LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A music pageant in Louisville is breaking down psychological well being stigmas with fashionable programming, schooling and consciousness.
The Huge Stomp music pageant was held Friday and Saturday at Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville. The pageant was created to destigmatize psychological well being and increase entry to psychological well being assets. Organizers stated it’s the first music pageant within the nation to give attention to psychological well being.
The 2-day pageant featured over 30 acts throughout three phases. Headliners included BADBADNOTGOOD, St. Paul & The Damaged Bones, The Black Angels and Bully.
“Music is a unifying power on this world that may heal a number of traumas that have an effect on our psychological well being,” stated Israel McCullough, a festival-goer. “That is what we positively want.”
The Huge Stomp additionally supplied equine remedy, artwork remedy, meditation and rather more.
“It's not one thing you get at a music pageant, so everybody has enjoyable with it,” stated Molly Jones, Huge Stomp's chief working officer. “It's so necessary as a result of psychological well being and psychological sickness usually are not one factor. They arrive in so many alternative varieties and there are such a lot of completely different therapies for them.”
Photographs of The Huge Stomp at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Ky. on July 27, 2024.
In its eighth yr, the pageant moved to Waterfront Park after beforehand being held in jap Jefferson County.
“Our hope was to make the pageant extra accessible to everybody as a result of to realize our mission we have to attain extra individuals,” Jones stated.
Pageant-goers welcomed the transfer to a central location.
“Waterfront Park is nestled between a number of neighborhoods and ZIP codes the place psychological well being points are an enormous concern,” McCullough stated. “We urgently want this in Louisville's city core.”
Katie Ward, a posture and practical motion coach at Realigned Physique, created programming for Zen Den. It was designed to assist individuals recharge and refocus for the music pageant.
Ward stated the pageant is necessary as a result of it permits individuals to speak about uncomfortable issues in secure areas.
“The vitality that's created right here with individuals who have such pure intentions to advertise psychological well being consciousness and finish the stigma,” Ward stated. “It is a place the place your most genuine self can shine.”
The pageant hopes to spark considerate conversations that result in more healthy mindsets.
“We simply have a stigma as a result of we don't perceive it and we're afraid of it,” Jones stated.
The Huge Stomp was previously generally known as “PeteFest” and was established in 2017. The pageant honors Louisville native Pete Jones, who took his personal life in December 2016.
All proceeds from the music pageant will go to the Pete Basis. For extra info on the Pete Basis, click on right here.
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