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The 2016 New Yorker Festival is returning again with a mix of live performances and music related panels, such as interviews. This festival will also include talks about politics, books, etc. The festival will be held in New York City on October 7th to 9th.
The New Yorker Festival is an annual festival that’s held by The New Yorker magazine. This upcoming festival marks their seventeenth time organizing the event. Along with the line up, the festival will include film and series previews of “A Quiet Passion”, “Graves”, “Christine” and “About Alice”. There are also sponsor events such as Flavors of Mexico.
The festival will feature Father John Misty, who will appear on the second day, Jason Isbell and Andrew Bird, who will start their performances the day before the event. The rest of the lineup will feature well known actors, artists, novelists and comedians like David Letterman or Jonah Hill.
Tickets are currently on sale on the festival’s website. The line up is listed below.
New Yorker Festival 2016:
Malcolm Gladwell
Andrew Bird
David Letterman
Adam Gopnik
Daniel Craig
Jeffrey Eugenides and Zadie Smith
Louis C.K.
Whit Stillman and Richard Brody
Jason Isbell
Jeffrey Toobin
Jonathan Safran
Atul Gawande
James Gray
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jay and Mark Duplass
Jonah Hill
Keegan-Michael Key
Father John Misty
Sarah Silverman
Nan Goldin
Bajarke Ingels
John Goodman
Nick Kroll
Tavi Gevinson
Paul Feig
Ann Goldstein
Jeremy Lin