ROTHBURY, MI -- Fireworks filled the sky above Ranch Arena as Griz performed in front of a sea of people Friday evening.
Electric Forest music festival is in full swing after two jam-packed days of music, arts and entertainment. MLive captured dozens of photos from the concerts and more on day 2 of the four-day festival in rural West Michigan.
Grant Kwiecinski, who goes by the stage name Griz, is a Michigan native from Southfield. He was one of the performers that drew a large crowd Friday night at Electric Forest.
After the fireworks had cleared, Griz took to the mic to address the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs Wade.
“It is really important that us together we get together,” Griz told the audience after at the end of his show. “We like-minded people talk about s**t that pisses us off. S**t that we want to change together as people. Because this collective of people together has some loud mother f***ing voices, I’ll tell you that much.”
Before Griz stole Friday’s spotlight, The String Cheese Incident took over the Ranch Arena Friday evening and will be back for the band’s can’t miss third appearance Saturday night. The band’s final concert at each Electric Forest is always full of big surprises.
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In its 10th year, Electric Forest’s weekend of artful entertainment is scheduled to run through Sunday at Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan. The sold-out festival draws tens of thousands of people from around the country.
An hour after SCI’s performance this evening, headliner Porter Robinson will take over the Ranch Arena stage. Robison, an American DJ from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is scheduled to perform from 12:30 until 2 a.m.
Also headlining Saturday night is Slander and Fisher. Slander, a Los Angeles DJ duo consisting of Derek Andersen and Scott Land, will perform on the Sherwood Court stage from 1:45 a.m. until 3 a.m.
Fisher, an Australian music producer, best known for his hit “Losing It,” will close out the Tripolee stage with his set scheduled to start at 2 a.m.
Click here to see our favorite photos from day two of Electric Forest.
The festival is known for showcasing a mix of roots, rock and jam-style bands, as well as some of the top performers from the house and electronic dance genres.
The festival kicked off Thursday, June 27, when the music venue gates opened for the first time in three years. The previous two Electric Forest festivals were canceled because of the pandemic.
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