The Bamboozle

The Bamboozle was an annual three-day music festival held in New Jersey from 2003 to 2012. Every year, new bands competed for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival. In 2012, creator John D'Esposito left Bamboozle due to creative differences with Live Nation. He later clarified in an interview that while he was disappointed in Live Nation's support of the festival, "It wasn’t LiveNation that did this – House of Blues did. House of Blues is 100% responsible for the damage of Bamboozle."[1]

The Bamboozle
GenreVarious
Location(s)2006–2011, Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey
2003–2005, 2012, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Years active2003–2012
Websitehttp://www.thebamboozle.com/

The characters

The Bamboozle has many different characters within the festival planning. Some of these characters are real people with false identities, who work to plan and operate the festival, while others are completely fictional, and serve as a means to give the public clues as to who may be playing at The Bamboozle.

  • John D is the festival creator.
  • Scoop is the Bamboozle's festival reporter. Scoop shares the latest news about the festival in the Bamboozle chatroom. Scoop likes to leak information to the public about the Bamboozle, but he always talks in riddles and baby talk. He loves the children's show Bob the Builder, the character Mater from the Pixar film Cars, and the game hide-and-seek.
  • Elmo is an older character involved with the Hoodwink festival. He also works at the Stone Pony as the production manager.
  • Passmaster Pokey is an actual person. He did production on all Skate & Surf Festivals and Bamboozles. He gives the Backstage / VIP tours too.
  • xChristianx helps direct the kids on Myspace.

Timeline

The Great Bamboozle

The Great Bamboozle was held on May 30, May 31, and June 1, 2003, at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Keller Williams, The Roots, and Dark Star Orchestra headlined the shows, respectively.[2]

May 30 lineup
  • Bamboozle Stage:
    Keller Williams
  • Stone Pony Stage:
    Jones, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (2 Sets)
  • Shakedown St. Stage:
    Unexplained Bacon, J. Pat
  • Golddigger Stage:
    Frydaddy
May 31 lineup
  • Bamboozle Stage:
    Medeski Martin & Wood, DJ Logic, The Roots
  • Stone Pony Stage:
    Scarecrow Collection, The Remedy, Bamm Hollow, Borialis, DJ Logic, New Blood Revival (2 Sets)
  • Shakedown St. Stage:
    Matt Witte and Friends, Mike Brody, Sunny Daze, Under New Ownership
  • Golddigger Stage:
    One Eyed Jack
June 1 lineup

The Great Bamboozle 2004

The Great Bamboozle 2004 was held on June 4, June 5, and June 6, 2004, at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. G. Love and Special Sauce, moe., and Sonic Youth headlined the shows, respectively.[3]

June 4 lineup
June 5 lineup
June 6 lineup

The Bamboozle 2005

The first Bamboozle was held on April 29, April 30, and May 1, 2005, at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. My Chemical Romance, The Starting Line, and Thrice headlined the shows, respectively. Brand New was originally scheduled to headline the first show, but was forced to cancel their show, while Thrice took over as the headliner.[4]

April 29 lineup

[5]

  • Hurley Stage at Convention Hall
  • Street Stage at Bradley Park
  • Made Stage at Boardwalk
  • Hot Topic Stage at Stone Pony Landing
  • Pure Volume Stage at Boardwalk
  • 7-10 Stage at Asbury Lanes
  • The Silence, Flashlight Arcade, Dropping Daylight, The Modern, Lux Courageous, Scenes from a Movie, The Break Runner Up, Ashes Are Nutritious, The Jacks, Lord Sterling, The Dirt Bombs
  • The Break Stage at Club Jimi
  • Chasing Monroe, The Years Gone By, Rising Fury, Ded Lilth, ???, Republic
April 30 lineup

[5]

  • Hurley Stage at Convention Hall
  • Street Stage at Bradley Park
  • Made Stage at Boardwalk
  • Bamboozle Unplugged at Paramount Theatre
  • Hot Topic Stage at Stone Pony Landing
  • Tri-State Punk Stage at Wonder Bar
  • 7-10 Stage at Asbury Lanes
  • The Break Stage at Club Jimi
May 1 lineup

[5]

