Hangout Music Fest Kicks Off In Gulf Shores

Thousands of music lovers will hit the white sands of Gulf Shores this weekend for Hangout Fest 2012.

The All-star line-up includes headliners Dave Matthews Band, Jack White and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

About 35,000 people are expected to attend the Festival according to organizers. To help you navigate through the crowds, download the Hangout Festival app. It lays out a detailed map of the festival showing stages and places where you can grab a bite to eat.  You can create your own schedule of performances so you don't miss a band.  The app also provides a fun border, for all the photos you plan to snap and upload to Facebook and Twitter.

For those of you who don't have tickets, you can check out the live webcam that will stream the entire 3 day weekend.

Confirmed 2012 Hangout Fest artists also include String Cheese Incident (playing two sets), Wilco, Skrillex, The Flaming Lips perform Dark Side of the Moon, Dispatch, Steve Winwood, Chris Cornell, STS9, Gogol Bordello, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Mac Miller, Flogging Molly, Coheed & Cambria, Paul Oakenfold, G. Love and Special Sauce, Randy Newman, Dr. Dog, Young the Giant, Cage the Elephant, Dawes, Alabama Shakes, M. Ward, Yelawolf, Switchfoot, Julian Marley, Zeds Dead, Mavis Staples, Shpongle, Gary Clark Jr., Rebelution, Allen Stone, Big Freedia, The Devil Makes Three, Paper Diamond, Futurebirds, Hey Rosetta!, Sleeper Agent, The Lumineers, Archnemesis, Tribal Seeds, Rich Aucoin, Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin’ Cajuns and more.   http://www.hangoutmusicfest.com/