Forecastle Festival 2016 day schedule released
The 2016 Forecastle Festival day schedule has been released for the July concert series. This year’s festival is July 15 to 17 at Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville.
Weekend passes are still available at $169.50 plus tax. VIP passes run $399 a pop. Single day general admission tickets and VIP tickets will go on sale Friday, April 8 at noon, according to a festival release.
Single day general admission tickets will start at $69.50. Single day VIP tickets will sell for $199.50 plus tax, and include premium viewing areas, free access to bars and restrooms and other access.
Headlining Friday are the Avett Brothers, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and Grouplove, and big names, including Moon Taxi and Glass Animals
Also playing Friday:
▪ Ghostland Observatory
▪ Phosphorescent
▪ Baauer
▪ Tourist
▪ Bully
▪ Caveman
▪ Liz Vice
▪ Wild Child
▪ Seratones
▪ Black Pistol Fire
▪ 1200
Alabama Shakes and Walk the Moon top a packed Saturday schedule, which includes Big Gigantic, Dr. Dog and Sylvan Esso.
Also on Saturday:
▪ The Arcs
▪ Shakey Graves
▪ Danny Brown
▪ Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness
▪ Pokey LaFarge
▪ Hudson Mohawke
▪ Teddy Abrams and Friends
▪ Sarah Jarosz
▪ All Them Witches
▪ Banners
▪ Nothing
▪ Madisen Ward & Mama Bear
▪ Alex G
▪ Jazz Cartier
▪ Future Thieves
▪ MYZICA
▪ The Shadowboxers
Ryan Adams and Death Cab for Cutie headline the final day of the festival, a grouping that also includes powerhouses such as Unknown Mortal Orchestra, AlunaGeorge and Washed Out.
Other Sunday acts:
▪ Bradi Carlile
▪ Gary Clark Jr.
▪ Blackberry Smoke
▪ Femi Kuti & Positive Force
▪ White Denim
▪ Heartless Bastards
▪ Patrick Watson
▪ Speedy Ortiz
▪ Anderson East
▪ Steve Gunn
▪ The Suffers
▪ Los Colognes
▪ River Tiber
▪ Joan Shelley
You can make plan your own schedule on Forecastle's website or on the Forecastle Festival app for iPhone or Android.
Michael McKay: 859-231-1324, @MichaelMcKay716
This story was originally published April 5, 2016 at 1:53 PM with the headline "Forecastle Festival 2016 day schedule released."