The Jam has gone from being a party for a few hundred family and friends back in 1992 to a rock 'n' roll and camping celebration that entertains tens of thousands today mainly because it has maintained a clean, safe and friendly atmosphere along with open festival seating for general admission ticket holders.
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Moondance Jam was started by Bill and Kathy Bieloh in 1992, when they sought a way to promote the riding stables that they owned.
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Moondance Jam became Minnesota's largest rock festival after 1998's jam when a crowd of 50,000 showed up to hear the music of a record number of national classic rock acts including Steve Miller, Foreigner, Yes and April Wine.
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The Moondance Jam celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2001 with good weather and bands like Ted Nugent, Pat Benatar, Molly Hatchet, Night Ranger and George Thorogood, along with a very large selection of regional bands.
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Since 2004, the Moondance Jam has been acclaimed as "the best classic rock festival in the nation", and as one of the best music festivals.
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In 2010, Moondance Jam added a few modern and 90s rock bands to their festival lineup to mix in with the classic rockers.
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Moondance Jam has continued the mix modern and 90s rock bands with its 80s and classic rock lineup since then.
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Moondance Jam is Minnesota's largest rock festival and one of the premier classic rock festivals in the United States.
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The Moondance Jam is patrolled by many police agencies, as well as EMS crews in case of an emergency.
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In 2010, ten Moondance Jam shows were filmed and produced by Blaze TV exclusively for DIRECTV to be shown on The 101 Network's concert series and rerun for two years.
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