The Arizona Roots Festival: A Recap

The same body that organizes the California roots took it upon themselves to produce the Arizona Roots as a new event. The Cali Roots is well known for featuring special artistes and performances for over a decade. In this years event, the producers merged with Relentless Beats. For the first time, the event was moved to the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona which is the first time it is being hosted in an out of state location. The event was flooded with buzzing people waiting to see what it would be like.

There was a lot of space for movement of people as they perused the different products which is an indication of a well organized event. Whether you wanted to sit o the ground or you had a blanket to sit on, there was enough space for everyone. The stage was lined with wooden picnic tables and chairs for people who wanted to enjoy a meal as they listened to music. Water stations were also in plenty. There were two different music stages on either ends of the event center with one being larger than the other one. The venue had tow drink bars on opposite sides with enough food outlets. There were a variety of items on sale with some vendors selling hand made items such as hats and bags. Some other common items were smoking paraphernalia, hand blown glass pieces and CBD treats. CBD users also had a chance to use this tool for dosing. The organization and layout of the vendors was very well thought out. Graffiti artists and enthusiasts were served to a great graffiti section with huge blackboards to showcase their skills. The attendees were served to an awe filled event as they watched and took photos of their artistes performing. You could get a seat to enjoy the music in a big metallic lion with red, yellow and green Rastafarian mane which was an art car lined with red seats. If you went to the second level of the art car, there was an impeccable view of what was below. One of the most popular spots fir a photo was a red velvet seat at the mouth of the lion.

Music at the Rawhide stage which is the smaller stage started at around 1pm.[ At around 1 pm, the music was already playing at the Rawhide stage which was the smaller of the two stages. Over her tank top and jeans, the lead singer if the Rilen’ out band had a plain black jacket. The beauty of her voice was unquestionable with a voice that sounded like something between two popular artistes.