Feeling groovy
May 28, 2024
![Women dancing with fire rings at BrightFire Festival](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival1_brightfire-festival_0624.webp)
Charlotte showed up — and showed off her most stylish side — at spring music festivals.
produced by Whitley Adkins | Lovin’ Life photographs by Richard Israel | BrightFire and Moo, Brew & ’Que photographs by Olly Yung
There was no shortage of westerncore staples like denim and cowgirl boots at spring music fests in and around the Queen City. But we also saw sundresses, tulle, leather and lace as we made the rounds at Moo, Brew & ’Que Music Fest, BrightFire Music & Arts Festival, and Charlotte’s new mega-festival, Lovin’ Life. From Stevie Nicks’ heartfelt tribute in the rain to an Avett Brothers homecoming, this new blockbuster event was the place to be the first weekend in May. Mark your calendars for May 2-5, 2025, when the festival returns in what’s sure to become hotly anticipated new Charlotte tradition. And let these styles serve as inspiration for the upcoming summer festivals and concerts to come.
![Juliette Rabins at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival2_juliette-rabins-at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Juliette Rabins at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Cammie Cooke at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival26_at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Cammie Cooke at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Charlotte Spears at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival25_at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Charlotte Spears at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Melissa Herriott & Brandy Greenthal at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival24_melissa-herriott-brandy-greenthal-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Melissa Herriott & Brandy Greenthal at Lovin’ Life
![Front: Krystal Neely & Maddy Frankow. Back: Beth McDade, Beth Ghazi & Tammy Gibson at Lovin' Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival23_krystal-neely-maddy-frankow-beth-mcdade-beth-ghazi-tammy-gibson-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Front: Krystal Neely & Maddy Frankow
Back: Beth McDade, Beth Ghazi & Tammy Gibson at Lovin’ Life
![Claire Olson, Ronni Fuller, Kendall Peak, Gabby Curry, Brynn Debrabant at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival22_claire-olson-ronni-fuller-kendall-peak-gabby-curry-brynn-debrabant-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Claire Olson, Ronni Fuller, Kendall Peak, Gabby Curry, Brynn Debrabant at Lovin’ Life
![Tavie Flowers & Lauren Hoffman at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival20_tavie-flowers-lauren-hoffman-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Tavie Flowers & Lauren Hoffman at Lovin’ Life
![Kristin Hayes & Chantal DePraeter at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival19_kristin-hayes-chantal-depraeter-at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Kristin Hayes & Chantal DePraeter at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival21_lovin-life_0624.webp)
Lovin’ Life
![Jeremy Bost & Victoria Jane at BrightFire](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival17_jeremy-bost-victoria-jane-at-brightfire_0624-737x1024.webp)
Jeremy Bost & Victoria Jane at BrightFire
![Marianna Shaver at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival16_marianna-shaver-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Marianna Shaver at Lovin’ Life
![Ellen Roberts at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival15_ellen-roberts-at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Ellen Roberts at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Anna London & Emily Wall at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival14_anna-london-emily-wall-at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Anna London & Emily Wall at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Jerrett Gore & Austin Worley at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival13_jerrett-gore-austin-worley-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Jerrett Gore & Austin Worley at Lovin’ Life
![Kaylan Bailey at BrightFire](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival9_kaylan-bailey-at-brightfire_0624-737x1024.webp)
Kaylan Bailey at BrightFire
![Megan Orrell at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival11_megan-orrell-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Megan Orrell at Lovin’ Life
![Tiffany Donovan at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival12_tiffany-donovan-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Tiffany Donovan at Lovin’ Life
![Jaden Evans with her mother, Maranatha Cripe, at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival10_jaden-evans-maranatha-cripe-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Jaden Evans with her mother,
Maranatha Cripe, at Lovin’ Life
![Priscilla Israel & Ferris Israel Edwards at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival8_priscilla-israel-ferris-israel-edwards-at-lovin-life_0624-737x1024.webp)
Priscilla Israel & Ferris Israel Edwards at Lovin’ Life
![Sarah Rollins & Phoebe Dinga at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival7_sarah-rollins-phoebe-dinga-at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Sarah Rollins & Phoebe Dinga at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Whitley Adkins at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival6_whitley-adkins-at-lovin-life_0624-711x1024.webp)
Whitley Adkins at Lovin’ Life
![Taylor Thomson at Moo, Brew & ‘Que](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival5_taylor-thomson-at-moo-brew-‘que_0624-737x1024.webp)
Taylor Thomson at Moo, Brew & ‘Que
![Lexi Vitale & Lauren Bailey at Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival4_lexi-vitale-lauren-bailey-at-lovin-life_0624-709x1024.webp)
Lexi Vitale & Lauren Bailey at Lovin’ Life
![Rachel Yoder & Christian Woodworth at BrightFire](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival3_rachel-yoder-christian-woodworth-at-brightfire_0624-737x1024.webp)
Rachel Yoder & Christian Woodworth at BrightFire
![Lovin’ Life](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival18_lovin-life_0624.webp)
Lovin’ Life
![Women dancing with fire rings at BrightFire Festival](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sp_festival1_brightfire-festival_0624-1024x465.webp)
BrightFire Festival