Official 2013 Festival Speculation

[LBSUNFLWR]

I live less than 5 minutes from the Waterfront in Louisville, so I'm just going to say that I'm going to Forecastle regardless. Wilco and MMJ as headliners will be very hard to top in my opinion, and I'm not into The Black Keys or The Flaming Lips, so neither sounds too great as one of the headliners!!

I have noticed though that Tom Petty and The Black Crowes are both making the festival rounds this year and having them both at Forecastle would be EXCELLENT news for me!!

Radiohead seems unlikely but would be a dream come true as I have not seen them since 2006.

very excited for this line-up to come already!!  Appreciate the insight you guys are providing!

[EverythingChanges]

I live less than 5 minutes from the Waterfront in Louisville, so I'm just going to say that I'm going to Forecastle regardless. Wilco and MMJ as headliners will be very hard to top in my opinion, and I'm not into The Black Keys or The Flaming Lips, so neither sounds too great as one of the headliners!!

I have noticed though that Tom Petty and The Black Crowes are both making the festival rounds this year and having them both at Forecastle would be EXCELLENT news for me!!

Radiohead seems unlikely but would be a dream come true as I have not seen them since 2006.

very excited for this line-up to come already!!  Appreciate the insight you guys are providing!

Forecastle has denied Petty already.  They said you'd have to go to the farm if you wanted to see him or Sir Paul.  I agree with the Wilco/MMJ thing.  There isn't another band going right now that I would rather see as a headliner anywhere than MMJ. 

I'm moderately excited for The Keys and Lips.  They aren't my favorite bands, but it could be a lot worse, and they will put on good shows. 

I'd love to see Radiohead headline, but it seems unlikely at this point.  Arcade Fire, Tallest Man, Explosions in the Sky, or Father John Misty would make my summer.

Either way, I get to see Jim James twice since he is going to Forecastle!

[LBSUNFLWR]

Father John Misty was just here in Louisville in January and is already scheduled to be back in June, so I'm not sure about him again in July.

How could anyone deny Tom Petty? he is the coolest!! What do you mean by that, that they want too much money to play here?

I welcome the chance to see JJ solo but would still rather see the whole band! Maybe we'll get both!! :)

[Northern Neighbour]

Ottawa Bluesfest to announce its lineup on Wednesday - a full two months earlier than usual.

[APR]

I appreciate this info.

What announcements are we still waiting for..... Forecastle, Outside Lands, Newport, Lolla?  I saw a "leaked" lolla lineup, which might have been fake.  It repeats many of the bands that the other many festivals have already booked and announced.

[TheThird]

I appreciate this info.

What announcements are we still waiting for..... Forecastle, Outside Lands, Newport, Lolla?  I saw a "leaked" lolla lineup, which might have been fake.  It repeats many of the bands that the other many festivals have already booked and announced.

Can you post a link? Even though it's probably fake, it's still fun to look.

[APR]

Sorry TheThird, I saw it a while ago and can't remember where.

[EverythingChanges]

Forecastle audio hint

Forecastle 2013 Lineup: Audio Hint

"Well, no one has figured this out. Should we just bite BULLet and tell you?"

Any ideas?

[Northern Neighbour]

The Ottawa Bluesfest has announced its initial lineup, although 2 headliners remain unannounced.  http://ottawabluesfest.ca/

Some of the acts announced: B.B. King, Rush, Weezer, fun., Neko Case, Sharon Van Etten, The Tragically Hip, She & Him, Belle & Sebastian, Alejandro Escovedo, Amadou & Mariam, Passion Pit, The Joy Formidable, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Justin Townes Earle, El-P, Solange, the Dixie Chicks, Fitz & the Tantrums, and many more.

Early bird, full festival passport (12 days) is only $199 until Friday.  Afterwards, it goes up to $249.  Talk about great value.

[LBSUNFLWR]

Forecastle audio hint

Forecastle 2013 Lineup: Audio Hint

"Well, no one has figured this out. Should we just bite BULLet and tell you?"

Any ideas?

I can't access this at work, what was it?
Something to do with BULL...

[johnnYYac]

Forecastle audio hint

Forecastle 2013 Lineup: Audio Hint

"Well, no one has figured this out. Should we just bite BULLet and tell you?"

Any ideas?

I can't access this at work, what was it?
Something to do with BULL...

PitBULL?

[LBSUNFLWR]

PitBULL?

we should be so lucky! 

[johnnYYac]

Bob Seger and the Silver BULLet Band?

[EverythingChanges]

Bob Seger and the Silver BULLet Band?

Haha that is much better than Pitbull.  Leave the hip hop out of Forecastle!

They posted another one today that turned out to be Dawes "Love is All".

[LBSUNFLWR]

I have missed Dawes the last 2 times they came around and would very much like to see them on a hot sunny summer afternoon. :)

[TheThird]

Sorry TheThird, I saw it a while ago and can't remember where.

After a little searching I did come across this:



Along with this list:

Rumored ("Leaked") Lollapalooza 2013 Lineup
The Cure
Jay-Z
Mumford & Sons
The Flaming Lips
Blur
Skrillex
How To Destroy Angels
Feed Me
Knife Party
Steve Aoki
Eels
Tegan & Sara
Alabama Shakes
My Bloody Valentine
Kendrick Lamar
MGMT
Above and Beyond
Lower Dens
Claude Von Stroke
IO Echo
Purity Ring
CHVRCHES
Alt-J
STRFKR
The Vaccines
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Honestly, if this is true, I'm super impressed. It'll need some other strong acts IMO.

Edit: Should be "I'm not super impressed."

[TheThird]

Beale Street Music Fest just released their lineup:

The Black Keys
Alice in Chains
Bassnectar
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Flaming Lips
Phoenix
The Smashing Pumpkins
ZZ Top - The Black Crowes
The Roots
Sheryl Crow
Gary Clark Jr.
Dwight Yoakam
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Public Enemy
Three Days Grace
Gavin Degraw
The Wallflowers
Big Boi
The Deftones
Jerry Lee Lewis
Patti Smith
Porter Robinson 
Mavis Staples
AWOLNATION
Papa Roach
Mimosa
Gov't Mule
The Joy Formidable
Lucero 
Cracker
Yngwie Malmsteen
Charles Bradley
Al Kapone
Deer Tick
Vintage Trouble 
Jake Bugg 
Coco Montoya 
Louise Hoffsten
Davy Knowles
Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers 
Shannon McNally
Pickwick
Zac Harmon
The Slide Brothers
Star and Micey
Ronnie Baker Brooks 
River City Tanlines
Heritage Blues Orchestra
James SuperChikan Johnson
Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition
Royal Southern Brotherhood
Will Tucker
Don Trip
Heartless Bastards
Kenny Brown
Brandon Bailey
Marcus James & Kinney Kimbrough
Matt Isbell
Barbara Blue
Kingston Springs
Brad Webb
Blind Mississippi Morris
Fuzzy Jeffries & the Kings of Memphis

[johnnYYac]

This is a cool looking mid-August option for jamband fans.

http://www.thepeachmusicfestival.com/lineup.html

Allman Bros.
Ratdog
Black Crowes
Grace Potter

in Scranton, PA

[e_wind]

Bob Seger and the Silver BULLet Band?

Haha that is much better than Pitbull.  Leave the hip hop out of Forecastle!

They posted another one today that turned out to be Dawes "Love is All".

Toro and Moi is the answer

[Northern Neighbour]

Phosphorescent added to the Ottawa Bluesfest lineup today along with The Specials (long live Ska!), Half Moon Run, and local artist Serena Ryder, who has hit it big with a terrible, generic tune.