The world famous band, Mumford and Sons, recently announced St. Augustine as one of just three U.S. stopovers for their 2013 world tour. On September 13th through the 14th, the Gentlemen of the Road tour will make their first-ever appearance in Florida for the two-day music festival.
According to Mumford and Sons, a stopover is “in towns not usually heavily toured by bands, and [to] celebrate the people, food and music that inhabit them. We’re keen to promote the town’s local businesses, and we’ll be using the local bars and venues for aftershow parties, whilst working closely with the local people to get everyone involved in making these shows spectacular.”
In addition to Mumford and Sons, the band announced Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros will be performing at the festival as well as Fun, The Vaccines, Half Moon Run, Willy Mason, Those Darlins and Bear’s Den.
The event will be held on the Francis Field, located next to the St. Augustine parking garage. Tickets went on sale Friday, February 7th, selling at $109 a piece, and within 72 hours, the concert was completely sold out.
According to First Coast News, City Manager, John Ragan said “a task force is already in place to accommodate the 25,000 people who will descend upon a city of only 13,000+ residents.” It is estimated that all hotels in the area will be fully booked during this weekend long event.
Formed in 2007, Mumford and Sons are an English folk-rock band. The four-member all male group is composed of lead singer and guitarist, Marcus Mumford; drummer, Ben Lovett; banjo player, "Country" Winston Marshall; and guitarist, Ted Dwane.
For more information on Mumford and Sons, go to www.gentlemenoftheroad.com.
- Kelcee Mader
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