LOUISVILLE, KY – The Forecastle Festival is excited to announce the initial lineup for its 11th annual three-day music celebration, featuring Grammy Award winners The Black Keys, alongside The String Cheese Incident and the Avett Brothers leading the festival’s rich, eclectic offerings. The event will again take place July 12 – 14, 2013 at Louisville’s scenic, award-winning Waterfront Park.
The Black Keys, The String Cheese Incident
The Avett Brothers The Flaming Lips
Alabama Shakes, Jim James
Animal Collective, Old Crow Medicine Show
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, The Forecastle Incident (with special guests), Young the Giant, Big Boi, Matt & Kim, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Purity Ring, The Joy Formidable, Datsik, Dawes, Griz,Kurt Vile & The Violators, Toro y Moi, Bob Mould Band, El-P & Killer Mike, Baauer, Bombino, Moon Taxi, Freakwater, Foxygen, Greensky Bluegrass, Wild Belle, Tift Merritt, TOKiMONSTA, Shovels & Rope, Salva, Night Beds, MNDR, Churchill, Ryan Hemsworth, Rubblebucket, Alasdair Roberts & Friends, Mona, The 23 String Band, Wheeler Brothers, A Lion Named Roar, and The Pass.
Tickets for this year’s festival go on sale this Wednesday, March 6th at Noon EST on Forecastle.com. Purchase tickets in full, or opt for one of our special payment plans, available for both General Admission or VIP tickets.
Highlighted in Rolling Stone as a top event in 2012, and acclaimed by Outside as one of the “Top 15 Outdoor Festivals in the USA,” the Forecastle Festival has evolved into one of the country’s premier festival destinations. The event offers an immersive experience that’s distinctly Louisville- beyond the first-class musical lineup—highlighting the region’s burgeoning culinary and arts scene, Kentucky’s unique bourbon heritage and more. The festival continues to emphasize sustainability practices and conservation initiatives, highlighted through the festival’s non-profit organization, the Forecastle Foundation.
Author:
Brian Waters
March 4, 2013 8:13 PM
Tags: A Lion Named Roar, Alabama Shakes, Alasdair Roberts & Friends, and The Pass., Animal Collective, Baauer, Big Boi, Bob Mould Band, Bombino, Churchill, Datsik, dawes, El-P & Killer Mike, Forecastle, Foxygen, Freakwater, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Greensky Bluegrass, Griz, Jim James, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Matt & Kim, MNDR, Mona, Moon Taxi, Night Beds, Old Crow Medicine Show, Purity Ring, Rubblebucket, Ryan Hemsworth, Salva, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Shovels & Rope, The 23 String Band, The Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, The Forecastle Incident (with special guests), The Joy Formidable, The String Cheese Incident, Tift Merritt, TOKiMONSTA, Toro Y Moi, Wheeler Brothers, Wild Belle, Young the Giant
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Divine Fits – Would That Not Be Nice (A Thing Called Divine Fits, Merge)
Django Django – Default (Django Django, Ribbon Music)
The Walkmen – Song For Leigh (Heaven, Fat Possum)
My Morning Jacket w/ Brittany Howard – It Makes No Difference (RSD Black Friday EP, ATO)
Jessie Baylin – Holiday (Little Spark, Blonderat/Thirty Tigers)
Kelly Hogan – We Can’t Have Nice Things (I Like To Keep Myself In Pain, Anti-)
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale – The Train That Carried My Girl From Town (Buddy & Jim, New West)
Jim White – What Rocks Will Never Know (Where It Hits You, YepRoc)
Dr. John – Eleggua (Locked Down, Nonesuch)
Jimmy Cliff – One More (Rebirth, Sunpower/Universal)
Best Coast – The Only Place (The Only Place, Mexican Summer)
Dum Dum Girls – Season In Hell (End Of Daze, Sub Pop)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects (Funky 45, Daptone Records)
Irma Thomas & Preservation Hall Jazz Band – May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas (Holidays Rule, Hear Music)
Author:
Brian Waters
December 19, 2012 2:28 PM
Tags: Best Coast, Buddy Miller, Divine Fits, Django Django, Dr. John, Dum Dum Girls, Jessie Baylin, Jim White, Jimmy Cliff, Kelly Hogan, my morning jacket, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Walkmen