Hangout Fest 2013

Hangout Fest is one of the fondest, most vivid memories I have with Delta Rae. We rented a beach house and the white sands and calm waves of Gulf Shores, AL knocked me out.  One morning before soundcheck, we even watched dolphins swimming in the Gulf while we sipped our coffee. We also had live music experiences that I still travel back to in my mind today. We got to see Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers play live. I’ll never forget the feeling of yelling out the lyrics to “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” with thousands of others, barefoot on a beach under the stars. It was so much fun and amazing to think that festival was “part of our job.” 

Our set was at 11:30am on the main stage and we didn’t think anyone would show since it was earliest slot, but we were pleasantly surprised. Hangout is also a very special memory because that’s where we performed Chasing Twisters for the very first time. Ian had finished writing it that week and we were stoked to unleash it. I actually had the lyrics written out on a little piece of paper, folded up in my pocket for the entire show, just in case :) 

-Liz