- Heirs to the
Walmart fortune plan to launch an arts andmusic festival this September, WSJ reports. - Known as FORMAT, the
festival will welcome up to 17,000 guests, with tickets starting at $275.
Names like Coachella and Bonnaroo are fixtures of the music and arts festivals scene. But one newcomer is about to enter the mix, with the help of none other than America's richest family.
Members of the
Its launch is being led by two grandsons of Walmart founder Sam Walton, Steuart and Tom Walton, and the latter's wife, Olivia Walton. They're working with creative firm Triadic and Lollapalooza concert promoter C3 Presents on the festival, according to the Journal.
FORMAT will take place on a 300-acre field surrounded by woods belonging to the Waltons in Walmart's birthplace of
Walmart did not immediately respond to a request for comment.