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LOUISVILLE —
The Forecastle Festival announced the lineup for its 11th annual arts, music and activism festival.
The three-day event will feature The Black Keys, The String Cheese Incident and the Avett Brothers, according to a press release.
The initial lineup also features The Flaming Lips, Alabama Shakes, Animal Collective, Old Crow Medicine Show, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Big Boi, Matt & Kim, Purity Ring and more than 50 other acts.
Jim James, who is the frontman for My Morning Jacket and headlined the 10th anniversary festival, will return with his new solo project.
In addition to performances at Waterfront Park, the Forecastle Festival will feature late night shows on the historic Belle of Louisville steamboat and other landmark locations throughout downtown Louisville, according to a press release. Jam masters The String Cheese Incident will perform an exclusive, separately ticketed late night show at Louisville’s historic Palace Theater on Saturday, July 13.
The Forecastle Festival will take place July 12–14 at Louisville’s Waterfront Park and is an “immersive experience that’s distinctly Louisville,” according to the release. It highlights the region’s burgeoning culinary and arts scene and Kentucky’s unique bourbon heritage. The festival continues to emphasize sustainability practices and conservation initiatives, highlighted through the festival’s nonprofit organization, the Forecastle Foundation.
Weekend passes for Forecastle 2013 will go on sale at noon Wednesday, March 6, at Forecastlefest.com, Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Single-day passes and late night show tickets, along with the daily schedule of artists and late-night events will be available in April.
For more information on Forecastle, visit forecastlefest.com
The confirmed Forecastle 2013 lineup includes:
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
The Pass
