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Rain in forecast for Friday
Take note: the weather forecast has changed and there is now an 80% chance of thunderstorms Friday in Dover.
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New map of Firefly grounds and campsites
Here's a new map whipped up by The News Journal's Dan Garrow. Camping registration begins Friday at 6 a.m. and the gates to the festival grounds open at 2 p.m. Turf War kicks things off at 2:30 p.m.
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Firefly books Yeasayer following Passion Pit cancellation
Two days after Passion Pit canceled its July tour dates, including this weekend's Firefly Music Festival, Yeasayer was announced as a replacement Wednesday night. The Brooklyn indie five-piece will...
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Clock is ticking down to start of Firefly Music Festival
Organizers chose Dover to host the Firefly Music Festival in part because local officials and Dover Downs staff are well-versed in managing traffic for a major weekend event. But Firefly traffic is...
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Replacement act named for lineup at Firefly festival
Days after Passion Pit canceled its performances at the Firefly Music Festival, Yeasayer was announced as a replacement Wednesday night. The Brooklyn indie five-piece will slide into Passion Pit’s...
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Packing for Firefly
Preparing to attend an outdoor festival is a lot like planning an outdoor wedding: You never know what you’re going to get, but you can bet on at least one person bursting into tears by day’s end....
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Your guide for Firefly
When the Firefly Music Festival was first announced online in the wee morning hours of April 2, the reaction of night owl Delaware rock fans on Facebook was downright giddy and instantaneous. “Jaw...
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Decision to volunteer at Firefly a no-brainer
Lost in all the hullabaloo of the Firefly Music Festival starting today in Dover – the 48 bands, the thousands of fans, the 600 portable toilets – was exactly how the festival producers could...
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Killers unveil new songs Thursday night at Firefly warm-up
The Killers played a rare club gig in at the venerable Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C., last night and debuted a trio of new songs after kicking the set off with their newest single, "Runaways." Expect...
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Locals cash in on Firefly
Traffic was surprisingly clear late morning on Routes 1 and 13 heading into Dover for this weekend’s mega Firefly Music Festival. Menacing clouds hung in the air but only isolated sprinkles cooled off...
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Kate Jensonne, 54, and Mary Adams, 50, of Baton Rouge, La., drove 20 hours straight through the night with two fellow music lovers to be first in line at the ADA campsite for the Firefly Music...
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Firefly opens in orderly fashion
Shannon Ruiz and her boyfriend, James Tartaglia were upset that they could not bring an umbrella into the festival grounds Firefly is off and running! A line of several hundred people wrapped around...
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For New Yorkers Navina Shere, 32, and her husband, Kyle Lorinos, 30, VIP tickets at $595 a pop were worth it compared to their annual trip to Lollapalooza in Chicago. With the cost of flights, hotels,...
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Heartless Bastards guitarist comes to Delaware home for Firefly
For Wilmington native Mark Nathan, Firefly Music Festival didn't register as much of a homecoming. After all, it was more work than pleasure. As guitarist for the Austin, Tex.-based rock band...
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Review: Heartless Bastards
One of the first songs played at the inaugural Firefly Music Festival could double for the three-day weekend's theme song: Heartless Bastards' "Got to Have Rock." "And I know whenever you are feeling...
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Camping in high style
Father and daugher glamping team Glenn and Jaclyn Josephs hang out with volunteers Tammy Sadot and Kathy Gauthier More than 125 people shelled out $1,500 for three nights in a "glamp" tent Glamorous...
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Firefly attendees coping with sloppy conditions
Ominous dark clouds hung over the opening acts of the inaugural Firefly Music Festival in Dover Friday, but by the time Ok Go took the stage at 5:30, the worst they faced were scattered showers. The...
View Article15,000 Campers and Glampers at Firefly: Friday day passes sold-out
Roughly 15,000 people bought camping and glamping tickets to Firefly, festival organizers announced Friday night. They would not disclose the total number of tickets sold, but Dover International...
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