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Tyler, The Creator

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Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2019 Coming In November

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The fest will take place in Los Angeles on November 9 and 10 at Dodger Stadium
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
May 7, 2019 - 4:14 pm

Tyler, the Creator has unveiled dates for this year's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. Posting a tour poster to Twitter, the GRAMMY-nominated rapper announced that the fest would take place November 9 and 10 at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium.

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— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) May 7, 2019

This year's lineup has yet to be revealed, but last year saw performances from artists like KIDS SEE GHOSTS (a.k.a. Kanye West and Kid Cudi), Ms. Lauryn Hill, Earl Sweatshirt, BROCKHAMPTON, Tyler, the Creator himself and more.

The news comes just days before Tyler is set to release his new LP, IGOR, on May 17 via Columbia. 

Presale will be available on May 10 at 12pm PT. Get more details on Camp Flog Gnaw's website. 

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Here's Where To Stream The Camp Flog Gnaw Festival

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If you can't make it down to Los Angeles this weekend for the star-studded lineup that includes Little Dragon, here's where you can watch the festival from home
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Nov 8, 2018 - 1:09 pm

Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw brings together some of the freshest and pertinent voices of the hip-hop and R&B community. Now you'll be able to watch without having to fly out to Los Angeles this upcoming weekend or battle L.A. traffic, because no matter where you are, this two-day music fest is not to be missed.

On Nov. 7, Tyler announced that fans will be able to tune in from home via YouTube during the fest's dates Nov.10-11. The fest will take place in L.A.'s Dodger stadium and will feature SZA, Tyler, The Creator, A$AP Rocky, The Internet, Pusha T, Kali Uchis, Little Dragon and more.

and for those who 1. dont want to walk around with items at the carnival 2. cant make it because, idk, some flog gnaw tees and things will be avaliable at noon. shipping in two weeks. https://t.co/56yIKOLITg

— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 7, 2018

So fans who can't make it to the fest, don't miss out on the exclusive fest merchandise, Tyler also announced that merch will be able for purchase online. Hypebeast reports that the special merch will include a baseball, T-shirts, socks, and hoodies. The merch is available for presale now at golfwang.com.

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— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 7, 2018

For fans attending the fest, Tyler's looking out for you too. Postmates, the food delivery app, will be on-site to make on-demand food requests as stress free as possible. To avoid the long food lines throughout the day, fans will be able to order food ahead of time with participating vendors. It really can't get any better than that.

Watch the live stream here:

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The sixth year of the rapper's annual music festival boasts a beastly lineup and possible hints at a surprise appearance
Brian Haack
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Aug 14, 2017 - 5:29 pm

The 2017 lineup has just been announced for Tyler, The Creator's annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, and it's a doozy.

Major headliners for the two-day festival include Lana Del Rey and Tyler, The Creator, who just last month battled for the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, having both released their latest albums the same week. Del Rey squeaked ahead by roughly 1,000 albums sold to take No. 1. It was Tyler's first career No. 1 debut and Del Rey's second.

Additional acts announced include GRAMMY winners 2 Chainz, Solange, Kid Cudi, and Justice, a slew of past GRAMMY nominees, including A$AP Rocky, the Internet, Earl Sweatshirt, Kelis, and Kehlani, as well as tons of rising and freshly minted stars like Migos, Vince Staples, Brockhampton, Alison Wonderland, and Lil Yachty.

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— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) August 14, 2017

Careful readers will of course note that nearly every member of the original Odd Future lineup has also made the billing this year, with the notable exception of Frank Ocean. That said, there is still one blank spot on the lineup poster, and savvy eyes will pick up "+ special guest" in the announcement. So perhaps the door still remains open on the possibility of an impromptu Odd Future reunion during either Tyler, The Creator's or Earl Sweatshirt's sets. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

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Firefly Festival 2019 Lineup Announced With Panic! At The Disco & More

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Find out who will headline and who will serve as supporting acts at next year's Delaware fest
Philip Merrill
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Dec 12, 2018 - 1:37 pm

The Firefly Music Festival 2019 lineup was announced on Dec. 11 for next summer, June 21–23, in Dover, Delaware. The eighth annual, open-air fest features headliners Panic! At The Disco, Post Malone and Travis Scott. All three are past or present GRAMMY nominees.

