North East Art Rock Festival

American rock festival often credited as NEARfest, operates in parallel with NEARfest Records Two-day event celebrating the resurgence of progressive and eclectic music in the United States and around the world. The event is held annually during the month of June in the Greater Philadelphia area. The festival was founded in the spring of 1998 by Robert LaDuca and Chad Hutchinson, with the first event occurring in 1999. NEARfest has quickly grown to become "the most prestigious progressive music festival in the world".