I gotta give it up to the Forecastle Festival today after they announced the full lineup for their July 10th Anniversary Festival. After Pitchfork announced one of the weakest initial lineups that I can remember, the Louisville Fest comes out with guns blazing this year! Check out the full listing below.
If any tickets are left, you might wanna buy them now…
Forecastle Festival X – The 10th Anniversary
My Morning Jacket
Bassnectar
Wilco
Girl Talk
Andrew Bird
Sleigh Bells
Atmosphere
Neko Case
Clutch
A-Trak
Galactic
Flying Lotus
Beach House
The Head and the Heart
Stax! Soul Revue
Dr. Dog
Deer Tick
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Beats Antique
Real Estate
Justin Townes Earle
Washed Out
Walk The Moon
Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500
Wye Oak
Atlas Sound
Fruit Bats
Daedelus
Ben Sollee
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
JEFF the Brotherhood
The Features
Mike Doughty
Tanlines
Zion I
Sleeper Agent
Floating Action
Wick-It The Instigator
James Vincent McMorrow
Wax Fang
Daniel Martin Moore
King’s Daughters & Sons
Houndmouth
Cheyenne Marie Mize
The Ravenna Colt
Rachel Grimes
Nerves Junior
Cabin
Scarlet Smile
Lydia Burrell
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Feb 29, 2012I hear you Kim. Looks like a lot of people feel the same way too. Bunbury’s gonna have to pull out the big guns to compete with Forecastle. If they continue with a more mainstream kind of vibe, I don’t think it’ll stand a chance at seeing a second year. There’s no way of knowing what the people at Bunbury have up their sleeves, but I just fear it’ll turn into a glorified outdoor version of MidPoint or even worse, something that looks like 96 Rock and WEBN put together. MidPoint’s a wonderful festival and all, but Bunbury shouldn’t be a replica of that. Bunbury may be bigger than MidPoint because of the bands that have already been announced, but I think the secret to success will be in the undercard.
Mar 5, 2012It’s too early to come to any conclusion on Bunbury, with only 6 bands announced of a total of 100+ slots. That’s a lot of undercard to be filled still.
Mar 13, 2012“If they continue with a more mainstream kind of vibe, I don’t think it’ll stand a chance at seeing a second year.”
I totally disagree with that statement. The more big “mainstream” acts they can get, the more people they will pull in.
The indie festival acts are already all over the place. They arent going to be able to compete with that, and its a much more limited audience. What this festivel needs in its first year to draw a crowd are as many names that people will recognize overall.
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1:23 pm
Wow this is really impressive. I really want to support Bunbury but I’ve not been excited for any of the bands they’ve released info on thus far. I might be jumping ship over to Forecastle for the weekend…