Landmark Music Festival 2015: Photos that will make you feel like you were there

The music industry's hottest acts light up America's front yard

Washington DC

Friday 16 October 2015 20:53 BST

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The first ever Landmark Music Festival is in the books.

Organizers estimated that 25,000 folks showed up to the two-day festival to raise funds for the National Mall's renovation. For the cause and cost of roughly $150 a ticket, festival goers enjoyed the hottest acts in music on America's front yard including: CHVRCHES, The Strokes, Drake, TV on the Radio, Wale, Dan Deacon, Alt-J and Chromeo.