Just when you thought you could finally get “We Are Young” out of your head, think again. The Grammy Award winning trio Fun. will be headlining the first night of this summer’s Bunbury Music Festival. MGMT and Cincinnati natives, The National, will also headline the festival in July.Â
This morning, the lineup was officially announced for the festival. Bunbury is kind of Cincinnati’s answer to Lollapalooza or Coachella. The three-day festival takes place July 12-14 at Sawyer Point/Yeatman’s Cove. One-day passes are $55 and three-day passes are $110. Tickets can be purchased now on Bunbury’s website. The tickets will be priced higher in June, so you might want to grab some soon if you plan on attending the festival.Â
In my opinion, Bunbury has succeeded in trying to compete with Lollapalooza this year. It’s certainly a much smaller festival, but is packed with great bands for a portion of the price of a Lollapalooza or Coachella ticket (and no travel costs). I think in a few years it could become a strong force in the summer music festival circuit.Â
One of Bunbury’s strengths is that is continues to showcase some Cincinnati talent. Walk the Moon, The Pinstripes, The National, Daap Girls, The Upset Victory, and The Harlequins all have Cincinnati roots and will be taking the stage this July. My only worry is that maybe the festival is trying too hard to create a “Little Brooklyn” in Sawyer Point. Chairlift, Bear Hands, and MGMT are all on the bill, which feels a little too 2008. Maybe the festival will find it’s identity more once it’s around for a few years. Growing pains aside, it’s upward trajectory shows that it’s a great asset to the Cincinnati area.Â
Check out Bunbury’s official lineup here:
Friday, July 12Â
Fun.Â
Walk the Moon Â
Tegan & SaraÂ
Devotchka
Tokyo Police Club
Youngblood Hawke
Delta Rae
Sky Ferreira
The Features
Red Wanting Blue
The Dunwells
Everest
Those Darlins
Beat Club
American Authors
Seabird
Buffalo Killers
Jay Nash
Josh EagleÂ
We are SnapdragonÂ
State SongÂ
Ohio Knife
Old Baby
Alone at 3amÂ
PublicÂ
The MitchellsÂ
Pete DressmanÂ
Billy WallaceÂ
Saturday, July 13Â
MGMT
CakeÂ
Twenty One Pilots
Atlas GeniusÂ
Chairlift
We Are Scientists
Oberhofer
Robert DeLong
Civil Twilight
The Mowglis
Empire
Ambassadors
Vacationer
Bear Hands
The Pinstripes
You, You’re Awesome
Ben Walz BandÂ
Christopher Paul StellingÂ
Culture QueerÂ
Black OwlsÂ
The Bears of Blue RiverÂ
Messerly & EwingÂ
New Vega
The Ready Stance
Tim Carr (of Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound)Â
Taylor Alexander
Margaret DarlingÂ
Sunday, July 14Â
The NationalÂ
Belle & Sebastian
Yo La Tengo
Camera Obscura
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Night Terrors of 1927Â
A Silent Film
Gregory Alan Isakov
Joe Purdy
Savoir Adore
Daniel Martin Moore
Benjamin Francis Leftwich Â
Gringo Star
DAAP Girls
The Hinders
Channing & Quinn
The Harlequins
Bethesda
The Upset Victory
Mia CarruthersÂ
Mark Utley
Jake KolesarÂ
Ben Knight
Personally, I’m looking forward to Sunday’s lineup the most. What do you think of this years festival? Let us know in the comments below.Â
