Pura Vida! Jungle Jam Announces Expanded 2014 Festival January 16-19 in Jaco, Costa Rica

JACO, Costa Rica, Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Slightly Stoopid, the Ocean Beach/San Diego, CA group led by multi-instrumentalists and founding members, Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald, will headline the Fourth Annual Jungle Jam January 16-19, 2014 in Jaco, Costa Rica.

Featuring four days of continuous music, this year's line-up brings Slightly Stoopid, New Orleans' Dumpstaphunk, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, dopapod, The Expendables, and Kung Fu to Jungle Jam for the first time joining festival favorites Max Creek, Ryan Montbleau Band, Zach Deputy and Oteil Burbridge, Grammy award-winning bassist of the Allman Brothers Band.  Additional bands are expected to join the annual party!

The one-of-a-kind music and camping festival in Jaco, Costa Rica is hosted by the beautiful DoceLunas Resort Hotel and includes concerts at multiple locations, including beach front venues, late night clubs and local theatres, all designed to create an up-close and personal concert experience.  It is not unusual for bands to play multiple days at Jungle Jam. Nor is it unusual for sets to turn into big jam sessions.  

"This year's line-up is pretty amazing. All these great acts will perform in my yard in the Jungle," said Eric Freitas, event producer for Jungle Jam. 

Jungle Jam camping packages are available starting at $349 per person and include a four-day festival pass as well as camping in a secure area and round trip airport transfers.  All the amenities of a top-notch camping and music festival will be available including showers, potable water and food vendors. 

For those that prefer sophisticated accommodations, all-inclusive hotel packages are available at the Best Western Jaco Beach Resort. Condo packages are available at a number of the best resorts along Jaco Beach including La Paloma Blanca, Bahia Azul, Bahia Encantada, The Palms and Diamante Del Sol.

All camping, hotel and condo packages include festival tickets and ground transportation transfers to and from San Jose Airport. Festival-only tickets are available starting at just $199.

The DoceLunas Resort has been the home for Jungle Jam since 2011 and is truly one of the gems of all Central America.  Located among the towering jungle shade trees, the DoceLunas Resort is a three minute drive or a one mile walk from the beach. Wild life abounds and scarlet macaws, monkeys, geckos and anteaters all can be seen on the grounds. DoceLunas offers all the amenities expected of a four-star hotel, including a full service gourmet restaurant, high speed wireless internet, a spectacular waterfall cave mosaic swimming pool, a full spa and beauty salon and more.

Slightly Stoopid dropped their latest studio effort and 9^th album, Top of the World last summer, followed by the release of Live At Robertos Tri Studios which features 2 sets from Bob Weir's studio and includes guest sit-ins from Karl Denson, Ian and Ivan Neville, Don Carlos from Black Uhuru  host Tommy Chong, and Weir himself.   The group's penchant for cooking up the tasty fusion and massive groove that permeates Stoopid's trademark sound is heard throughout these recordings. Slightly Stoopid's current "Kickin Up Dust" Summer 2013 tour w Atmosphere continues to sell-out major outdoor amphitheatres in the U.S.  (including Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless (15,000), San Diego Sleep Train Amph (15,000), Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre 7500, Santa Barbara County Bowl 4500 as it makes its way across the country.

Most Jungle Jam performances take place during the evenings allowing attendees the opportunity to take advantage of all Costa Rica has to offer,  including zip line adventures across the rain forest, boat cruises to see crocodiles, Playa Hermosa famous surf breaks and beaches, beginner surfing lessons, day trips to Manuel Antonio National Park and more.

For tickets and information, visit www.junglejam.com.

All performances at Jungle Jam are rain or shine. All dates, acts, and ticket prices subject to change without notice.

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