Free Press Summer - FPSF, remaining true to its roots as a showcase for Houston’s top music & art talent, expands in scope with each sweltering iteration. Eight stages, each named after a celestial body, have been graced by the likes of all-time greats like Willie Nelson, Snoop Dog, Jack White, and the Wu-Tang Clan, popular acts such as the Arctic Monkeys, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Vampire Weekend, 2Chainz, Major Lazer, Macklemore, and eccentric artists like B L A C K I E, Die Antwoord, and Gogol Bordello. The popular "Welcome to Houston" ensemble featuring hometown heroes Bun B, Z-Ro, Devin the Dude, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, and Slim Thug on stage together for thousands of enthusiastic hip-hop fans.

Hot Ticket in Houston

FPSF began in 2009, when local newspaper Free Press Houston organized a music festival for 30,000 fans, but since then not even the oppressive summer heat and humidity have deterred an expanding wild crowd of partiers from drinking & dancing in the Bayou City, as FPSF ups the ante every year, attracting as many as 100,000 revellers. Nestled between the concrete columns of highway I-45 and the lush grounds of the Buffalo Bayou Park, festival-goers move to beats and indulge in a 2-day party under the shadow of Houston’s impressive skyline with night-time fireworks, water walls, graffiti art installations, fashion events, and a fleet of food trucks with tasty eats from the city’s vibrant culinary scene spread throughout Eleanor Tinsley Park in downtown Houston.

100k fans + 100ºF temperatures = FPSF: the hottest ticket in Houston!