Fat Gator Music Fest w/ Fredo Bang, Rich Homie Quan, Ying Yang Twins, Beat King, Lil Troy, Nook Turner

Austin meets the Big Easy (in New Braunfels) at this all-day fest from rapper Nook Turner’s activist/music promotions outfit Jump on It that looks to play on the connection between Central Texas and New Orleans that developed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with considerable pockets of transplants settling in the area. Fredo Bang takes the headliner spot from cousin Boosie Badazz, who was slated as the top act for the fest’s original spring 2020 lineup that fell victim to the pandemic. More Louisiana flavor comes from early 2000s crunk heroes Ying Yang Twins. “By far, this is the biggest event we’ve done in over a decade,” Turner said, explaining that attention-grabbing promotions with national headliners are intended to pay the bills and fund Jump on It’s community activism projects. And the name? “Being the fat gator means being dominant in your area and you’re fat because you’re the biggest and the best … a skinny gator is the one who’s not eating.” – Chad Swiatecki