A Recap of the 2019 Arizona Roots Festival
The Arizona Roots Festival was recently introduced by the same organizers tgat produce the California Roots. The Cali Roots is well known for featuring special artistes and performances for over a decade. This years event was organized in conjunction with relentless beats. It was also organized in and out of state location for the first time with the event being hosted at the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler, Arizona. In anticipation of how the event would turn out, the event set many people abuzz.
As you would expect of any well organized event there were lots of products on display from a variety of vendors as well as a lot of space for people to move around and peruse them. It was a spacious event with enough room for people to sit on the ground or on blankets that they brought along. If you wanted to enjoy some music while eating, remain stage was lined with wooden picnic tables and chairs. There was no scarcity of water stations as well. There were two different music stages on either ends of the event center with one being larger than the other one. The venue had tow drink bars on opposite sides with enough food outlets. Among the products on sale were hand made items such as hats and bags. Other available items included smoking paraphernalia, hand-blown glass pieces, and CBD treats. CBD users also had a chance to use this tool for dosing. The organization and layout of the vendors was very well thought out. Graffiti artists and enthusiasts were served to a great graffiti section with huge blackboards to showcase their skills. The event was great and full of excitement as people took photos and watched their favorite artistes performing. There was an art car in the shape of a lion with green, red and yellow Rastafarian mane that had red seats where people could seat and get a feel of the music. If you went to the second level of the art car, there was an impeccable view of what was below. One of the most popular spots fir a photo was a red velvet seat at the mouth of the lion.
Music at the Rawhide stage which is the smaller stage started at around 1pm.[ At around 1 pm, the music was already playing at the Rawhide stage which was the smaller of the two stages. Over her tank top and jeans, the lead singer if the Rilen’ out band had a plain black jacket. The beauty of her voice was unquestionable with a voice that sounded like something between two popular artistes.