Forecastle X Announces Line Up For 2012 Festival

The Forecastle Festival is an event about music, art and activism that takes place yearly in Louisville, Kentucky. The initial lineup for this year’s festival was announced earlier and is below. The festival takes place from July 13-15, 2012.  Ultimately there will be over 70 bands playing on five stages. This is a pretty big event compared to the early days as a small, free, outdoor neighborhood event.

This seems like a great line-up and Louisville really is a nice city to visit. Forget everything you saw on Justified. Kentucky is perfectly civilized.

The list below will have addition acts added and there will be art installations, environmental activities, outdoor extreme sports part, food and a slew of other activities. There will also be separate parties (with separate fees) after hours as well. Fifty cents from every purchase go to the Forecastle Foundation which is dedicated to local education and international environmental conservation. To find out more about the foundation go HERE.

For details on who plays when, costs and more head to www.forecastlefest.com.

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Lineup

My Morning Jacket
Bassnectar
Wilco
Girl Talk
Andrew Bird
Sleigh Bells
Atmosphere
Neko Case
Clutch
A-Trak
Galactic
Flying Lotus
Beach House
The Head and the Heart
Stax! Soul Revue
Dr. Dog
Deer Tick
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Beats Antique
Real Estate
Justin Townes Earle
Washed Out
Walk The Moon
Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500
Wye Oak
Atlas Sound
Fruit Bats
Daedelus
Ben Sollee
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
JEFF the Brotherhood
The Features
Mike Doughty
Tanlines
Zion I
Sleeper Agent
Floating Action
Wick-It The Instigator
James Vincent McMorrow
Wax Fang
Daniel Martin Moore
King's Daughters & Sons
Houndmouth
Cheyenne Marie Mize
The Ravenna Colt
Rachel Grimes
Nerves Junior
Cabin
Scarlet Smile
Lydia Burrell