One of New York’s best tours of the year is Lampfest. In 1980, the tour was started after a couple residents decided the season needed something to look forward to. Lampfest became a reality because Norris Ellenwood took the initial idea and worked out all the details. Without much funding the tour started out small, featuring a lot of the city's artists..

After a few years Lampfest began to develop a following The festival booked bigger acts and the attention the festival received increased exponentially. Hotel rooms in the city were soon being booked months in advance for the dates around Lampfest.

Lampfest is now one of the hottest events of the year, with tickets generally lasting only a couple of hours after being released to the public. The tour is now so big that just about any group will say yes if asked to sing. The organizers of the tour have not forgotten where they’ve come from though, and always ask local artists to play the smaller stages. Lampfest used to be concerned with getting enough acts to fill out the bill, but now is starting to worry of the event is getting too big.

More big name artists and more stages are sure to make this tour the must-see event of the year. The band’s tour schedule and concert information is outlined on TheSeats.com, along with the latest Lampfest tickets and seating charts available.