Insane Clown Posse, the Detroit-based horrorcore duo, has indicated that their annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival may be held in a new location as soon as next year.
According to a tweet issued by the group, Jumpsteady, aka Robert Bruce, brother of ICP member Joe “Violent J” Bruce, has been scouting a new festival location for the five-day concert Bruce has referred to as, “Juggalo Woodstock.”
Jumpsteady just returned from our brand new Gathering site and it's a doozy! (Whatever the fuck a "doozy" is)
— Violent J & 2 Dope (@icp) November 20, 2013
The Gathering of the Juggalos (GOTJ) has been an outdoor festival hosted by Psychopathic Records since 2000, showcasing the Michigan label’s entire roster. The festival features: concerts, camping, seminars, wrestling, games, contests, autograph signings and giveaways.
The first GOTJ was hosted at Novi Expo Center in Novi, MI, bringing in more than 7,000 attendees. Throughout its 11 years, the event has drawn more than 100,000 Psychopathic Records fans to its various locations.
The festival has been located at Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, since 2007. However, the 2013 Gathering presented issues when multiple vendors complained they had not received compensation. An estimation of unpaid vendor-fees from August’s festival has reached $300,000.
Notable artists who have attended the GOTJ include: Esham, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Vanilla Ice, Tech N9ne, 2 Live Crew, Three 6 Mafia, Afroman, George Clinton and Parliament, Coolio, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Gwar, Too $hort, Andrew W.K., Ice Cube, Warren G, Rob Base, Busta Rhymes, Cheech and Chong, Xzibit, Method man and Redman, The Pharcyde, Master P, Raekwon and Danny Brown.