Billy Idol, with lead guitarist Steve Stevens, performing in all their glam rock glory. A nostalgic crowd happily sang along to classics like “White Wedding” and “Rebel Yell.”
The iconic ferris wheel spun over the Honda stage.
Indie rocker Elle King, daughter of actor Rob Schneider, serenades the crowd and entertains with stories of relationships gone wrong.
Airborne Toxic Event performs on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Honda stage.
A packed Belk stage during Elle King.
Fans cheer during “Maneater” by classic rockers Daryl Hall and John Oates.
Hozier takes the crowd to church during his Friday performance.
A confetti-covered field at the Electric Ballroom stage.
High energy hip-hop duo Run the Jewels made the crowd go crazy, especially when special guests T.I. and Big Boi graced the stage.
Atlantan Killer Mike gave a special thank you to all Atlanta city workers and to all of the hardworking fans that came out to see him perform.
Rex Goliath foam hats were abundant throughout the weekend.
An entertainer on stilts meanders throughout Piedmont.
The sun sets over the Midtown skyline, closing out the 2015 installment of Music Midtown.
Last weekend marked five years since Music Midtown’s return to the Atlanta festival scene. Though the 2015 event featured four stages and 30 acts, there were only a handful of artists with Atlanta connections: part-time city resident Elton John, Killer Mike of hip hop duo Run the Jewels, and Atlanta-based August Alsina. Still, the festival lineup included a diverse range of acts, from Drake, Van Halen, Elton John, and Sam Smith, to Lenny Kravitz, Metric, Alice in Chains, New Politics, and Tove Lo. We captured it all through an analog lens, shooting with a Fuji Instax camera, just as concert-goers might have done at Music Midtown’s 1994 inaugural festival.
