place every September in the city's downtown and historic Over-the-Rhine entertainment district. It was founded by Cincinnati musicians Bill Donabedian and Sean Rhiney. The festival was acquired in 2008 by Cincinnati CityBeat, a weekly alternative newspaper. In 2016, it was acquired by Music and Event Management Inc. (MEMI).[1]
The festival expanded after CityBeat acquired it. The estimated attendance in 2008 was 13,500. By 2012, it had doubled to 27,000 people.[2] This is partly due to the larger bands booked and the large outdoor space available for headliners at Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine, which was renovated in 2012.
The festival originally took place in various locations throughout the greater Cincinnati region (including one venue in Newport, Kentucky), but later it became located mostly in the downtown area and Over-the-Rhine.
- ^ "MPMF & MEMI Join Forces!". March 16, 2016.
- ^ "About – MPMF". Retrieved January 20, 2017.