It started out an overcast day on DUC South Lawn beneath the visage of Guthrie Bell Tower, the seventh annual RevFest commenced. Opening with jam band Birdswim, the festival was created to help raise money for The Center for Courageous Kids, located in Scottsville.

Setting up the taste for the evening was Birdswim, a laid back bluesy type band from Bowling Green.

The atmosphere that Birdswim gave was similar to the enchanting vibe that you would get from seeing the Grateful Dead or The Cure; a setting where it wouldn’t be out of place to be sitting on a blanket having a drink.

Then there was Technology vs. Horse, the Kentucky version of Tenacious D. Though they played after the jammish vibe that Birdswim brought to the event, they ended their set with a tribute to one of Queen’s greatest songs, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The song couldn’t have been done better than if Wayne or Garth did it in the Gremlin. Though, Technology vs. Horse did have a slight advantage- an older gentleman running through the intro of the song wearing bright green Speedos.

“The musical diversity of the year is incredible,” Revolution Station Manager Max Meiners said. “We open with a jam band, end with a grind metal band and have a synth band headlining it.”

Meiners, who went on to discuss some of the various acts that performed late into the eve last night, was energetic at the thought of Freezepop performing.

“Freezepop is the biggest band to ever play at RevFest,” he said. “They have never played in Kentucky before.”

Laura Haggard, the music director for Revolution, was euphoric about variety in the music for this years festival.

“I wanted it to be a variety for everyone,” she said. “I wanted there to be one band here that everyone could enjoy.”

Haggard said she wanted to give something to everyone, maybe even expose some people to some new music.

She said she was proud of all the bands that showed up to the event, but she was really excited about bringing Freezepop to the event.

Freezepop, who are famous for being on Harmonix games, most notably the Guitar Hero and Rock band franchise, played a variety of their hits for the crowd under Guthrie. To bring in the 80s nerd that is secretly hidden inside all of us, they finished their set with “The Final Countdown,” a cover of one of Europe’s biggest singles.

The evening wasn’t all “less talk, more rock,” but about helping the charity.

All of the swagger that was sold at the event by Revolution went to help Courageous Kids.

When the event started, they had raised almost $200 to go to the camp for terminally ill youth.

While everyone who attended got in the event for free, the booths that were located opposite the stage were able to attract people willing to spend some money for a good cause.

“This year is the smoothest running RevFest that we have ever had,” Haggard commented.

Some of the bands that performed at the event had styles that were eclectic. Pegasuses XL was one such band. Pegasuses XL, who made their way up to Bowling Green from Athens, Ga., had a style that was definitely unique.

Their vibe was a prime example of Mendelian genetics, cropping the X chromosome of electronica with the Y chromosome of experimental. That analogy doesn’t even begin to describe the slew of sound that they unleashed upon the crowd.

Jeff Tobias, the bassist of Pegasuses XL, gave an interesting account of how they ended up at RevFest.

“Our band is also part of We vs. The Shark, and we wrote e-mails thanking all the college radio stations that played our music on a regular basis, and Lauren haggard invited us to play the festival.”

Tobias went on to say that they were digging the music that they were hearing from the local bands, but admitted that they were the most familiar with Freezepop.

He said that they have helped organize events in Athens.

“We’re glad to help out any charitable organization, we’re all about altruism,” Tobias said.

The crowd could definitely be seen taking in the entire atmosphere of the event. The festival brought out all sorts of people from the Bowling Green community, with teens in Hot Topic specials to the punks wearing their hair in tribute to Lady Liberty. To top it all off, there were ravers swinging glow sticks, making the Matrix an everyday reality on that brief time on the South Lawn.

The festival was a success no matter what happened. The cause was the real reason for the event, and those that came out showed the support that mattered. In the end, those who need it really won.

Reach Eric Isbell at diversions@chherald.com.