Sacramento’s Sol Blume has 30 artists, roller skating, too

Late April will bring the return of Sol Blume to Discovery Park, the annual R&B, soul and hip-hop festival that in four years has established itself as one of the most well-curated events in the style.

Wings on fingertips in the butterfly tent at Sol Blume 2022. Tahoe Onstage photos by Shaun Astor

Since Year 1, Sol Blume has gone off as a well-curated playlist of smooth R&B vocalists and performers. Though over the years, even with its growth, the event remains committed to the Sacramento area, expanding into the large tree-shaded riverside park.

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Sabrina Claudio returns to Sol Blume this summer.
Shaun Astor / Tahoe Onstage 2018

Headliners for this year’s festival include Brent Faiyaz, Kehlani and Teyana Taylor. The rest of the lineup pulls from major label artists who easily pack their own theaters and shows like Ella Mai, Jessie Reyez, Sabrina Claudio, Nao, Pinkpantheress and Joey Bada. In all, more thabn30 artists will take the fest’s two stages over the weekend, with a schedule that alternates between stages so that it is possible to not miss any of the performers’ sets.

The Discovery Park location offers space for the festival to incorporate larger experiences into the weekend. Sol Blume has promised the return of last year’s outdoor Sol’R Skating Rink where everyone can borrow a pair of roller skates and headphones and skate along to a live DJ. Other past events have included an interactive live butterfly garden, brand activations offering lounge seating and device charging ports, and a growing number of photo ops beneath art installations spread throughout the festival grounds.

Sol Blume offers two tiers of tickets – General Admission and VIP, which comes with a dedicated entrance line to the festival along with entry to the VIP Village which has its own vendors, bars, premium viewing areas and shortcut path between the two stages.

As Sol Blume has grown, it has retained its feeling of an epicenter artists chosen for talent and not based on sheer commercialism, utilizing open festival space for photogenic creative pieces and installations, and bringing a positive and fashionable crowd to the grounds for the weekend.

Complete information and ticket links can be found at https://solblume.com

– Shaun Astor

Sol Blume
Discover Park, Sacramento
Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30

Shaun Astor / Tahoe Onstage photos
Sol Blume is an exciting and refreshing addition to the festival lineup for Northern California. S
haun Astor / Tahoe Onstage photos

ABOUT Shaun Astor

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Shaun Astor cites pop music singers and social deviants as being among his strongest influences. His vices include vegan baking, riding a bicycle unreasonable distances and fixating on places and ideas that make up the subject of the sentence, "But that’s impossible…" He splits his time between Reno and a hammock perched from ghost town building foundations. Check out his work at www.raisethestakeseditions.com

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