Come one, come all to the seventh annual Metropalooza Festival, celebrating Austin art in all forms, at The Metropolis Apts . Every year, this festival brings the community together with stellar local music, bad ass out-of- town bands, live painters, local artisans, craft vendors, and Free beer, vodka, food, and more! Plus, we rock out onstage right in front our brightly colored pool.
As always there is NO ENTRY FEE! GOODNIGHT LOVING VODKA is bringing the party with FREE VODKA! Sweet Sammie has donated a keg of FREE BEER for every festival day! WATERLOO SPARKLING WATER will be keeping everyone hydrated with FREE SPARKLING WATER! We’ll be grilling up food fit for meat eaters, vegetarians, and vegans too!
We’ll have some amazing craft vendors & artisans selling their wares.
Plus, Paige Selin, Olivia La Torre , Elizabeth Grear Nutatis will be live painting during the weekend so stay tuned and check out their amazing creations!
DAY 1 3/20 from 1:10 pm -10 pm🎇
Friday is a killer kickoff for #Metropalooza2020 ! Come early and stretch out for the long weekend with certified Met Yoga Instructor Clint Patrick McCreery at 1:10 pm. We’ll be stretching out Yin Yoga style, and enjoying the lovely March weather, out on the pool deck.
At 2 pm let’s party. Beer Keg will be tapped. The grill will be warmed up ready for hamburgers, hotdogs, fresh corn, and other vegan options, soundcheck with Carter Greeves will have gone down, and our first music performance with the lovely Zebeeb, all the way from New Jersey, will be underway.
Rob Franco, our craft bartender for the festival, will be creating some delicious FREE cocktails with GOODNIGHT LOVING VODKA and Waterloo Sparkling Water special Power Hours through-out the weekend (times TBA so keep an eye on the Insta: @clubmetatx 😉 )!
8 amazing local bands! Plus, 3 Out of Town Acts: Zebeeb (New Jersey) Aaron Waldman (New York) Psychotic Reaction (Oklahoma)
Set Times: 2 pm Zebeeb 2:45 pm Souls Extolled 3:30 pm Aaron Walman 4:15 pm The Fourth Colour 5:00 pm Ama 5:45 pm Trace of Lime 6:30 pm The Infinites 7:15 pm Mike Kiddoo 8:00 pm The Lowdown & Out 8:45 pm Psychotic Reaction 9:30 pm The Boleys
DAY 2 3/21/2020 from 12 pm -9 pm 🎇
Our Seattle based buds Immaculate Flave TX hip hop label, Gatekeeper Studios, and Lotus FM have united to bring you a rager of a Saturday for the 4th Annual (unofficial) SXSW Poolside Parlay Metropalooza 2020! Enjoy awesome bands, MC’s, and DJ’s, free beer, and delicious #BBQ with awesome people! All ages and all people are welcome so bring your friends! BBQ and the first act will be on fire at 12 pm so come early for the meat and music!
Hosted By: Lymon HeaD Music (Gatekeeper Records)
Set Times: 12 pm Perth 12:30 pm GK 1:15 Shayna Sands 2 pm BlueTounge 2:45 pm Oreja 3:25 pm Charlie Madness 3:55 pm Uncle Pizza 4:25 pm Tra4Duce 5:00 pm Zet Zero 5:40 pm Sincere 6:05 pm GK 6:55 pm Ayee1Ayee 7:30 pm I Am God 8:15 pm The Space Corps
DAY 3 3/22 from 3:10 pm – 9:30 pm 🎇
Sunday maybe our last fest day, but it’s certainly gonna riiip! At 3:10 pm meet us at poolside. We’ll be relaxing and getting a good post-stretch out for night and work day return to normality. Certified Met Yoga Instructor Clint Patrick McCreery will be taking us through deep breaths and healthy positions using the Yin Yoga technique.
4 pm, let’s party. The FREE #Beer Keg will be flowing, the grill will be hot and hungry for hamburgers, hotdogs, fresh corn, and other vegan goodies, soundcheck with Ryan AlleyCat Whatley will have gone down, and our first music performance with the ever awesome Pongo, from good ole Austin, will commence.
Rob Franco, our craft bartender for the festival, will be creating some delicious FREE cocktails with GOODNIGHT LOVING VODKA and Waterloo Sparkling Water at special Power Hours through-out the weekend (times TBA so keep an eye on the Insta: @clubmetatx 😉 )!
5 siick local bands! 1 out-of-towner: Nordista Freeze (Nashville, TN) 1 out-of-country: You Said Strange all the way from Paris, France !!
SET TIMES: 4 pm Pongo 4:45 pm Daniel Rhodes 5:30 pm Nordista Freeze 6:15 pm FLYDECAY 7:00 pm Snakes of Babylon 7:45 pm High Noon and The Old Souls 8:30 pm Haze County 9:00 pm You Said Strange
We’ll also have Metropolis Shirts, Sunglasses, Posters, and Stickers for the taking so keep your eyes pealed or be sure to ask Katie Jacobs for one! #Metropalooza2020
If you don’t know The Metropolis, ask a friend, we throw killer parties. The Metropolis Apartment Complex is unique among Austin apartments as we’re affiliated with American Village communities, Inc nonprofit. We provide affordable housing to all people, with a special focus on artists and musicians, so they can truly “live and play” here in Austin. No need to reserve practice spaces, musicians play here! Artists paint here, it’s pretty cool.
Poster Illustration created by the amazing Austin Ayala