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Festival Noize: Blue Note Jazz, Nashville Meets London, Boston Calling, Pilgrimage, Rock Allegiance
AP Photo / Eric Risberg – Chris Botti
Blue Note, Napa, Calif.
NYC’s Blue Note Jazz Fest, Philadelphia’s Rock Allegiance, U.K.’s Nashville Meets London, and Southern California’s Music Taste Good announce lineups … Boston Calling locks down set times … Tennessee’s Pilgrimage ups its star power.
Chris Botti, Art Garfunkel, Gregory Porter, Al Di Meola, Gordon Lightfoot, Lettuce and The Manhattan Transfer are just some of the heavyweights gracing the lineup for Sony Presents Blue Note Jazz Festival taking place June 1-30 at various venues throughout New York City.
Sony is the official title sponsor and Inglot Cosmetics of Poland is the presenting sponsor. Blue Note Entertainment Group and Inglot will release a limited edition Blue Note-branded cosmetic collection, and will present showcases of Polish jazz musicians. Included is Polish pianist Wlodek Pawlik and his trio performing with special guest Randy Brecker May 28, and jazz fusion band Walk Away June 23.
The festival’s eighth edition includes Botti performing at the newly opened
The Blue Note Jazz Club will host Lightfoot, Di Meola, and a five-night residency by Lettuce, making its debut at the venue.
Other artists appearing are Eddie Palmieri, Robert Cray, Sergio Mendes, Tab Benoit, and Bilal performing with Victory.
Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com – Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit
The Fillmore, Detroit, Mich.
This isn’t a one-ticket-for-all-performances type of festival and you will need to purchase individual tickets for the shows you want to experience. A stop at Pollstar’s Sony Presents Blue Note Jazz Festival page is your first step on this adventure.
Promoted as a “Philadelphia area” festival, Monster Energy Rock Allegiance actually takes place on the Jersey side of the Delaware River at Camden’s BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Waterfront Park. Planned for Oct. 6, headliners are Avenged Sevenfold, Limp Bizkit and Papa Roach.
The one-day festival will field nearly 20 bands, including Skillet, Bullet For My Valentine, Beartooth, Insane Clown Posse, GWAR, Of Mice & Men, Fozzy, Bad Wolves, A7X, and The Fever.
“We’re really excited to be invited to play Rock Allegiance this year!” exclaimed Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix in a statement. “Our second time there, and we are happy to join A7X and Limp Bizkit – who we haven’t played with in many, many years – and we look forward to bringing it to Camden, N.J., this year full on!”
VIP and general admission tickets go on sale May 11 at 12 p.m. EDT.
The free-to-attend Nashville Meets London fest returns for year No. 3 when it sets up shop at London’s Canada Square Park in the Canary Warf commercial district July 28-29.
Taking its name to heart, the festival’s U.S. side includes Sam Palladio, Tyminski, The Sisterhood Band and Dylan Schneider. Representing the U.K. are country pop group The Adelaides, singer/songwriter Frankie Davies, BCMA vocalist of the year Jade Helliwell, duo Holloway Road, multi-platinum-selling Keywest, alt-country’s Two Ways Home and female duo Worry Dolls.
The free festival means you just might have extra money in your pocket to spend at the more than 300 shops, bars and restaurants located in Canary Wharf.
Nashville Meets London is co-produced by Canary Wharf Arts + Events, Peter Conway Management and Nashville-based ARistoMedia Group. U.K.-based DJ Baylen Leonard serves as host.
Rocking Marina Green Park in Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 29-30 is the Music Taste Good fest with headliners New Order playing the first night and James Blake performing on Sunday evening.
