Photograph by Carrie Zukoski
Crowds at LouFest 2015.
For those of you not paying attention to the drip of rebus puzzles on LouFest's Facebook page—meant to hint at this year's lineup—the whole, final list was announced at 6 a.m. this morning. Here it is:
LCD Soundsystem
Chris Stapleton
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Band of Horses
Big Gigantic
The Kills
Buddy Guy
Shakey Graves
St. Lucia
Vince Staples
Greensky Bluegrass
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Frightened Rabbit
The Heavy
Wild Belle
Foxing
Twin Peaks
Judah and the Lion
Rayland Baxter
Caveman
Chicano Batman
Diarrhea Planet
Mothers
Twin Limb
NAWAS
Bonnie Bishop
JMR
Illphonics
Aaron Kamm & The One Drops
Bruiser Queen
Karate Bikini
Sleepy Rubies
The Quaker City Night Hawks
We're happy to see more local music on the mix, and we think most music fans will agree this is one of the best LouFest dockets ever. Much, much earlier this morning—around 1:4 a.m.—Murmuration announced its lineup as well:
Flying Lotus
Tycho
Deerhoof
Yacht
Dan Deacon
Suuns
Prince Rama
Sky-Pony
Ice
Yowie
Yes, it's a smaller list. But it's a hell of a list! Of course, Murmuration is not strictly a music festival, being held in Cortex and all. There are panels (including the intriguingly titled "Art's Ability to Predict the Future"), a Maker Expo, an STL Innovation Showcase, a juried art exhibit, and food. There's also an area for kids, dubbed the "Future Innovators Zone."
Loufest (which happens September 10 and 11, still in Forest Park) has been selling tickets in waves; if you didn't want to risk buying them before seeing the full lineup with your very own eyeballs, you can now buy two-day and VIP passes, though single-day tickets have yet to be released. Murmuration happens September 23–25 at the Cortex Innovation Community in Midtown. Tickets go on sale today through Metrotix; you can find 'em here.