  • Hurley Stage at Convention Hall
  • Street Stage at Bradley Park
  • Pure Volume Stage at Boardwalk
  • The Mile After, Jade Fire, Dead 50's, Waking Ashland, A Day at the Fair, Poor Friend Me, Madison, Knup, Suburban Legends, ...And Then I Turned Seven, Emma
  • Tri-State Punk Stage at Wonder Bar
  • 7-10 Stage at Asbury Lanes
  • Blind and Driving, ???, The Circus, The Break Runner Up #1, Iced Over Phoenix, Drive Without, Steal the Air, Frame Work, Monster Squad, The Break Runner Up #2, The Break Runner Up #3
  • The Break Stage at Club Jimi
  • Company Calls, The NSG, The Transition, The Finale, The Progress, Ashwin

The Bamboozle 2006

The Bamboozle 2006 was held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in the parking lot of Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Fall Out Boy headlined on May 6, and Taking Back Sunday headlined on May 7.

May 6 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)[6]

May 7 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)[6]

The Bamboozle Left

The Bamboozle Left was held at the Cal Poly Pomona Athletic Field in Pomona, California, on October 14 and October 15. Dashboard Confessional, Brand New and Thrice headlined, with 68 other bands performing on 5 different stages.[7]

October 14
October 15

The Bamboozle 2007

The Bamboozle 2007 was again held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex from May 5 to May 6. Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance headlined the event, along with over 150 bands, artists, and comedians performing on 9 stages. A compilation album, The Bamboozle 2007: Everything Will Be Much Better Once I Get These Clowns Out of My Head, was created from the event.

Many bands performed under "mystery names", such as The Matches (The Locals), Hawthorne Heights (The Death Of...), Thursday (Bearfort), Motion City Soundtrack (The Great American Freedom Machine), Van Stone (Yesterday's 2morrow), The Sleeping (Biker Women), and Silverstein (XCanuckX).

May 5 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)[8]

May 6 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)[8]

2008

In 2008, the Bamboozle created the Bamboozle Roadshow and a new festival called the Hoodwink. The Bamboozle Roadshow 2008 took place from March 28 to May 10 at small venues across the United States featuring several acts selected by the Bamboozle staff. The Hoodwink took place on May 2, one day before the Bamboozle, in the Giants Stadium parking lot in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In addition, the Bamboozle Left, named due to its taking place on the West Coast, was held for the second time in 2008, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California.

The Bamboozle Roadshow

Month Day City Venue
M
A
R
C
H
28 Seattle Neumo's
29 Portland, Oregon Wonder Ballroom
30 San Francisco The Fillmore
A
P
R
I
L
1 Santa Cruz, California Catalyst
2 Chico, California Senator Theatre
3 Sparks, Nevada New Oasis
4 Las Vegas The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
5 Tempe, Arizona Marquee Theatre
6 Irvine, California Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8 Albuquerque, New Mexico Sunshine Theatre
10 Austin, Texas La Zona Rosa
11 Dallas House of Blues
12 Oklahoma City Bricktown Ballroom
13 Houston Meridian
15 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Revolution
16 St. Petersburg, Florida State Theatre
17 Orlando, Florida House of Blues
18 Atlanta Masquerade
19 Cordova, Tennessee Skatepark of Memphis
20 Cincinnati, Ohio Bogart's
21 Grand Rapids, Michigan Intersection
23 St Paul, Minnesota Station 4
24 Milwaukee The Rave
25 Chicago House of Blues
26 Detroit St. Andrews Hall
27 Columbus, Ohio Newport Music Hall
29 Norfolk, Virginia Norva
30 Baltimore Rams Head Live!
M
A
Y
1 Philadelphia The Fillmore
2 East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium Parking Lot
3 East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex
4 Worcester, Massachusetts The Palladium

The Bamboozle Left 2008

The Bamboozle Left 2008 took place on April 5 and April 6, 2008 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and The All-American Rejects headlined the festival. The following bands and artists performed on the respective dates:[10]

April 5 lineup
April 6 lineup

The Hoodwink 2008

This is a secret or mysterious concert, and as quoted on thebamboozle.com "The Bamboozle Reserves The Right To Trick Everyone on Friday Night, May 2nd With a Mysterious Concert Held Somewhere Close To Another Major Festival", this concert speculated to be The Hoodwink.[11]

Many of the names on the Hoodwink website now have a link attached to them, which you can click on taking you to the band's website.

