Freedom Hill Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights (2013–2014)[edit]

The inaugural 2013 Mo Pop Festival was held on a single day at the Freedom Hill Amphitheatre in suburban Sterling Heights.^[2][3] It featured performances by Andrew Bird, Capital Cities, Jamaican Queens, JR JR, Manchester Orchestra, The Mowgli's, Old Crow Medicine Show, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Walk off the Earth, and Wild Belle.^[5][6] The 2014 festival, also held at Freedom Hill, staggered set times to allow attendees to watch all musical acts, and it featured performances by City and Colour, Cold War Kids, Flint Eastwood, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Lord Huron, Tokyo Police Club, and Young the Giant.^[7] Both the 2013 and 2014 festivals were attended by approximately 7,500 people.^[4] After the 2014 festival, Mo Pop looked to move to Detroit due to both its location and to enable further growth, according to festival co-producer Jason Rogalewski.^[4][8]