The GroundUP Music Festival is an immersive artist-centric focused event with approximately 1500 attendees.
Rock icon David Crosby, Grammy-winning soul singer Lalah Hathaway and New Orleans upstarts Tank and the Bangas highlight the lineup for Snarky Puppy’s 2019 GroundUp Music Festival February 8-10, 2019 (Friday - Sunday) at the North Beach Bandshell. In addition to the announced bands, there will be collaborations and mash-ups curated by the artists.
The festival artists will host a variety of interactive workshops, panels, and master classes.
The organizers are requesting a waiver of special event fees including:
Application fee $ 250
Permit fee $ 250
Square Footage fees $8,813
Police Administrative fees $2,370
Total requested fee waiver $11,683.00
Produced by the Rhythm Foundation, this is the third (3rd) edition of this festival.
Pursuant to Sec. 12-7(a) of Chapter 12 (Arts, Culture and Entertainment) of the City Code, any request for City Sponsorship of an event shall only be considered through the City Commission's annual budget process. All other requests for City sponsorship, pursuant to 12-7(b) shall require "(I) an advisory recommendation of the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee; and (ii) by a five-sevenths (5/7th) vote, of the City Commission," and 12-7(c) states that 'in considering approval of a Sponsorship for an event, "the City Commission may consider (i) whether the event organizer has exercised good-faith diligent efforts to apply for grant funding that may be available from the City's Visitor and Convention Authority ("CVA" or Cultural Arts Council ("CAC"); (ii) the Event organizer's history and performance in delivering quality Events, (iii) any benefits being directly provided to the general public with respect to the Event, such as free or discounted tickets to persons residing in the City of Miami Beach, seniors, veterans, or member of disadvantaged groups; (iv) whether the event is accessible to the general public (either as a ticketed event or otherwise); (v) the demonstrable economic impacts associated with the Event; (vi) the demonstrable media commitments secured by the Event organizer for the Event; or (vii) the efforts undertaken by the Event organizer to mitigate any quality of life impacts associated with the Event, including noise, littering, traffic or parking impacts associated with an Event."
Even though the ordinance does not apply for sponsorships under $25,000, the event would meet the guidelines in the following manner:
How many years has the event been active on Miami Beach? In this case, the event has been active for three (3) years.
Does the event generate significant room nights on Miami Beach? This event has not demonstrated audited room nights on Miami Beach.
What is the public benefit provided by the event? The organizers will work with the City to determine a quantitative public benefit to provide this year.