▁ 8 0 0 ▁performances , ▁en comp ass ing ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁ven ues ▁and ▁stretch ing ▁over ▁a ▁mile ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁App leton ' s ▁College ▁Avenue . ▁This ▁festival ▁is ▁a ▁' cover ▁free ' ▁zone , ▁meaning ▁no ▁cover ▁songs ▁and ▁no ▁cover ▁charges . ▁This ▁is ▁almost ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁free ▁festival . ▁The ▁city ▁itself ▁has ▁wel com ed ▁artists ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁is ▁fast ▁becoming ▁a ▁hot ▁spot ▁for ▁singer / song writer ▁and ▁folk ▁music . ▁ ▁App leton ▁also ▁has ▁many ▁summer ▁concert ▁series ▁that ▁go ▁on ▁all ▁through ▁the ▁summer ▁months , ▁including ▁those ▁in ▁its ▁city ▁par ks ▁and ▁H oud ini ▁Pla za . ▁ ▁E au ▁Cla ire ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁Valley , ▁especially ▁E au ▁Cla ire , ▁has ▁groups ▁and ▁perform ers ▁in ▁the ▁ind ie ▁rock , ▁metal / hard core , ▁hip ▁hop , ▁jam , ▁bl ues , ▁bl u egr ass , ▁and ▁jazz ▁gen res . ▁B ands ▁such ▁as ▁Bon ▁I ver ▁( Just in ▁Vern on ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin - E au ▁Cla ire ), ▁The ▁D are dev il ▁Christopher ▁Wright , ▁and ▁La arks ▁have ▁achieved ▁varying ▁levels ▁of ▁national ▁success . ▁E au ▁Cla ire ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁original ▁home ▁of ▁national ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Ven ison , ▁Another ▁Car n ival , ▁Peter ▁Wolf ▁C rier ▁and ▁Meg af a un ,