Do You Realize that the Flaming Lips are coming to Louisville this summer?? Will you have a “Ball” seeing Widespread Panic? Will you go “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga” for Spoon? The answer is yes… because they are your initial Forecastle Festival 2010 headliners! Full listing of the initial lineup below… but look forward to 60+ more bands announced later. We, as always, will keep you posted.
Three-day passes for $150 and day passes for $60 are on sale now at Ticketmaster or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at ear X-tacy, Shake-It (Cincinnati), CD Central (Lexington), Indy CD & Vinyl (Indianapolis) and Grimey’s (Nashville). VIP packages are also available.
For now, mark your calendars for July 9-11, 2010.
Initial Line-up
Flaming Lips
Widespread Panic
Drive-By Truckers
Spoon
Bassnectar
Heavyweight Dub Champion
Break Science
Dar Williams
Minus the Bear
Cap’n Jazz
The New Deal
Two Fresh
Mimosa
Lucero
EOTO
Savoy
Boombox
Mucca Pazza
Company of Thieves
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek
Morning Teleportation
and plenty more to come!
For those keeping score at home we Bolded the names we guessed prior to the lineup announcement (sorry Phish phans). Not bad, but we aren’t going to Vegas any time soon.
13 comments
James says:
March 31, 2010 at 11:34 am (UTC -4)
I’ll never understand this festival. You get two big (good) bands like Flaming Lips and Spoon…but then you throw in shit like Cap’n Jazz and Widespread (really, we need to see them two years in a row?). You couldn’t pay me to see this shit.
Kevin janes says:
March 31, 2010 at 11:40 am (UTC -4)
Flaming Lips and Spoon???? Worth the ticket price alone. Truckers – take or leave. Saw Ted Leo at Headliners before, solid show. Seen Lucero too many times to get excited about a Forecastle appearance, always fun though. Panic again? Zzzzzzz…Sara Watkins – well, since I’ll be there anyway…Muzza Pazza were a blast a couple Forecastle’s ago. The rest I’ve either not heard of or am indifferent to.
Kevin janes says:
March 31, 2010 at 11:42 am (UTC -4)
Think “Cap’n Jazz” made the cut because of the nautical name? I agree with James on that one…As for hating jam bands, while I’m not into them anymore myself, they sell tickets, which is a solid business move on JK’s part. Just as long as it doesn’t become a jam-band only event…
Rick Rock says:
March 31, 2010 at 12:01 pm (UTC -4)
Widespread Panic again? Do not get it…The Lips and Spoon are nice but this fest needs to branch out get some different acts. JK really knows how to organize a good festival and the space they have on the Waterfront is beautiful. But it’s kind of a shame that the lineup has been less than stellar for several years now.
Sara says:
March 31, 2010 at 12:40 pm (UTC -4)
With Spoon, Flaming Lips, and Ted Leo…this fest could have competed with Pitchfork fest and Big Ears…instead they messed it up with all the other trash. 60 bucks to see three bands? No thanks.
Kevin janes says:
March 31, 2010 at 12:47 pm (UTC -4)
I for one think JK’s wisely and increasingly made each year better. Sure, if he had had a massive bankroll of investors back in 2002 like Bonaroo did it’s first year out, he could have made it amazing from the start. But he’s grown the thing from a quaint neighborhood day-fest into a world class attraction for our city. And he’s done it all by incessant hard work and an unmatched passion that drives him. I’ve been to every Forecastle except 2006 at Mellwood, and I have to say, each year steps it up a notch at a healthy pace. I think last year’s might have been the first time a profit was actually made. While I don’t understand the Panic booking again, having Spoon and Flaming Lips on the bill tops last year’s Black Crowes, Black Keys and Avett Brothers headliners in my opinion. Also, this fest has always been quite diverse: indie rock, jam bands, electronic, DJs, hip-hop, R&B, singer-songwriter, bluegrass/old-timey, marching bands…Bear in mind this is just the initial list. The other stages have yet to be announced, and there could yet be more big name acts.
ceelo says:
March 31, 2010 at 12:48 pm (UTC -4)
Did you not see on the Forecastle website, “More headliners and over (60) artists to be announced in April. Stay tuned!”
Chill out. This is great intial announcement. Here’s to hoping they add MMJ.
ChrisT says:
March 31, 2010 at 1:05 pm (UTC -4)
Passion Pit and MMJ would make the line-up epic…
B says:
March 31, 2010 at 2:13 pm (UTC -4)
I agree that Widespread Panic is a waste, especially after having enduring TWO nights of them last year. For some reason though, they’re an incredibly popular band in certain circles, so you can’t blame them for booking a band that will be a draw. Jam bands are any festival’s bread and butter to a certain extent, their fans support live music in a big way, so you can’t fault them for that.
Dan K says:
March 31, 2010 at 8:07 pm (UTC -4)
Stop hating on Widespread Panic. FYI, They draw more fans that every band on the lineup put together. I do think MMJ should play this festival. I mean cmon, it’s in their back yard.
mt says:
April 1, 2010 at 8:51 am (UTC -4)
does anyone know what day flaming lips play?
Tim Donahue says:
April 1, 2010 at 10:14 pm (UTC -4)
Widespread Panic = mad fans who travel. You can’t blame JK for booking them again since he can count on people showing up. I would imagine this will be the last year WSP plays anyways. Their show will probably be Sunday night too so you indie scenesters won’t even have to come that night if you don’t want to. Instead you can stay home and gently wash your pair of tight, heavily-worn jeans or you can go to Nachbar and hang out.
Denisha Leiker says:
January 17, 2011 at 2:37 pm (UTC -4)
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