The Bamboozle 2008

The Bamboozle 2008 was held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex for its third year in a row on May 3 and May 4. Snoop Dogg and Jimmy Eat World headlined the May 3 show, and Panic! at the Disco and Coheed & Cambria headlined the show on May 4.[12] The following bands and artists performed on the respective dates:

May 3 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

May 4 lineup

(artists from earliest to latest time sets)

The Hoodwink California

The Bamboozle Left 2009

The Bamboozle Left 2009 took place on April 4 and April 5. Fall Out Boy headlined the April 4 show while 50 Cent headlined the show on April 5. The following bands and artists performed:[14]

April 4 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

April 5 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

The Bamboozle Roadshow 2009

Month Day City Venue
A
P
R
I
L
5 Tucson, Arizona Rialto Theatre
7 Dallas House of Blues
8 San Antonio White Rabbit
9 Houston House of Blues
10 Tulsa, Oklahoma Cain's Ballroom
11 St. Louis, Missouri The Pageant
12 Nashville, Tennessee Rocketown
14 St. Petersburg, Florida State Theatre
15 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Revolution
16 Lake Buena Vista, Florida House of Blues
17 Jacksonville Beach, Florida Freebird Live
18 Atlanta Masquerade
20 Indianapolis Egyptian Room
21 Milwaukee The Rave
22 Chicago House of Blues
23 Pontiac, Michigan Clutch Cargo's
24 Cleveland, Ohio House of Blues
25 Alfred, New York Alfred University
26 Philadelphia Theatre of the Living Arts
28 Towson, Maryland The Recher Theatre
29 Worcester, Massachusetts The Palladium
30 Farmingdale, NEw York The Crazy Donkey

The Hoodwink New Jersey

The 2009 edition of the Hoodwink took place on May 1, 2009, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and featured the following bands playing entire sets covering the songs of other bands or artists:[13]

Lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

  • State Farm Stage:
  • MLB Authentic Collection Stage:
  • The Break Stage:
  • Passion Brand Clothing Stage:

The Bamboozle 2009

The Bamboozle 2009 took place on May 2 and May 3. Fall Out Boy headlined the May 2 show, and No Doubt headlined the show on May 3. The following bands and artists performed:[17]

May 2 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

May 3 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

The Hoodwink California

The Hoodwink California took place on March 26, 2010, at The Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California

The Bamboozle California

The Bamboozle California took place on March 27 and March 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

March 27 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

  • Main Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Side Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Lounge:
March 28 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

  • Main Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Side Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Lounge:

The Hoodwink New Jersey

The Hoodwink New Jersey took place on April 30, 2010, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

  • Zumiez North Stage:
  • Zumiez South Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Stage:
  • Breathing East
  • Concert Tales from The Ripper
  • Poet Gregory Schwartz
  • Sleeping Lessons
  • Meet the Ripper
  • Happy Thoughts by Gregory
  • Sexy Heroes
  • Ripper and Schwartz on Politics
  • Take One Car covering At The Drive-In
  • Sing A Long with a Poet
  • Scarlet Carson

The Bamboozle 2010

The Bamboozle 2010 took place on May 1 and May 2, 2010, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

May 1 lineup
  • Skate and Surf Stage:
  • Sony Bloggie Stage:
  • Zumiez North Stage:
  • Zumiez South Stage:
  • Lincstar B-Boy Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Stage:
  • The Aquarian Stage:
  • The Break Contest Stage:
  • To Write A Riot, Score 24, Like the Stars, Take One Car, Float Face Down, Sexy Heroes, The Zodiac Complex, Darkness Descends, Naenia, The Nightlife
May 2 lineup
  • Skate and Surf Stage:
  • Sony Bloggie Stage:
  • Zumiez North Stage:
  • Zumiez South Stage:
  • Lincstar B-Boy Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Stage:
  • The Aquarian Stage:
  • The Break Contest Stage:
  • For the Record, Wild International, Evazan, Valhalla, The Band Eclypse, Mazmyth, Let it Go, Rhubarb Jones, The Minor Lift, The Tor Miller Band, Civilian, Number Nine Valentyne

The Bamboozle Chicago

The Bamboozle Chicago took place on May 15, 2010, at Charter One Pavilion in Chicago.

