The inaugural Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival made for a rousing late night set that highlighted the sold out weekend titled “PoWoW! A Live Superstar Mashup.” After a powerful set by Kendrick Lamar a day after he dropped his new record, Miguel along with Win Butler of Arcade Fire led an all star roster that included John Oates Kamasi Washington,The Meters’ George Porter, Jr. and Zigaboo Modeliste, Skrillex, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, world champion DJ and scratchmaster Chris Karns and Eric Krasno & Neal Evans of Soulive.
Of the many highights- Mac Miller came out to guest on Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” then Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons came out to sing The Clash’s “Rock the Casbah” with Butler, Miguel and Oates, and then Skrillex ran over from his stage as soon as his set ended to join Butler, Miguel, Mumford & Sons and Oates for a rousing cover of Earth Wind & Fire’s “Let’s Groove.” Glide will be providing more coverage of the festival as the week kicks off….
SET LIST
Kashmir (instrumental)
Inner City Blues – feat Miguel
Fame – feat Win Butler
Rebel Rebel – feat Win Butler
Night People – group
Iko Iko – featuring George Porter, Jr.
People Say – feat Zigaboo Modeliste
Ohio/Machine Gun – group
I Can’t Go For That – feat John Oates
Hotline Bling – feat Miguel
Sympathy for the Devil – feat Win Butler
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – group w/Mac Miller
Encore
Rock the Casbah – group w/Mumford & Sons
Let’s Groove – group w/Skrillex
BAND MEMBERS
Win Butler – vocals
John Oates – vocals/guitar
Miguel – vocals
Zigaboo Modeliste – drums/vocals
Chris Karns – DJ
Ben Jaffe – tuba/bass
Charlie Gabriel – sax/clarinet
Rickie Monie – piano
Ronnell Johnson – trombone
Walter Harris – drums
Mark Braud – trumpet
Clint Maedgen – sax
Eric Krasno – guitar
Neal Evans – piano/synth/organ
Kamasi Washington – sax
George Porter, Jr. – bass
Skrillex – guitar/DJ
Marcus Mumford – vocals/guitar
Winston Marshall – guitar
Ben Lovett – keys
Mac Miller – rapper
Jason Romane Edmond – percussion
Willonson Duprate – percussion
Photos by Jeff Kravitz
