Mooster goes to: Animal Planet: Woofstock 2015

The Mooster crew (Nichole and I) headed to Chicago’s Soldier Field on a very warm and sunny Saturday(mainly to pet lots of puppies) as we were guests of Animal Planet’s Woofstock: Road to Puppy Bowl. In addition to puppies, there was a great food, beer, giveaways and a fun, dancey, eclectic bill of musicians, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah headlined the day long event, before them were the oh so funky JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Gulf Coast soul band, The Suffers.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has been a favorite of ours for years and Nichole even caught them way back in 2006 while she was traveling in Spain. According to her, despite the lack of crowd in the stage area, they still held their energy and put on a great set for the few of us loyal music fans that stuck around.

Even better, comedian Eugene Mirman (Bob' Burgers) was the host throughout the day’s festivities, we unfortunately missed a brief stand up set but caught up with him for a little chat during the CYHSY set. Eugene mentioned that he is a huge supporter of Woofstock and had an awesome time at the event. I briefly tried to get him to geek out with me about music but he strayed away from naming his favorite band.  He has also been a favorite of ours (we loooooove Bob's Burgers(new episodes September 27) and his stand-up equally). The Lagunitas may have gotten to our heads and we may have tried to convince Eugene to come see 2001: A Space Odyssey with us that night. :) :) :)

Eugene wasn’t the only personality in attendance, a ton of Animal Planet's hosts were roaming the grounds, eating yummy veggie burgers and drinking up the beer with us, Jackson Galaxy of My Cat From Hell, the dudes from Pit Bulls and Parolees, and Treetop Cat Rescue were also around. Internet celebs Lil BUB and Manny the Frenchie also made appearances.

There was plenty at the event to keep our attention but it was hard to miss the furry friends, they were all over the place! There was special doggy ice cream and snacks and bones galore.

I was there to take in the vibe and check out some music but from the photos below you can see what Nichole had on her mind! ;)

There was more to Woofstock than entertainment, it was a chance to adopt a special puppy or kitty that was in desperate need of a home. The event was the culmination of a 17-city tour that went started on the East Coast and went to San Francisco. Chicago adopted 50 pets on site from PAWS Chicago.

We had a great time at WoofStock: Road to the Puppy Bowl and were thankful for a beautiful afternoon. Despite the hard to find location, a sparse and antsy crowd, the event seemed to be a success and the folks that were there had tons of energy and seemed to be loving it, as did the animals. Heres to hoping next year is twice as successful!!