Music, Food on Tap at 2014 Beats & Eats

For the second year, Beats & Eats will return to Oswego’s Prairie Point Park, 4120 Plainfield Rd.

The all-day outdoor concert is set for noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, featuring a new lineup of music and food vendors.

The event “is a celebration that promotes the variety and importance of music, art, food and culture,” according to the Beats & Eats website, and “promotes sustainability, shopping locally and thinking greener, as well as, making a contributable difference in the community through various charitable organizations, such as, Chicago Bears Care, the Wounded Warriors Project, the Kendall County Food Pantry and others local charities.”

This year’s musical lineup:

Green River Ordinance

Barcelona

Saints of Valory

Marina City

MELODIME

Shirley King

KIINGS

These Wild Plains

The Novel Ideas

Vintage Blue

Click here to give this year’s musicians a listen.

Check for updates on the Beats & Eats website for update s on this year’s food vendors. You can also stay up to date by following Beats & Eats onFacebook and Twitter.

Important event info

This year, gates open at 11:30 a.m. Guests are welcome to bring a chair/blanket for seating.

Re-entry is allowed, and there will be an ATM on the premises.

General admission tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 1, for $15 each. VIP tickets, which include a food tasting, two beer tickets, souvenir cup, band meet-n-greet, free water, preferred potties and close parking, are $50 each. Click here to purchase tickets.