The Levitation Festival will take place in Austin, April 29 through May 1 of 2016. Brian Wilson will be performing the singles from the Pet Sound album that he did with the Beach Boys back in 1966. Even though Wilson is one of the headliners, other headliners include Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Ty Segall.
The Levitation Festival will set placed in the Carson Creek Ranch in Austin and will include other artists: Caribou, Slowdive, Super Furry Animals, Boris, Dungen, The Black Angels, Sunn O))), Royal Trux, Oneohtrix Point Never, Shabazz Palaces, Lee Ranaldo, Ultimate Painting, Nicolas Jaar, Lee Scratch Perry, Sleep, Black Mountain, and Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats. The event will include three days of music and fun. Tickets are on sale for the event, but hurry or else they will be all gone. Some of the tickets include camper passes and rentals as well as deluxe upgrades for the upcoming event. The festival will return in the winter of next year.
Levitation Festival 2016 initial lineup:
Friday April 29:
Slowdive
Flying Lotus
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Arcs
Nicholas Jaar
Dungen
Oneothrix Point Never
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Shabazz Palaces
Boogarins
Twin Peaks
La Ruz
Purson
Holy Wave
Mild High Club
Imarhan
Christian Bland & The Revelators
The Golden Dawn Arkestra
Fantasmes
Klaus Johann Grobe
Saturday April 30:
Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds
Animal Collective
Courtney Barnett
Sleep
The Black Angels
Sun O)))
Boris
Thurston Moore Group
Black Mountain
Parquet Courts
Woods
Lee Ranaldo
Heron Oblivion
David J & The Gentlemen Thieves
Israel Nash
Asteroid #4
Nots
Ultimate Painting
Bayonne
La Mecanica Popular
Federale
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Flavor Crystals
Sunday May 1:
Ween
Caribou
Super Furry Animals
Lee “Scratch” Perry
Ty Segall and The Muggers
Royal Trux
Melody’s Echo Chamber
Allah-Las
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Chicano Batman
The Murlocs
Delicate Steve
Quraishi
Wall of Death
Magic Wands
Promised Land Sound
Blondi’s Salvation
JJUUJJUU
Cellar Doors
UPDATE (2/3/2016):
Levitation is now known as the Austin Psych festival. The then Levitation festival was a music festival that was founded in 2008 by The Reverberation Appreciation Society. The now Austin Psych fest is innovative and captivating musicians and legends from the past, present and future to perform at their festivals. The Austin Psych fest has announced their lineup for their 2016 festival that will take place the 29 of April to the 1 of March. The lineup for this year includes new musicians such as Courtney Barnett and Holy Wave.
UPDATE (2/20/2016):
Levitation Fest as announced their full lineup for their 2016 festival. The tickets costs over one hundred dollars for the weekend and include new artists to their lineup such as Holy Wave. All bands have been listed based on the dates in which they will perform.
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