Mojo Music Festival To Launch May 9 in Boston

A group of college students is about to launch a new music festival in Boston.

Mojo's Boston Musical Festival will debut at City Hall Plaza on Saturday, May 9, offering 10 hours of music on two stages. Additionally, food trucks and immersive experiences will be included, with approximately 8,000 attendees expected.

"It started with just promoting local musicians, promoting local bands, just trying to cultivate a good creative music scene, putting together musicians, photographers, videographers, and then putting on shows and giving them an audience and a platform to showcase," said Mojo founder and CEO Charley Blacker in a statement shared with CBS News Boston WBZ.

COO of Mojo Alex Parker, Director of Mojo Emily Donovan, and Blacker launched the company as college sophomores at UMass Amherst. Their goal is to revive music festivals by returning them to their basics: great experiences and tight-knit community collaboration. They say their idea reflects the original intent of Boston Calling.

In fact, Andrew Galvin, director of communication and community outreach for Erin Murphy, said the city hasn't experienced anything like the Boston Musical Festival since Boston Calling.

The trio raised all the funds for the production through sponsorships and ticket sales from other festivals.

A New Bedford band, Morrissey Boulevard, has gained exposure through small-scale Mojo events and looks forward to performing on the big stage in Boston to reach new audiences.

According to WBZ, the trio's idea has quickly become a national college music movement.