Houston, Texas
Free Press Summer Fest 2016
2016-06-04 to 2016-06-05 at NRG Park (relocated from Eleanor Tinsley Park), Houston. 14 performers are recorded from the sources listed at the foot of this page.
Dates
2016-06-04 – 2016-06-05
Days
2
Venue
NRG Park (relocated from Eleanor Tinsley Park)
Performers recorded
14
The majority interest in Free Press Summer Fest was sold to C3 Media effective December 18, 2015, ending the founding group's control. This edition was produced under the new ownership and is not recorded as Omar Afra's producing work. Source.
Record
What happened
- First edition after the sale of the majority interest to C3 Media, effective December 18, 2015.
- Announced for Eleanor Tinsley Park and relocated to NRG Park; repeated last-minute relocations to NRG followed severe weather in successive years.
- An 18-year-old attendee died after ingesting what her family said was tainted ecstasy at the festival grounds — the first fatality in the event's history.
Bill
Lineup
Reproduced as published. Lists are present in the page source whether or not they are expanded.
Top of the bill: deadmau5, Modest Mouse, The National, The Chainsmokers, Leon Bridges, Jamie xx.
Announced headline acts14 listed
- deadmau5
- Modest Mouse
- The National
- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- The Chainsmokers
- Leon Bridges
- Young the Giant
- Zeds Dead
- Jamie xx
- Big Gigantic
- Gogol Bordello
- Matt and Kim
- Big Grams
- Logic
Provenance
Sources
01 · Houston Press · Independent reporting
Free Press Summer Fest 2016 lineup
Used for: 2016 announced dates, venue and headliners
02 · 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
03 · Houstonia · Independent reporting
Used for: Retrospective accounting of attendance, sale price, production cost, repeated NRG Park relocations and the collapse of the businesses
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
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Free Press Summer Fest 2016", Live Index, August 24, 2026, https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2016
- APA
- Live Index (2026, August 24). Free Press Summer Fest 2016 [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2016
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Free Press Summer Fest 2016." Live Index, August 24, 2026. https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2016.
- BibTeX
- @online{projects-free-press-summer-fest-2016-2026, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Free Press Summer Fest 2016}, organization = {Live Index}, date = {2026-08-24}, url = {https://liveindex.io/projects/free-press-summer-fest/2016} }