Lineup

The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010

Took place May 21, 2010 through June 27, 2010[20]

All bands confirmed for the entire tour unless otherwise noted.

Bands

(Lineup alternated daily)

Month Day City Venue
M
A
Y
21 Columbia, Maryland Merriweather Post Pavilion
22 Charlotte, North Carolina Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory
23 Atlanta Six Flags Over Georgia
25 West Palm Beach, Florida Cruzan Amphitheatre
26 Tampa, Florida Ford Amphitheatre
28 Houston, Texas Verizon Wireless Theater
29 Arlington, Texas Six Flags Over Texas
30 San Antonio, Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas
J
U
N
E
3 Las Vegas, Nevada Hard Rock at the Joint
6 Hollywood, California Hollywood Palladium
9 Bonner Springs, Kansas Sandstone Amphitheater
10 Minneapolis, Minnesota Cabooze Plaza
11 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Eagles Ballroom
12 Chicago Soldier Field Parking Lot
13 Eureka, Missouri Six Flags St. Louis
15 Clarkston, Michigan DTE Energy Music Theatre
16 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre
18 Cleveland, Ohio Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
19 Cincinnati PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
20 Philadelphia Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
21 Portsmouth, Virginia Ntelos Pavilion Harbor Center
23 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Amphitheater at Station Square
24 Jackson, New Jersey Six Flags Great Adventure
25 Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey Park Pavilion
26 Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Parking Lot
27 Mansfield, Massachusetts Comcast Center

The Bamboozle 2011

The Bamboozle 2011 took place April 29 to May 1, 2011, at the new Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

April 29
  • Jumbo Stage:
  • Jolly Green Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Saint and Sinners Stage:
  • Lucha Vavoom Ring @ Saint and Sinners Stage:
  • Lucha Hype, The Flip Fly, El Bombero Classico, Aeroform Tag Team Extreme, The Amazing Azrial, The Notorious Dirty Sanchez, Royale Rumble
  • Bamboozle Prom:
  • The Break Contest Stage:
  • Ascending From the Ashes, Dead End, Forget Paris, Audio Insight, Pass It On, The Devil's Holiday
  • The Aquarian Stage:
  • Spitters Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Stage:
April 30
  • Jumbo Stage:
  • Jolly Green Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Saint and Sinners Stage:
  • Lucha Vavoom Ring @ Saint and Sinners Stage:
  • Lucha Hype, The Flip Fly, El Bombero Classico, Aeroform Tag Team Extreme, The Amazing Azrial, The Notorious Dirty Sanchez, Royale Rumble, Championship Finale
  • The Break Contest:
  • The Aquarian Stage:
  • Voted Most Random, Julian Fulton and the Zombie Gospel, Wired, Starting Last, Take One Car, B.A.N.G., Doomsday Diaries, I'm Awake, Life Between Sleep, Jamface, Zodiac Complex
  • Temple of Boozle:
  • Spitters Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Stage:
May 1
  • Jumbo Stage:
  • Jolly Green Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Saints and Sinners Stage:
  • Lucha Vavoom Ring @ Saint and Sinners Stage:
  • Lucha Hype, The Flip Fly, El Bombero Classico, Aeroform Tag Team Extreme, The Notorious Dirty Sanchez, Wrestling Finale
  • The Break Contest Stage:
  • Until Holy, New Year Premiere, Time Will Tell, Breathing East, Dear Luna, Going Dark, Asmara, Born of Scars, Victor Made A Time Machine, The Gift of Ghosts
  • The Aquarian Stage:
  • Kissing Carpets, Run on the Sun, Martyrs and Flowers, Victims of Tragedy, Bad Case of Big Mouth, Plug In Stereo, Cady Groves, Zoe Gnecco, Valhalla, Any Time Today
  • Temple of Boozle:
  • Spitters Stage:
  • Pass the Mic Stage:

The Bamboozle Roadshow 2011

The Bamboozle 2012 (10th Anniversary)

On November 7, 2011, John D, the founder, tweeted a picture from Asbury Park, New Jersey hinting that the festival would return there to help celebrate its 10-year anniversary.[21] It was later confirmed on their website and in various chats with John D.

