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Best of the SnowBall Music Festival

March 5, 2012 4:00AM

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  • Big Boi on Friday on the Main Stage.
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  • Gardens and Villa on Saturday in the Ballroom.
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  • Members of The Motet on Saturday in the Ballroom.
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  • Tropicool on Friday in the Heat Hut.
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  • Kinetix on Saturday in the Ballroom.
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  • Pictureplane on Saturday in the Heat Hut.
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  • Bassnectar on Saturday on the Main Stage.
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  • Gosteffects on Sunday in the Heat Hut.
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  • Minnesota on Saturday in the Groove Tent.
  • Montbello High School Drum Line on Saturday on the Main Stage.
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  • Gardens and Villa on Saturday in the Ballroom.
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  • Leftover Salmon on Saturday on the Main Stage.
  • Montbello High School Drum Line on Saturday on the Main Stage.
  • TV On The Radio on Saturday on the Main Stage.
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  • Smalltown DJs on Saturday in the Heat Hut.
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  • TV On The Radio on Saturday on the Main Stage.
  • Snoop Dogg on Saturday on the Main Stage.
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  • Two Fresh on Saturday in the Groove Tent.
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  • TV On The Radio on Saturday on the Main Stage.
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  • Gramatik on Friday in the Groove Tent.
  • Eminence Ensemble on Friday in the Ballroom.
  • MartyPartyon Friday in the Groove Tent.
  • Major Lazeron Friday in the Main Stage.
  • Rusko on Friday on the Main Stage.
  • Rusko on Friday on the Main Stage.
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  • Break Science on Saturday in the Media Center.

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Snoop Dogg on Saturday on the Main Stage.
If you didn't make it to the Vail Valley Friday, March 2 to Sunday, March 4, 2012 for the SnowBall Music Festival, rest assured Backbeat has you covered. We present a slice of SnowBall in these photos by Britt Chester for Westword.

More SnowBall 2012 coverage:
- Review: Bassnectar at SnowBall Music Festival, 3/4/12
- Review: Snoop Dogg at SnowBall Music Festival, 3/3/12
- Review: TV on the Radio at SnowBall Music Festival, 3/3/12
- Review: Rusko at SnowBall Music Festival, 3/2/12
- Review: Big Boi at SnowBall Music Festival 3/2/12
- SnowBall Music Festival 2012: Day 1 travelogue
- SnowBall Music Festival 2012: Day 2 travelogue

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