Des Moines is about to get straight-up wild. Iowa’s biggest and best summer music festival returns for its second year and the theme is “something for everyone”. 80-35 will take place this Friday and Saturday on July 3rd – 4th in downtown Des Moines, IA. The whole shebang goes down in Western Gateway Park (at 13th and Locust) beginning late Friday afternoon and running all the way through Saturday night with official after-parties on both nights at the Vaudeville Mews. The headliners this year include Ben Harper, Public Enemy, Broken Social Scene, G. Love, and Stephen Malkmus, so whether you’re into roots-rock, indie-rock, or hip-hop you’re likely to find something to satisfy your needs. Like many successful music festivals, perhaps one of the coolest parts of 80-35 are the incredibly talented side stages. If you don’t wanna stand in the back of the crowd to watch Harper crank out hits from 1995′s classic Fight For Your Mind, you can push your way up to the front of the West Stage and watch the Envy Corps kick out the most ethereal jams this side of Coldplay on the West Stage. Beyond our beloved Envy Corps there are several other Iowa bands that will blow yr mind at this fest. Among our faves: The Poison Control Center, House of Large Sizes, and the post-rock geniuses Autumn Project. And we can’t forget to mention some of our other favorite national bands on this roster… Let’s begin with Tilly and the Mother-Fucking Wall, Man Man, and Brother Ali, and if that ain’t enough how about Anni Rossi and Mission Freak all-time favorites, Baby Teeth yo. If this all sounds good to you — and seriously, how can it not sound good? Oh, you wanna go to Iowa City Jazz Fest? Well no worries ’cause the best Jazz Fest bands are on Sunday anyway — then you should get TICKETS immediately. Tix for just Friday are $40 or just Saturday are $50, but for both days it’ll cost you $70, which is pretty darn good considering that just seeing most of these bands on their own headlining gig would cost you fifty bucks anyway. CLICK HERE to order yr tix from Iowa Tix. Tomorrow on Mission Freak we will be running our personalized guide to enjoying this festival minute-by-minute. Stay Tuned! MORE INFO: HERE.