Performers such as Chappell Roan, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Noah Kahan drew crowds of 20,000 people to the Avenue of the Saints amphitheater over the first weekend of the Hinterland Music Festival in August 2024. But long lines, a perceived lack of water, oppressive heat and overcrowding are just some of the complaints fans voiced about the festival, and Sam Summers, the owner of hinterlandiowa, hopes to address many of those issues by building a new amphitheater on farmland in St. Charles, a town of 643 people 30 minutes south of Des Moines. Summers talked to fans about their experiences and visited other festivals to see how these same issues were handled. And he's ready to unveil the next steps for the music festival that could see as many as 25,000 fans in 2025. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #Hinterland #musicfestival