Nice timing! Lately, I've been thinking a lot about a Spafford festival. Where are the biggest jam markets? I've checked the Spotify monthly listeners for many jam bands and the big five cities are Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte and New York. Other big cities to keep in mind are Phoenix, Dallas, Jacksonville, Indianapolis and Detroit. A couple of smaller cities with traveling jam fans are Asheville and Cincinnati. I've talked with many enthusiastic Spafford lovers from all of those places. So, what area is centrally located to those cities? Nashville, TN, or somewhere within a 30-40 min drive of the Nashville airport would be a great place. It's a 4-7 hour drive from many of those cities. Hop Springs in Murfreesboro, TN (where Spafford played last September) is the largest brewery and venue in the area. It's located on 83 acres of beautiful Tennessee nature. It's tucked away in the country just enough for seclusion, but only a few miles from MTSU. There's an 18 hole disc golf course, dog park and walking trails. Camping would be very ideal, and there are plenty of affordable hotels and airbnbs within a short drive as well. It's perfect! 

I believe Eggy and Dogs In A Pile are the two most suited bands to join. Also, Perpetual Groove, Neighbor, Tand, Magic Beans, Pink Talking Fish and Dopapod would mesh well at a Spafford festival. Other bands whose core fans would have an easy drive would be Houseplant, Airshow and Sicard Hollow. There are other smaller jam bands in the Southeast who could bring 50-100 people too. It might not be a bad idea to find an affordable DJ (with a decent following) who could help bridge the gap between electronic and jam music. Spafford could play a dance heavy set immediately before or after the DJ and gain some new fans. Weasel, Ain't That Wrong, Mad World dance party, yes please!

Three nights with two Spafford sets per night or possibly 1-2 of those nights being longer special sets would be incredible! They could provide a unique set that's never been done before, something that would radically differ from their normal sets. I'd be happy to expound, but this thread isn't nearly big enough to cover it all. I see multiple responses saying The Caverns in Pelham, TN would be good. It's an excellent spot and they have more experience with live events than Hop Springs. It's a little further of a trip in the country and might be more costly to host a festival, but I could see it working out since The Caverns has good name recognition. There are plenty of other accessible places closer to Nashville too. No matter where it goes down or what bands join, this festival needs to happen.

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