We are all about breaking records here in Springfield. It looks like on Saturday June 7th this year SOHO Music Festival Downtown will be attempting to break a world record for the world’s largest rock band! From SOHO’s website:

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the SOHO Music Festival, SOHO will be undertaking the monumental challenge of attempting to break a world record at this year’s festival by creating The World’s Largest Rock Band!

Every year SOHO receives more than 80 band submissions to perform, and while we would gladly showcase all who wish to contribute, our space is limited.  Therefore, in an effort to further our commitment in bringing the entirety of local musicians together, we are accepting the challenge of breaking the current record during SOHO10.

We’re looking for 600+ musicians to perform a three song set at
2 p.m. Saturday, June 7.  Songs will be determined at a later date (although rumor has it the Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” is a strong contender to close the set!)

If you are interested in being one of those 600+ musicians in the world’s largest band you can register with a $5 entry fee that comes with admission to the SOHO Music Festival. Find info on registration right here. SOHO Music Festival will be celebrating its tenth year this year on Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th downtown. The lineup of bands for this year’s festival will be announced sometime in April.

Just when you thought festivals in Springfield were done for the year, here is another festival happening downtown this Saturday (October 12th). It is “Candemonium” which we also told you about last year, happening at The Tin Can Pub downtown. Candemonium is put on as a benefit for the Access 4 Producers Group. For more info on that you can go to www.a4pg.org. Ready for the lineup and set times? Here they are:

12:30pm – Défense de Fumer
2:00pm – Pet Names (acoustic)
3:30pm – A-Bomb Nation
5:00pm – Grocery Store Ninjas
6:30pm – Flight
8:00pm – The Luzhin Defense
9:30pm – Dead Zebbra
11:00pm – “Black Queen” A Tribute to Queen
12:30pm – Epsom
2:00pm – Solar Cadet

That’s a lot of music. As you can see, Candemonium kicks off at around noon at The Tin Can Pub (225 East Monroe). The event is ages 21 and up. There is a suggested donation of $10. You can find a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page for a look at other shows happening around Springfield.

If you are in Springfield and you head downtown this weekend, you are sure to run into a lot going on and plenty of live music. That is because this weekend the ninth annual SOHO Music Festival is happening! SOHO Music Festival is a festival happening every year at the Old State Capital downtown featuring two days of local music and fun. The event is also a big benefit for the Mini O’ Bierne Crisis Nursery.

You can check out the full lineup of bands playing both days of SOHO on the flier above or at our original post here. Some notable bands include The Station and Park (who will be playing their first show as a reunited band). You can also check out a write up Tom Irwin did on the upcoming SOHO in the Illinois Times or right here.

SOHO begins at 4:30 pm today and 12:00 pm tomorrow downtown at the Old State Capital. You can find a SOHO facebook page here. Don’t forget to check our Springfield shows page for other shows and events happening around Springfield.