Gem & Jam Festival Celebrates 14 Years With Massive Lineup

Gem & Jam Festival Celebrates 14 Years With Liquid Stranger, Claude VonStroke + More

Mary Mason | January 27, 2022

The annual Gem and Jam Festival is returning to the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Arizona for its 14th year on February 4th-6th, 2022. Every year, 50,000 people attend this festival to encounter a taste-breaking blend of EDM and live jam music. Gem and Jam Festival takes place during the world-renowned Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. Alongside the showcase, there are high-end art gallery installations, workshops, and over 70 artists of all mediums to heighten an exuberant music and arts experience.

This year will be headlined by STS9, Liquid Stranger, Claude VonStroke, Lotus, Shpongle, Lab Group, and more to satisfy house, space bass, jam, and trance fans. To put the jam in Gem and Jam, the lineup features Dirtwire, Wreckno, Opiuo, SunSquabi, Angelic Root, Beat Kitty, Moontricks, Space Whales, and more. Arizona local DJs like Lavander, Residuo, Xochique, and FAIRYDVST will have a dedicated spotlight at the Opal stage for a late night silent disco.

More than just a music festival, Gem and Jam is a craft vendors galore. Rave Circus, Bear Fruit Designs, White Violet Gems, Kritter Klips, and Third Eye Pinecones only cover the surface of handcrafted wonders. Along with dozens of craft vendors, Gem and Jam provides an experience filled with personal development workshops, lectures, and integrative family fun. Visit the Starseed Rainbow Family Circus Zone to learn circus arts, belly dancing, and yoga for all ages. Topaz Healing Sanctuary Workshops revitalize attendees' health journeys through daily guided meditations and Qigong self-massage. Drumming Sounds Workshops share tokens of spiritual development manifested through activities like dream weaving and smudging. Amethyst Workshops concentrate on the beauty of connection and movement through AcroYoga, poetry, breathwork, and more.

Check out the full Gem and Jam Festival 2022 lineup below.

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about the writer

Mary Mason

Read More...Mary is an artist based in Phoenix, AZ. Her favorite mediums to practice are confessional poetry and hula hooping.

When she’s not hula hooping at a local bass and riddim show, she’s at the beach or San Diego Art Museum. Mary’s adoration for EDM (culture & community) inspires her to perform. One of her many ways of celebrating art is attending festivals with her friends.