Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, is quickly becoming a favorite stop for today’s biggest bands on the summer festival circuit. With 45,000 people gathering annually for the three-day beach party, the BMI stage will again give fans a sneak peek at artists on the verge of stardom. Last year we offered a first glimpse of the Mowgli’s before “San Francisco” became an alternative rock radio staple. BMI also provided a shot of The Weeks before they embarked on a global tour with Kings of Leon — and the lineup for this year’s stage holds just as much promise for the next big thing:

Bronze Radio Return
Desert Noises
Dugas
Empires
Ethan Tucker
Shakey Graves
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
The Lonely Biscuits
The Wans
Wild Belle
Wild Cub
WZEW “Reach for the Beach” Contest Winners

The Hangout Music Festival runs May 16-18, 2014. Come Hangout!