GRAMMY winners in the lineup include TLC, Vampire Weekend and Zedd. Artists who received GRAMMY nominations, on the bill, include Courtney Barnett, Death Cab For Cutie, DJ Snake, and Tyler, The Creator.

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Some of what makes festivals so unforgettable are the performances by newcomers and emerging artists. With many more expected on Firefly's multiple stages, a few who we've written about or spoken to include Alison Wonderland, Brockhampton, Dashboard Confessional, GRiZ, Kygo, Gucci Mane, Jessie Reyez, Snail Mail, Walk The Moon, and Young The Giant.

For your chance to see what makes "the east coast's largest music and camping festival" unforgettable at The Woodlands beside Dover International Speedway, tickets and special packages go on sale Friday Dec. 14 at the Firefly Festival website.

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With reunions, special guests, explosive debuts, and plenty of only-in-Indio moments, Coachella's first weekend had festivalgoers and social media drunk in love
Steve Baltin
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Apr 15, 2018 - 11:42 pm

Looking at social media this weekend, all of the music talk centered around Beyoncé's career-defining performance at Coachella on Saturday night. And rightuflly so. 

The only reunion that matters! The glorious, @DestinysChild reunited at #BeyChella!

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— BET (@BET) April 15, 2018

 

Whether it was her precision opening that featured 100 dancers in perfect choreographed unison, the surprise appearances of husband Jay-Z and sister Solange, or the reunion with former Destiny's Child band mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, the combination of Queen Bey and Coachella proved uncontainable for pop culture. (And so did the hashtag #Beychella.)

"This is a very important performance for me," she told the crowd in between performances of "Sorry" and "Bow Down/I Been On." "I'm happy to be back home on the stage tonight."

If Beyoncé — who made history as the first-ever black woman to headline Coachella — had given the exact same performance at another festival, say Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza or New Orleans Jazz Fest, would it have had the exact same impact? No, according to her fellow Coachella performers.

"It's few and far between where there's a setting where there's so much focus. Coachella is the epitome of that. The world is watching, so the artists really put the focus in," says Odesza's Clayton Knight. "It's a cool thing to be part of and history in the making in a lot of ways. Whatever happens this weekend sets the tone for this year almost."

The Neighbourhood’s Zachary Abels concurs. 

"It feels a little different. There's an aura around it," said Abels while at the KROQ House. "You feel like you're someplace special."

Outside of Beyoncé dominating this weekend's headlines, per usual, Coachella offered an abundance of moments that stirred up social media.

She is amazing. I wanted to watch #Beyonce , but we are playing at the same time @coachella. @XJapanOfficial #Coachella https://t.co/4fGdNAWi27

— Yoshiki (@YoshikiOfficial) April 16, 2018

For starters, there was the typical plethora of big-name guest stars. Just on night one, GRAMMY winner Kendrick Lamar made surprise appearances with both Vince Staples and SZA; Steve Aoki joined Alan Walker; and Carly Rae Jepsen played with Jack Antonoff and Bleachers. For her Sunday Coachella set, Cardi B brought out Chance The Rapper, G-Eazy and Kehlani for her reported $300,000 set.

One-off collaborations like these are part of what make Coachella so unique according to Odesza's Harrison Mills.

"I think what's cool about Coachella is because there are so many eyes on it, it can create collaborations you would never think of, like just celebrities in the crowd seeing acts they would never see otherwise cause their lives are so intense," says Mills.

