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2022 Album Fictional Festival Series: General Festival

I previously introduced this new series, which is a spinoff of previous Fictional Festival series, one only featuring artists who released albums in 2022.  This is the final post in the series and is a general across all genres.  For more information about the series in general, please see  this post . I used Lollapalooza’s lineup and schedule as a general guideline in arranging this festival.    I opted to stray from the format of the other festivals in this series because I find this setup to be more appropriate for this style festival.    As such, the festival is set up in the following manner: ·           There are 49 acts each day and co-headliners on each day. ·           There are 8 stages:    2 main stages, and 6 side stages.    One side stage is called the DJ Stage and has predominantly DJ sets and electronic artists, the other stages ...

2022 Album Fictional Festival Series: “Soft Rock” Festival

I previously introduced this new series, which is a spinoff of the previous Fictional Festival series, one only featuring artists who released albums in 2022.  This is the newest post in the series is a lineup, a festival that was initially going to be a soft rock festival, but eventually also included folk, jazz, Americana, some pop, adult contemporary, and adult alternative.  For more information about the series in general, please see  this post . After I finalized this lineup, 1 act retired, so I replaced them with a note. Lineup Friday Shania Twain John Mellencamp Sara Bareilles* Vance Joy Bright Eyes Caamp Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Snarky Puppy Lucius Trampled by Turtles Andrew Cyrille/William Parker/Enrico Rava Laura Veirs The Dead South Valerie June Ezra Collective Sun Ra Arkastra Fantastic Negrito Joey Alexander Marisa Anderson Holly Bowling SNACKTIME The CarLeans   Saturday C...

2022 Album Fictional Festival Series: Punk Lineup

I previously introduced this new series, which is a spinoff of the previous Fictional Festival series, one only featuring artists who released albums in 2022.  This post discusses a lineup for a punk festival.  For more information about the series in general, please see  this post . After I finalized this lineup, 1 act broke up, so I replaced them with a note. Lineup Friday Ye ah Yeah Yeahs Killing Joke The Wonder Years The Interrupters Fontaines D.C. Silverstein The Chats Bowling for Soup Vic Mensa Alice Glass Comeback Kid Wednesday 13 Nova Twins Icon for Hire No Age Ratos de Porao Soul Glo Crashcarburn Last Dinosaurs Fresh Sneaks Slyneandthefamilystone Saturday Wire The Damned Flogging Molly PJ Harvey State Champs The Front Bottoms Billy Talent Pup Senses Fail Yard Act Preoccupations Stray from the Path Jasiah Razorlight End TV Priest A Wilhelm Scream Bodega Dentist Wolfbrigade Nervus Drowse Mass Hysteria ...

2022 Album Fictional Festival Series: Indie Lineup

I previously introduced this new series, which is a spinoff of the previous Fictional Festival series, one only featuring artists who released albums in 2022.  This post discusses a lineup for a indie festival.  For more information about the series in general, please see  this post . After I finalized this lineup, 1 act became inactive due to allegations, so I replaced them with a note.  Additionally, a separate act changed their stage name, so I am using that stage name in this post. Lineup Friday Mitski Beach House Silversun Pickups Alex G Rahim Redcar* Cloud Nothings The Moldy Peaches Snail Mail Blossoms Ethel Cain Warpaint Clipping. Shamir Ruth Radelet Tricot Uffie The High Water Marks Nnamdi Oneida Serengeti Tenci Cheem   Saturday The Smile MGMT Weyes Blood Hippo Campus Metronomy Trampled by Turtles The Boo Radleys Black Country, New Road Tom Odell Surf Curse Plains Guerilla Toss Frankie Cosmos Open Mike Eagle Ericdoa Mr Twin Sister Shabason & Krgovich...