Mainstay and ‘house band’ The String Cheese Incident, not surprisingly, is also part of the lineup announced today for the 2020 June festival. See the full roster of acts.
2020 Headliner: Bassnectar returns to the Forest for the 10th anniversary bash. (Photo/Anna Sink)
Editor’s note: On Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, 2019, Electric Forest announced that the 2020 festival is sold out.
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Before there was Electric Forest, there was the Rothbury Festival – a star-studded affair that drew more than 30,000 music fans to the Double JJ Resort in 2008 for four days of frolicking in the Michigan woods and meadows.
Bassnectar, Lotus, The Disco Biscuits, Keller Williams, EOTO, Diplo and members of the String Cheese Incident were all part of that inaugural celebration (which, remarkably enough, also featured the likes of Snoop Dogg, 311, Primus, Dave Matthews Band, The Black Keys, Gov’t Mule, John Mayer, Trey Anastasio and Widespread Panic).
The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar, Lotus, EOTO and Keller Williams would also be part of the lineup for the first Electric Forest in 2011, along with acts such as Big Gigantic and 12th Planet.
So, for the 10th anniversary of Electric Forest in 2020, organizers are heading “back to the future” by announcing that a bevy of artists featured in the first Rothbury and Electric Forest festivals would also be appearing at next year’s much-buzzed-about event taking place June 25-28.
The String Cheese Incident (playing three nights), Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Diplo, Keller Williams, Lotus, Disco Biscuits, 12th Planet and EOTO will be joined by the likes of Flume, Major Lazer, Lotus the Child, The Glitch Mob, Lindsey Stirling, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Big Boi, Big Wild, The Black Madonna and dozens more, Electric Forest announced today.
MICHIGANDER, SUPERDRE AMONG 100-PLUS ACTS ANNOUNCED THUS FAR
Michigan-based artists on the initial bill of the electronic music-leaning festival include indie-pop/rock’s Michigander (fronted by Kalamazoo’s Jason Singer), Grand Rapids DJ/producer SuperDre and Detroit tech house act Golf Clap.
“Decade One will feature many unique performances and sets, including Turkuaz with Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew of Talking Heads who will perform ‘Remain in Light’ in honor of the album turning 40,” organizers announced in a press release.
Sherwood Forest at Electric Forest (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
“ ‘SVDDEN DEATH PRESENTS: VOYD’ will be a not-to-be-missed event and Noisia will be joining The Forest Family on their last tour together.”
On Wednesday, advance sales of wristbands begin for “Forest Family” members who qualify, with “Good Life Loyalty” and “GA Loyalty” sales on Thursday. Any remaining wristbands will go on sale Friday. GA wristband prices begin at $374.75; ‘Good Life’ VIP camping prices start at $775. Details here.
More than 40,000 festivalgoers are expected to flock to the sprawling site next June. Here’s the roster of performers announced thus far:
The String Cheese Incident (performing 3 Incidents)
BASSNECTAR
Flume
Major Lazer
Big Gigantic
Louis The Child
Diplo
The Disco Biscuits
12th Planet
Big Boi
Big Wild
The Black Madonna
Boys Noize
CloZee
Duke Dumont
Femi Kuti & the Positive Force
G Jones
The Glitch Mob
Gryffin
Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass
LINDSEY STIRLING
Lotus
Moon Boots (Live)
Petit Biscuit
Princess Nokia
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Subtronics
Tchami
YBN Cordae
Zomboy
100 Gecs
5am
99 Neighbors
AHZ
Allen Stone
Black Pumas
Bleep Bloop
Bluetech
Bombargo
Bonnie x Clyde
Bryce Vine
The California Honeydrops
Cashmere Cat
Cassian
Choir! Choir! Choir!
Cory Wong
Cycles
Deathpact
Dixon’s Violin
DJ Holographic
Dombresky
DYNOHUNTER
Elderbrook
Eminence Ensemble
Empress Of
EOTO
EPROM
Everyone Orchestra
EXES
Ezra Bell
Funk You
Fury + MC Dino
Gentlemens Club
GG Magree
Gioli & Assia
Golf Clap
Goose
Goth Babe
Haiku Hands
Hex Cougar
Holy Ghost!
Honeycomb
Huxley Anne
The Iceman Special
Iya Terra
Jack Harlow
Jason Leech
Jellybean Benitez
Jupiter & Okwess
Justin Jay’s Fantastic Voyage
KOKOKO!
KURSA
Lightship Beatbox
LSDREAM
Lucii
MADI
The Main Squeeze
Marco Benevento
MAX
Meduza
Mersiv
MEUTE
Michigander
Mija
Mo Lowda & The Humble
The Movement
Mr. Carmack
Neil Frances
Noisia
The North 41
The Nth Power
Ocean Alley
Of The Trees
Party Pupils
Patrice Bäumel
PINES
Pure Colors
Quiet Bison
Rodriguez Jr. (Live)
Rome in Silver
Royal Jelly Jive
RUSKO
SAYMYNAME
SEBASTIAN PAUL
Sidepiece
slenderbodies
Soul Clap
SubDocta
Sunsquabi
SuperDre
SVDDEN DEATH PRESENTS: VOYD
Templo
Township Rebellion
Travers Brothership
Turkuaz w/ Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew
VNSSA
Wax Future
Willaris. K
Young & Sick
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