The festival quickly grew to standing room only at Vaudeville Mews' main stage.
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GDP featured an Iowa line-up across 3 stages at Vaudveille Mews and the 4th Street Theatre in Des Moines Saturday, Nov. 23.
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Des Moines band LVVMAKING brings their furry bandmate Ilmo up to the stage for a song.
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LVVMAKING plays to a packed house at Vaudeville Mews.
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Gross Domestic Product is the brainchild of the Des Moines Music Coalition, which is the the same not-for-profit that produces 80/35 in downtown Des Moines.
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Grinnell based band Pink Neighbor starts their set by welcoming attendees at the 4th Street Theatre stage.
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Attendees listen to Pink Neighbor, a lounge-pop duo that recenlty released a new album "Time Beach Universe."
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Juliano Dock makes an appearance during Uncle TIto's set on the Vaudeville Mews Alt 106.3 stage and brings some hip-hop to the festival.
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GDP's line-up featured genres ranging from hip-hop to metal to EDM. Pictured here: Greg Wheeler and the Polygamist Mall Cops.
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Dan Tedesco plays at the 4th Street Theatre stage, located inside Des Moines coffee shop Java Joes.
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The festival's third stage was located in the balcony of Vaudeville Mews, making for near non-stop music from the start the event.
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The Ducharme-Jones Band started their set by talking about their apprehension in moving to Iowa from Texas. "I think we made the right choice," said Anne Ducharme-Jones before the husband-wife duo started off.
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Des Moines band The Host Country closes the 4th Street Theatre for the night.
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SIRES, led by Dylan Sires of Des Moines plays the Alt 106.3 mainstage at Gross Domestic Product Saturday, Nov. 23 in downtown Des Moines.
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