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Music Festivals 2018: Houston's In Bloom Announces Full Lineup

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Are your favorite artists headed to Houston this coming March?
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 14, 2017 - 12:23 pm

The first iteration of Free Press Houston and C3 Presents' rebranded In Bloom Music Festival (formerly the Free Press Summer Festival) has officially announced its 2018 lineup — stacked with big-name modern rock and electronic acts, alongside a who's who of rising stars of the underground hip-hop and dance scenes.

Leading the headlining lineup are past GRAMMY winner and current nominee Beck, current GRAMMY nominees Queens Of The Stone Age, as well as nu-metal mainstays Incubus and EDM prodigy Martin Garrix. Other exciting acts featured on the lineup include current Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee Lil Uzi Vert, Atlanta trap star 21 Savage, post-rock icons Explosions In The Sky, and alternative jam rock supercollective Broken Social Scene.

The two-day, four-stage music and arts festival first premiered in 2009 as an event built around supporting local music talent and visual artists in partnership with the Texas Campaign for the Environment to help spread the word about sustainability and pro-environmental policy.  Free Press Houston and C3 Presents announced late last month that for the festival's ninth annual installment in 2018 it would rebrand as In Bloom Music Festival.

In Bloom Music Festival 2018 will take place on March 24–26 at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston. Tickets to the festival are on sale now.

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Eric Church, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Mumford & Sons Set To Headline 2018 Ohana Fest

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The third year of the Southern California festival boasts an exciting lineup of diverse rock, indie, and folk acts
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
May 1, 2018 - 3:35 pm

The lineup for the third annual installment of the Dana Point, Calif., oceanside live music gathering Ohana Festival has been officially announced. Boasting headliners such as Eric Church, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Mumford & Sons, Beck,  Norah Jones, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the festival promises something for everyone in the realms of rock, country, indie, and folk music.

The 2018 installment of the festival sees it move from its traditional dates in late August to the end of September, in the process, expanding from two to three days.

The full lineup shows surprising depth for such a young festival, undoubtedly thanks to the star power of its founders, pro surfer Kelly Slater and Vedder himself. Supporting the stacked headlining slots is a beefy middle card filled with acts such as Nikki Lane, Liz Phair, Johnny Marr, Young The Giant, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Amos Lee, and many more.

Ohana Festival 2018 will take place on Sept. 28 – 30. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, May 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific. As always, partial proceeds from all ticket sales for the festival will go to support the San Onofre Parks Foundation, a non-profit that works to help preserve California State Parks.

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MIA, Gucci Mane, Jhené Aiko: AMF Fest Announces Inaugural Headliners

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The first edition of Gary Richards' new Los Angeles festival boasts a strong bill of headliners
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 19, 2018 - 11:55 am

Former HARD Events founder and new LiveStyle majordomo of North American activities Gary Richards has announced the slate of headliners for his new downtown Los Angeles-based multigenre music festival All My Friends L.A.

Set in downtown L.A.'s ROW outdoor venue near the former American Apparel warehouse, the two-day, three-stage event will feature landmark headlining sets from RL Grime, Gucci Mane, and Jhené Aiko on its opening day, and M.I.A., Jamie XX, and Armand Van Helden to close out the weekend.

The full lineup of supporting acts for the weekend remains forthcoming, but this initial headliner tease promise big things to come.

Prior to launching his new flagship festival, Richards has been slowly teasing the rollout for the AMF brand with a series of activations and smaller events, first teeing up the inaugural voyage of Friend Ship cruise festival – which has already sold out almost a year before the event dates – then hosting a marathon day party during Miami Music Week under the "All My Friends" banner that kicked off at 5 a.m. and ran until midafternoon.

All My Friends L.A. is set to rip up downtown Los Angeles Aug. 18 – 19. The first tier of Early Bird tickets have already sold out, but tier 2 tickets are still available. Tickets and more information are all available from AMF's official website.

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System Of A Down, Deftones, Alice In Chains Announced For Aftershock 2018

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The seventh year of Monster Energy Aftershock Festival boasts a massive lineup
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 9, 2018 - 10:58 am

Monster Energy Aftershock Festival has announced its official lineup for 2018, bringing a satisfying conclusion to the ongoing rumors that have been circulating around the potential return of System Of A Down after a three-year break in touring. The GRAMMY-winning alt-metal outfit will headline the seventh annual installment of the Sacramento, Calif.,-based hard rock festival, alongside Deftones, Alice In Chains, Incubus, and many more.

With such a stacked lineup of headliners, any festival could almost be excused for taking a snooze on the middle card talent, but instead the hits just keep coming. Godsmack, Shinedown, 311, Slash, At The Drive In, Bullet For My Valentine, Underoath, and Black Veil Brides are all also making appearances at Aftershock 2018, with additional support from some great new acts on the rise, such as Dorothy.

Aftershock 2018 will take place on Oct. 13–14 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. Tickets and additional information can be found here.

Meanwhile, System Of A Down also announced a handful of additional live shows in October — coupled with Aftershock, it marks the band's first run of U.S. shows in three years.

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Janet Jackson, 2017

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Female Artists Top The Lineup For Outside Lands 2018

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The San Francisco music festival will feature two female headliners for the first time ever in 2018
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 3, 2018 - 2:44 pm

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival has officially announced its lineup of performers for 2018, and in a welcome departure from the traditionally male-heavy booking practices of most major festivals, the late-summer celebration of music and culture will play host to female headliners on its largest stage for two of its three nights – a first in the festival's eleven-year history.

Topping the lineup this year are GRAMMY-winning pop icon Janet Jackson and GRAMMY-nominated British indie rock band Florence + The Machine. GRAMMY-winning darkpop/alternative R&B superstar The Weeknd rounds out the lineup as the third headliner.

Both Jackson's and Florence + The Machine's music catalogues are clearly at top-of-mind for talent bookers this summer, as both were also announced as the forthcoming headliners for Los Angeles' annual two-day FYF Festival.

Along with the expected appearances from top-tier artists such as Future, Beck, Portugal. The Man, Bon Iver, DJ Snake, N.E.R.D., and many others who are generally must-have bookings for any contemporary music festival looking to compete on the U.S. summer circuit, the festival's middle and upper cards are also packed deep with rising and established female and female-fronted talent.

Acts like CHVRCHES, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jessie Ware are obvious and anticipated additions to the billing of early-evening sets, but it's equally exciting to see so many newer names like Tash Sultana, Sabrina Claudio, Jessie Reyez, Margo Price, Lizzo, and others featured so prominently, bringing a welcome diversity of genre, vibe, and national origin in rising female talent to the festival's slate of offerings.

"We wanted to create a lineup that is really well-rounded and speaks to what people are listening to now. We didn’t just want three big names on the top," said Allen Scott, VP of the festival's co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, to SF Gate. "We look at it from every level and always strive to build a unique festival."

Outside Lands 2018 will take place in San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Park on Aug. 10–12. Tickets will go on-sale at 10 a.m. PT on Thursday, April 5 via the festival's official website.

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