#IG | Justin Bieber has now posted the photo on his Instagram. pic.twitter.com/F43KAnYcO6

— Greta Van Fleet Updates (@GVFDaily) April 14, 2018

 

Proving Mills' point, Justin Bieber posted a photo hanging out with up-and-coming rock stars Greta Van Fleet. Maybe the photo-op doesn't represent a potential musical pairing per se, but given Bieber’s staggering 98.6 million followers and the photo's 3 million-plus likes, it equated to tons of exposure for the Detroit rockers. And it happened at Coachella, of course. 

There's no question the proximity to L.A., and the fact that the festival has become the epicenter of glitz and glamour in the music world for the two weekends, plays a big part in Coachella's lofty status. It's a chicken and egg question as to whether the celebrities have helped make Coachella or Coachella was so big already and that's why artists like Madonna were willing to play it as far back as 2006.

Coachella has transcended music to also become a major event for fashion. For an artist like X Japan's Yoshiki, the marriage of music and fashion that takes place is part of what excited him to travel all the way around the world be one of the major rock acts on this year's bill.

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"Coachella is not only one of the biggest festivals in the world, but very edgy [and] fashionable," says Yoshiki. "I love the style, so we wanted to do something unusual. I'm heavily influenced by David Bowie, so fashion wise I wanted to do something exciting."

.@reddit : #Holograms return to #Coachella! #XJAPAN !!@Coachellahttps://t.co/2EJgFcyos3 pic.twitter.com/aWH9awzjko

— X Japan (@XJapanOfficial) April 16, 2018

 

Speaking of exciting, X Japan's set featured hologram technology that allowed them to feature late band members Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto and Taiji Sawada for a set that also garnered plenty of chatter.

As for other weekend one highlights, David Byrne masterfully showcased Talking Heads' classics like "Once In A Lifetime " and " Burning Down The House"; Chic and Nile Rodgers got funky with classics such as Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" — two songs Rodgers produced and co-wrote, respectively; Illenium, one of the top young electronic artists in music, incited thousands of festivalgoers to dance in frenzied joy; and Tyler, The Creator created a series of new worlds with every song — including "Boredom" and "911/Mr. Lonely" — to a stunning visual showcase that was as much live cinema as music.

yo @whethanmusic just brought out the yodel kid at coachella!! pic.twitter.com/BIBqv3UEFo

— paul.psd (@pauldonatelli) April 13, 2018

 

Then there was the "yodeling Walmart kid," Mason Ramsey, who traded up his YouTube star status for a chance to perform alongside DJ  Whethan on Friday afternoon.

With such a diverse lineup of talent — from the jazz of Kamasi Washington to the folk-pop of First Aid Kit and the plethora of dance music, including icons such as Jean-Michel Jarre — Coachella even turns the performing artists into fans.

"Whatever happens this weekend sets the tone for this year almost." — Odesza's Clayton Knight

"I went to see St. Vincent, saw Vince Staples bring out Kendrick, that was a really cool. Beyoncé [was] the thing to see ... David Byrne, I’m a big fan of Talking Heads," says English singer/songwriter Declan McKenna, who performed at his first Coachella.

That is Coachella, where, as Odesza says, everybody has to up their game. And that was shown time and again this past weekend. For some, like Illenium, it is a coming-out party. For Haim, who performed in front of tens of thousands thanks to being the direct support for Beyoncé, it was the best night of their lives, according to Este Haim, who told a hilarious story about her unique experience being at Coachella for Prince back in 2008 with her close friend Kesha. Playing the main stage of what they called their "hometown festival" topped that, she told the audience.

For so many artists, who live and attend shows in L.A., Coachella represents a major goal. "It's a big thing growing up in L.A. — everybody wants to go to Coachella," says Sage Chavis of the L.A.-based Regrettes.

If weekend one is any indication, Coachella's reputation as the most unique festival going in music looks to be secure.

"It's like no other festival I've ever been to," says McKenna.

(Steve Baltin has written about music for Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times, MOJO, Chicago Tribune, AOL, LA Weekly, Philadelphia Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, and dozens more publications.)

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