By Skip Sheffield
The 31st annual SunFest festival of music, art, and fun stuff has its smashing debut this Wednesday, May 1 with headliners The Smashing Pumpkins going on at 8:30 p.m. on the Ford main stage. Music begins at 5:15 p.m. with rock group Shatterglass and continues with ANN, Roadkill Ghost Choir and at 7:30 p.m. on the Tire Kingdom stage, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes.
SunFest is on Flagler Street on the waterfront north of Okeechobee boulevard. City parking is available as low as $6, and shuttles run from Tri-Rail, CityPlace and other West Palm Beach locations.
Music continues Thursday, May 2 with The Curve and Train on the Ford Stage and Breeze Davinci and Big Sean on the Tire Kingdom Stage.
A third FP&L stage opens on Friday, May 3. The big-name lineup includes Yellowcard and the Offspring on the Ford stage; Gary Clark, Jr. and the Black Crowes on the Tire Kingdom stage and Ed Sheeran on the FP&L stage.
Saturday’s headliners include Slightly Stoopid at 3:45 p.m., Jonnie Morgan Band at 7:30 p.m. and Cheap Trick at 9 p.m. The Lone Bellow and Phillip Phillips wrap up action at the FP&L stage at 8 and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday’s stars include Mac Miller and Kendrick Lamar (Ford), Jimmy Cliff and Boz Scaggs (Tire Kingdom) and Reel Big Fish and Gavin DeGraw (FP&L).
The festivities conclude with a giant Verizon Wireless Fireworks Show over the Intracoastal Waterway.
One-day tickets are $37 at the gate general admission; $20 senior citizens at the gate with ID. Youth tickets (ages 6-12) are $10 one day; $17 two-day and $22 three-day.
For more information call 800-SUNFEST (786-3378) or go to www.sunfest.com
