7/23/2019

LEVITATION 2019 ANNOUNCES PHASE 2 LINEUP ADDS 40+ ARTISTS


LEVITATION 2019 ANNOUNCES PHASE 2 LINEUP

ADDS 40+ ARTISTS INCLUDING:



THE FLAMING LIPS, MERCURY REV, TOBACCO, TR/ST, BEAK>, WINDHAND, FLIPPER (with DAVID YOW), DAVID J. (BAUHAUS + LOVE & ROCKETS), BLACK MARBLE, GUERILLA TOSS, NIGHT BEATS, THE COATHANGERS, VAGABON, LALA LALA, DEVIL MASTER + MANY MORE



DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, TEXAS NOVEMBER 7-10





NEW ADDITIONS IN BOLD:



THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

ANGEL OLSEN * DEVENDRA BANHART * HIGH ON FIRE * POWER TRIP * TR/ST * KIKAGAKU MOYO * BLACK MARBLE * PINK MOUNTAINTOPS * JONATHAN BREE * RYLEY WALKER * HOLY WAVE * STONEFIELD * VAGABON * JJUUJJUU * DEVIL MASTER * MINAMI DEUTSCH * AUTOMATIC * TROLLER * HOOVER iii * CREEPING DEATH

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
THE FLAMING LIPS * MERCURY REV * BLACK MOUNTAIN * DEAFHEAVEN * KIKAGAKU MOYO * RUSSIAN CIRCLES * BRONCHO * DAVID J (BAUHAUS + LOVE & ROCKETS) * BRUTUS * DEATH VALLEY GIRLS * FRANKIE & THE WITCH FINGERS * CROCODILES * EMMA RUTH RUNDLE * ELEPHANT STONE * HOLY WAVE * STONEFIELD * LINGUA IGNOTA * JAYE JAYLE * MINT FIELD * CURSE MACKEY * ROSEGARDEN FUNERAL PARTY * SINE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
JOHN CALE * THE BLACK ANGELS * CHELSEA WOLFE * ALLAH LAS * RED FANG * TOBACCO * BEAK > * FLIPPER with DAVID YOW * WHITE FENCE * TORCHE * WINDHAND * ACID KING * THE COATHANGERS * NIGHT BEATS * CHROME * CHERUBS * DEANTONI PARKS * GUERILLA TOSS * COSMONAUTS *MONOLORD * DANAVA * FRANKIE & THE WITCH FINGERS * HABIBI * HERE LIES MAN * IOANNA GIKA * MOONWALKS * AL LOVER * MASTON * RICHARD ROSE * ZIG ZAGS * WARISH * BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT * RICHARD VAIN

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS * DINOSAUR JR  * BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW * A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS * THE KVB * LALA LALA * CHRISTIAN BLAND & THE REVELATORS * RINGO DEATHSTARR * DALLAS ACID * NUMB.ER * THE BLACK DRUMSET

LEVITATION 2019 will be held in multiple venues across downtown's Red River Cultural District and in East Austin, TX. This year, LEVITATION will expand 2018's format which previously included more than 30 shows and brought over 60 acts and ten thousand fans from across the globe to Austin's renowned music venues. LEVITATIONpresents another long weekend of special performances, collaborations and lineups with programming that spans continents and decades.

LEVITATION is honored to work with an array of independent labels, events and curators presenting shows at LEVITATION 2019 including: Sargent HouseRelapse RecordsDesert Daze, Gorilla VS Bear, Creem, Secretly Group, Death By Audio, RidingEasy Records and more collaborations on the way. 

LEVITATION is also proud to work with SIMS Foundation who provide mental health and substance use recovery services for musicians, music industry professionals, and their families to support the well-being of the Austin music community. For more information on SIMS please visit their website here.

Tickets for all shows announced are available now, along with weekend passes - available here. Set times, visual artists and installations, and more to be announced. Stay tuned as full details for LEVITATION 2019 unfold and visit levitation-austin.com for news and updates.


LOVE for LEVITATION:

"celebrates all things noise, goth, metal, experimental, and psychotropic" PITCHFORK

"one of the best boutique festivals in the country...adventurous and well-curated"
THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

"LEVITATION books the best of the underground" NME

"Now in its 11th year, the fest's 2019 edition should prove to be another mind-bending collision of psychedelic culture." PASTE

"It's great to see a festival that can unite everything from a Beach Boy to an iconic metal band to one of 2019's Coachella headliners all under the umbrella of psychedelia"
BROOKLYN VEGAN

"The decade-old fest helped catalyze a psychedelic revival" THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE

"Triumphant Return...one of America's most promising rising festivals..." UPROXX

"It's a festival every music lover needs to experience" TIME OUT AUSTIN

"massive four-day talent pile-on" REVOLVER

"impressive lineup" STEREOGUM

"Not only did 2018 see the festival's ten year anniversary, but the clear revival of a community waiting patiently during their respite." DROWNED IN SOUND

"the internationally acclaimed event is burning brighter than ever" KUTX

"psych extravaganza...we were promised a 'once-in-a-lifetime' lineup and that is exactly what we have been given" TINY MIX TAPES

"an experimental paradise" DANCING ASTRONAUT

"the festival left us suspended in euphoria on invisible waves of sound"
AUSTIN MONTHLY


About LEVITATION:


LEVITATION was founded in 2008, by members of The Black Angels and friends. Since its emergence, the independent event has sparked a movement, inspiring the creation of similar events across the globe. In addition to the annual flagship event in Austin, the group has curated LEVITATION events in France, Chicago and Vancouver, along with ongoing events in Austin and special events and showcases at Mexico City's NRMAL, The Netherlands' Le Guess Who, and a massive annual LEVITATION showcase at SXSW. 
   will celebrate its 7th year SEPT 20 & 21 in Angers, FR  - the largest event of its kind in Europe. Founders also launched The Reverberation Appreciation Society record label in 2010 which has released records by key bands in the psych and garage rock scene like Night Beats, Holy Wave, Ringo Deathstarr and many more - with new releases on the horizon.


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