Houston, Texas

Free Press Summer Fest 2014

2014-05-31 to 2014-06-01 at Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston. 14 performers are recorded from the sources listed at the foot of this page.

Dates

2014-05-31 – 2014-06-01

Days

Venue

Eleanor Tinsley Park

Performers recorded

Record

What happened

The price of a two-day pass rose to roughly double the 2013 level, which drew sustained criticism in local coverage.

Bill

Reproduced as published. Lists are present in the page source whether or not they are expanded.

Top of the bill: Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Wu-Tang Clan, Zedd, Lauryn Hill, Above & Beyond, Childish Gambino, Deftones.

Announced headline acts14 listed

Local coverage discussed the top of the bill rather than reproducing the full lineup; only the named acts are recorded here.

Measurement

Each figure keeps the measure and the party that produced it. Unlike measures are not merged.

Economics and pricing
Advertised ticket price	$140 two-day pass, as cited by a critic Houston Press critics' roundtable · source

Reception

Houston Press
The paper's critics split sharply: several praised the electronic bill and the Wu-Tang Clan and Lauryn Hill bookings, while others objected to the pricing, the hip-hop selections and the absence of metal, punk and experimental acts. source

Provenance

01 · Houston Press · Independent reporting
Free Press Summer Fest 2014 lineup reaction
Used for: 2014 headliners, ticket-price criticism and mixed critical reception
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02 · Houstonia · Independent reporting
How to Kill a Music Festival
Used for: Retrospective accounting of attendance, sale price, production cost, repeated NRG Park relocations and the collapse of the businesses
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03 · Houston Press · Independent reporting
Girl's death leads to revelation of FPSF ownership change
Used for: Sale of the majority interest to C3 Media effective December 18, 2015; C3's ownership by Live Nation; 2016 relocation to NRG Park; founding partners
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04 · Houstonia · Independent reporting
Free Press Summer Fest is over. In Bloom is next.
Used for: 2017 weather cancellation and the succession of the festival by In Bloom
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Plain: Live Index, "Free Press Summer Fest 2014", Live Index, August 24, 2026, https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2014
APA: Live Index (2026, August 24). Free Press Summer Fest 2014 [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2014
Chicago: Live Index. "Free Press Summer Fest 2014." Live Index, August 24, 2026. https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2014.
BibTeX: @online{projects-free-press-summer-fest-2014-2026, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Free Press Summer Fest 2014}, organization = {Live Index}, date = {2026-08-24}, url = {https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2014} }