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An aerial view of the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival shows campsites in the bottom half, the main performance stages at upper left, and the Clinton Lake Marina at upper right on Saturday. About 15,000 attended the event, which began Thursday and ends today.

Published on June 19, 2005

Split Lip Rayfield at the 2005 Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.

Published on June 19, 2005

Jordan Calvin, of the Kansas City area, kicks a soccer ball around with friends. Calvin's group said they had been at the Wakarusa festival since Thursday and were having a great time.

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Concertgoers come and go near the entrance to the Wakarusa festival Saturday.

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Jon Estrin, Marlene DeSouza and Jon Evans unpack the trunk of their car and start their quest to find tickets. The three drove five hours from Fairfield, Iowa on Saturday only to find out that today's events were sold out. Estrin said it was going to be a long drive back if they couldn't find any tickets.

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Festival-goers listen to music from Split Lip Rayfield at the Sun-Up stage Saturday evening.

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Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival revelers dance and hula-hoop to the music of Split Lip Rayfield. About 20,000 people attended the camping and music festival at Clinton Lake State Park on Saturday.

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Wakarusa festival-goers embrace during the music of Split Lip Rayfield Saturday at Clinton Lake.

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The crowd watches the music of Particle on Saturday at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.

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Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival revelers groove to the music of Split Lip Rayfield on Saturday at Clinton Lake.

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Jeff Eaton, of the band Split Lip Rayfield, plays the upright bass during a late afternoon show Saturday at Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.

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A tent city covers the lawn at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival on Saturday.

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Tug McTighe, 35, Kansas City, Mo., center, says there are a lot of things to do at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival. McTighe is pictured with his brothers Brad McTighe, left, and Chris McTighe. <br></br> <embed src="http://media.ljworld.com/audio/2005/06/19/06-19-05_mctighe.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" width="320" height="50" controller=TRUE loop=0 autoplay=FALSE></embed> <br></br>

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Pete Mertz, New York, left, says the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival makes visitors feel like they are part of the festival. Mertz came with sisters Monique Judy, center, from Brooklyn, and Vanessa Judy, right, from Columbus, Ohio. <br></br> <embed src="http://media.ljworld.com/audio/2005/06/19/06-19-05_mertz.mp3 " pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" width="320" height="50" controller=TRUE loop=0 autoplay=FALSE></embed> <br></br>

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Brian Harkness, Overland Park, left, says Clinton Lake State Park is the perfect place to hold the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival. Harkness came with his friend Mike Reese of Kansas City, Mo. <br></br> <embed src="http://media.ljworld.com/audio/2005/06/19/06-19-05_harkness.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" width="320" height="50" controller=TRUE loop=0 autoplay=FALSE></embed> <br></br>

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