The three-day music and pop culture event will be staged at North Beach Asbury Park, New Jersey, May 18, 19 and 20, 2012 with Incubus, Foo Fighters, Mac Miller, Skrillex, Bon Jovi, Brand New and My Chemical Romance as the headliners.[22] Originally Blink-182 was to perform but was replaced by My Chemical Romance when Blink-182 had to cancel due to medical issues that Travis Barker had. Bamboozle refused to accept refunds for anyone who no longer wished to attend once the announcement had been made.

A behind the scenes series about the planning of the return of The Bamboozle to Asbury Park, New Jersey is being created, called "The Gursky Project", by John D. & Samuel Gursky. The first episode premiered on Sunday December 18, 2011 at 08:00pm EST and can be seen on the official Bamboozle Vimeo Page.[23]

In 2012, Bamboozle offered guests contact-less admission with wristbands using RFID technology, [24] making the event one of the few to use such technology in the US.

May 18 lineup
  • Main Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Saints and Sinners Stage:
  • Temple of Boozle Stage:
  • Beach Party Stage:
  • Yuuzoo Break Stage:
  • Batten Down the Hatches, Shake That Bear, Forget Paris, This Good Robot, A Balance Between, D.A. The Future, Scott's Side Show, I.O.U., Cavalcade of the Odd
  • Paramount Stage:
  • David Garibaldi, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Freak Dance, Fishbone documentary, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist
May 19 lineup
  • Main Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Saints and Sinners Stage:
  • Temple of Boozle Stage:
  • Beach Party Stage:
  • Yuuzoo Break Stage:
  • Turning Down Harvard, Waking Elliot, Reality Check, Alter the Ending, Going Dark, Small Town Scoundrels, Kid Felix, They All Float, Xero Gravity, Something About January, Powerglove, Agony Family
  • Paramount Stage:
May 20 lineup
  • Main Stage:
  • Zumiez Stage:
  • Saints and Sinners Stage:
  • Temple of Boozle Stage:
  • Rachel Miller, New Cities, Plug In Stereo, Ashland High, Action Item, Aer, Cavalcade of the Odd, The White Panda, Star Slinger
  • Beach Party Stage:
  • DJ Toro, Yes Yes Y'Alls, Cavalcade of the Odd, Overdoz, Skizzy Mars, Riff Raff, Wallpaper, Cris Cab, T. Mills, Outasight
  • Yuuzoo Break Stage:
  • Listen Close, Political Party Crashers, Short Lived Affair, Valhalla, I Am Fighting, Breathing Blue, Craving Strange, Perfect Gentlemen, Stiff Motion
  • Paramount Stage:

Departure of John D. and future of festival

In 2012, festival creator John D. announced that he was not longer a part of Bamboozle due to creative differences with LiveNation and House of Blues. He went on to say in an interview:

"There were obviously strong creative differences. For the anniversary we wanted to bring it back to Asbury Park and I paid for my own flight to Beverly Hills to convince Michael Lapino and Arthur Fogel to bring it back there. We had the site and we had everything in place, but the partners wanted to put someone down to watch us."[1]

References

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  3. The Great Bamboozle 2004
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  5. Untitled Document
  6. // The Bamboozle \\
  7. Punknews.org | Bamboozle Left post updated lineup
  8. ..// THE BAMBOOZLE \\..
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  11. // The Hoodwink \\
  12. "Live Review 5/3". inTuneMusic. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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  15. -- THE BAMBOOZLE ROADSHOW -- Archived January 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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  19. Evolution Past Shows Archived July 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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  22. "PropertyOfZack, blink-182 To Headline Bamboozle W/Bon Jovi + Foo Fighters". Propertyofzack.com. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  23. Bamboozle, The (2011-12-18). "The Gursky Project – Episode 01: Greetings From Asbury Park on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  24. "Bamboozle Offers Guests Contactless Entry Experience with RFID Wristbands". RFID World.
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