My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, Sam Smith to Headline Forecastle Fest — rollingstone.com

Louisville's own My Morning Jacket will headline the city's annual Forecastle Festival this year, along with Sam Smith, Widespread Panic and Modest Mouse. The three-day festival is scheduled to take place from July 17th to the 19th at the Waterfront Park, located next to the Ohio River. Other regional acts set to play Forecastle include Cage the Elephant and Houndmouth, while Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer Tweedy will take the stage as Tweedy. Other performers include Tallest Man on Earth, First Aid Kit, RL Grime, Desaparecidos, Portugal. The Man, Big K.R.I.T., the Gaslight Anthem, The Word, Cold War Kids, Sturgill Simpson, iLoveMakonnen, Speedy Ortiz, JEFF the Brotherhood, Diarrhea Planet, King Tuff, Fly Golden Eagle, Alvvays and Shovels and Rope. A full list of the initial lineup is available on the Forecastle website, and additional artists are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

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