The two-day music, food and arts festival will also welcome Broken Social Scene, Joey Bada$$, Santigold and others. Here’s the plan:
Sept. 29 – New Order, Joey Bada$$, Broken Social Scene, Santigold, Lil B, Princess Nokia, Blake Mills, Big Thief, Cherry Glazerr
Sept. 30 – James Blake, The Black Angels, Lizzo, Parquet Courts, The Church, Sun Kil Moon, Bill Callahan, Hailu Mergia
The folks at Boston Calling Events LLC certainly had their hands full as they plotted set times for The Killers, Jack White, Eminem, Fleet Foxes and other notables playing the Boston Calling Music Festival May 25-27 at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, Mass.
Friday May 25, 2018
Green Stage
9:20 p.m. – The Killers
6:55 p.m. – Portugal. The Man
5:00 p.m. – Noname
3:25 p.m. – Big Thief
Red Stage
8:00 p.m. – The National
5:55 p.m. – Maggie Rogers
4:10 p.m. – Perfume Genius
2:45 p.m. – This Is The Kit
Delta Blue Stage
8:05 p.m. – Paramore
6:20 p.m. – Pussy Riot
5:00 p.m. – (Sandy) Alex G
3:50 p.m. – Citizen
2:45 p.m. – Charly Bliss
Arena Stage
6:00 p.m. – Lovett Or Leave It
4:30 p.m. – Natalie Portman & Friends
Saturday May 26, 2018
Green Stage
9:20 p.m. – Jack White
6:45 p.m. – St. Vincent
4:40 p.m. – Manchester Orchestra
2:50 p.m. – The Oh Sees
1:15 p.m. – Lillie Mae
Red Stage
8:00 p.m. – Queens of the Stone Age
5:40 p.m. – Royal Blood
3:45 p.m. – Belly
2:00 p.m. – The Menzingers
12:40 p.m. – Westside Gunn & Conway
Delta Blue Stage
8:20 p.m. – Tyler, The Creator
6:25 p.m. – Brockhampton
4:50 p.m. – Daniel Caesar
3:25 p.m. – Mount Kimbie
2:00 p.m. – Leikeli47
12:50 p.m. – Tauk
Arena Stage
7:30 p.m. – Bridgette Everett
7:25 p.m. – Martin Urbano
7:05 p.m. – Tony Hinchcliffe
7:00 p.m. – Martin Urbano
6:45 p.m. – Jo Firestone
6:30 p.m. – Martin Urbano
4:30 p.m. – Pod Save America
2:30 p.m. – Natalie Portman & Friends
Sunday May 27, 2018
Amy Harris / Invision / AP – Tyler, The Creator
Tyler, The Creator is on the bill at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., April 14.
Green Stage
9:10 p.m. – Eminem
6:50 p.m. – Mike D (DJ Set)
5:00 p.m. – Thundercat
3:10 p.m. – Pond
1:35 p.m. – Weakened Friends
Red Stage
7:55 p.m. – Khalid
5:55 p.m. – Stormzy
4:05 p.m. – Alvvays
2:20 p.m. – Taylor Bennett
1:00 p.m. – STL GLD
Delta Blue Stage
7:55 p.m. – Fleet Foxes
6:05 p.m. – The Decemberists
4:35 p.m. – Julien Baker
3:10 p.m. – Dirty Projectors
2:00 p.m. – Zola Jesus
1:00 p.m. – Field Report
Arena Stage
6:00 p.m. – David Cross
5:55 p.m. – Martin Urbano
5:35 p.m. – Cameron Esposito
5:30 p.m. – Martin Urbano
5:15 p.m. – Max Silverstri
5:00 p.m. – Martin Urbano
3:00 p.m. – Natalie Portman & Friends
Tickets are on sale now.
Who could Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival possibly add to a lineup that already includes Jack White, Chris Stapleton and Lionel Richie? How about Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds?
Taking place Sept. 22-23 at The Park at Harlinsdale in Franklin, Tenn., Pilgrimage will also feature Hozier, Brandi Carlile, Counting Crows, Amos Lee, Bleachers, Lord Huron, Dawes, Maggie Rogers, Elle King, Mat Kearney and many, many others. Check out the announce video embedded below.