Music Midtown Day 1 Leaves Fans Believin'

Music fans began swarming into Piedmont Park late Friday afternoon for the start of another Music Midtown, and several hours later, the park’s meadow was a sea of people, packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a mass sing-along as Journey whipped through a two-hour set that included many favorites such as “Be Good to Yourself” and “Don't Stop Believin’”.

Day 1 of this Music Midtown was certainly a hit. And organizers and festival attendees alike hope Day 2 will be, too. And dry, but that could prove to be a problem with forecasters putting the chance of rain on Saturday at 90 percent.

But Music Midtown fans will come nonetheless, just like they did Friday to see and hear headliners Journey, along with Jane’s Addiction, Cake, 2 Chainz, The Mowgli’s, Phoenix and more. See here for a review of Friday’s performances.

And click on the video with this article to see Cake perform "The Distance," one of the band's signature hits.

What performances did you like or not like during Friday’s opening day of Music Midtown?

The music starts early on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. and goes all day and into the night. The Red Hot Chili Peppers serve as the Saturday headliners, but among the other 13 musical acts performing on Day 2 include Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragons, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Weezer, The Black Lips and Artic Monkeys. The Saturday lineup can be found here. 

Ticket info is here and your Music Midtown FAQ page is here.