Smaller scale, artist-driven boutique vacation festivals have become popular in the last few years, with events like Wilco's Sky Blue Sky mixing a few like minded artists and a cushy beach resort. Hootie & The Blowfish are jumping into the game and they are definitely aiming for a very specific target audience with Hootiefest: The Big Splash, which happens January 26-29, 2022 at the Riviera Cancun, Mexico.
In addition to three nights of Hootie, they've put together a lineup of support acts that's like an MTV Beach House 1995 reunion, with Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Toadies, Sister Hazel and Drivin N Cryin. "What about Spin Doctors," you ask? Yes, Spin Doctors are playing too. Marcy Playground and Fastball apparently had other plans.