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Matt DiPilato of Margate, Florida breaks down a dance as he and other festival goers dance to the Spam All-Stars in the campground stage tent at Wakarusa Fest Thursday afternoon.

Photo by Nick Krug

Matt DiPilato of Margate, Florida breaks down a dance as he and other festival goers dance to the Spam All-Stars in the campground stage tent at Wakarusa Fest Thursday afternoon.

Photo by Nick Krug

Cars, trucks and tents begin to fill the grounds at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival on its first day. The festival runs through Sunday at Clinton State Park.

Photo by Nick Krug

Papa Mali's front man Malcolm Welbourne belts out a song at the opening day of the Wakarusa Camping & Music Festival at Clinton Lake State Park. Papa Mali, a funk band specializing in what they call "swamp music," played on Thursday on the opening day of the Wakarusa Camping & Music Festival..

Photo by Thad Allender

Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival-goers rejoice to the music of Papa Mali underneath the shade of the Revival Tent. Thousands of music lovers converged on the Clinton Lake State Park on Thursday for the opening day of the four day music festival, which features over one hundred local and national bands.

Photo by Thad Allender

Festivalgoers rejoice to the music of Papa Mali underneath the Revival Tent at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival. Thousands of music lovers converged Thursday at Clinton State Park for the opening day of the four-day music festival, which features more than 100 local and national bands.

Photo by Thad Allender

Thunderheads gather in the eastward sky as crews put the finishing touches on the Sun Down Stage, the main outdoor stage at the Wakarusa Camping & Music Festival on Thursday at the Clinton Lake State Park.

Photo by Thad Allender

Thursday was the opening day of the four-day Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival at Clinton Lake State Park.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Thursday was the opening day of the four-day Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival at Clinton Lake State Park.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A couple walks into the last light of a setting sun as a large bank of clouds moves to the east in the distance over the Revival Stage tent on opening day of the four-day Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival at Clinton Lake State Park.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Beads fly off the neck of a woman dancing to the music of Public Property in the Revival Tent. Thursday was the opening day of the four-day Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival at Clinton State Park.

Photo by Mike Yoder

The Welcome to Wakarusa sign catches the last of the setting sun and greets people as they head into the festival grounds. Thursday was the opening day of the four-day Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival at Clinton Lake State Park.

Photo by Mike Yoder