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Nerdapalooza is a music festival, the first of its kind to invite all genres of the nerd music movement under one roof, including nerd rock, nerdcore hip hop, chiptunes, and video game music. The idea for Nerdapalooza was concieved by John "hex" Carter, who hosted a nerdy music themed radio show through KRFH, the student-run radio station at Humboldt State University. The word is derived from nerd and palooza, slang word for all-out crazy party, and is a reference to Lolapalooza.

Nerdapalooza Southeast 2007
Nerdapalooza Southeast was a branch of the nerd music festival centered in Central Florida. The show showcased nerdcore hip-hop over the other "subgenres" of nerd music. Nerdapalooza Southeast was the first Nerdapalooza show to be held, and was a charity event. Organized by Rob Tobias.

Nerdapalooza Beta
Designed as a small show, it was sponsored by KRFH and was held in Arcata, California at the Kate Buchanan Room at Humboldt State University on September 22, 2007. Organized by John "hex" Carter.

Nerdapalooza UK
Nerdapalooza UK was the United Kingdom equivalent of the American nerd music festival. Unlike it's United States counterpart, it consisted of fewer artists and was a free event. Although supported by Nerdapalooza US's creator, the creator and organizer of Nerdapalooza UK was Stevie "MisterB" Brunton.

Nerdapalooza Southeast 2008
A continuation of the previous years show, Nerdapalooza Southeast was again organized by Rob Tobias. However, Carter moved to Orlando, Florida in late 2007 to act as co-organizer. Michael "The Spork" Evans and Nicholas "Sir-Up" Carman were also key coordinators for the success of this event. The show was also hosted by 3 local radio DJ's from 91.5 WPRK. Josh Thew and Logan Donahoo of "Serious Business" along with Andrew Grey of "Talk Nerdy To Me". This charity event to was benefit Child's Play. This show was the most successful of all of the Nerdapaloozas thus far and received press coverage from both bloggers and print media, including an article released in Blender Magazine.

Nerdapalooza 2009
The first full Nerdapalooza showcasing all nerd music, it was again a charity show with proceeds going to Penny Arcade's "Child's Play" charity. Carter was again the Executive Director, along with other key directors Michael "The Spork" Evans, Joshua Thew, and Aaron "Masurao" Yarhouse.

This show was the first time that the 3 major players in the nerdcore music scene (MC Frontalot, MC Lars, mc chris) all performed at the same event.