From block party to blockbuster: Kilby Block Party’s remarkable rise

While festivals across the world wrestle with rising costs and uncertain futures, the team behind Utah’s Kilby Block Party tell IQ how a combination of flexibility and community helped them become one of the country’s fastest-growing independent music festivals.

The annual event launched in 2019 in celebration of local Salt Lake City venue Kilby Court and has quickly scaled from a literal block party to a landmark destination for indie music fans.

Despite debuting just before the pandemic shutdown,…

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