Boston Calling Competition is again in Might, and Fall Out Boy, Luke Combs and Dave Matthews Band are set to headline the Memorial Day weekend occasion.
The competition returns to the Harvard Athletic Complicated in Boston’s Decrease Allston neighbourhood from Might 23 to 25, with nation star Combs closing out the Friday. Additionally on the identical day, the likes of Megan Moroney, Sheryl Crow, T-Ache, TLC, Infinity Music, Kyle Dion, Bebe Stockwell and Holy Curler shall be on the line-up.
Pop-punk behemoths Fall Out Boy are set to headline the Saturday, and shall be joined by acts together with Avril Lavigne, Cage The Elephant, The Black Crowes, All Time Low, James Bay, The Maine, Lucius and Valley.
2024 Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame inductees Dave Matthews Band will shut out the competition on the Sunday, earlier than performances from Vampire Weekend, Chic, Public Enemy, Remi Wolf, Goth Babe, Tom Morello, The 502s and Spin Docs, amongst different artists.
A variety of native and up-and-coming artists may even be taking part in Boston Calling over the weekend, together with Timmy Skelly, Simon Robert French, Rebuilder, Sidebody, Pinklids, Mo Lowda & The Humble, Mon Rovîa and Amble.
Basic admission and VIP tickets will go on sale on Wednesday (January 8) at 10am EST, and yow will discover tickets right here. In the meantime, you possibly can join a presale passcode on the competition’s official web site.
Final 12 months, Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers and The Killers headlined the competition, with co-headlining slots taken by Leon Bridges, Trey Anastasio and Hozier. Earlier headliners have included Paramore, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Tame Impala and Eminem. Foo Fighters’ 2023 headline efficiency was their first competition set for the reason that demise of drummer Taylor Hawkins the earlier 12 months, and they have been joined by his son, Shane.
In a four-star evaluation, NME known as the set an “emotional, deep and gritty return” for the band, writing: “To say the Foo Fighters are reinvigorated can be to recommend that they have been in some way on the wane earlier than, however the brand new dimension and momentum [drummer Josh] Freese provides to their sound lends them a slickness and weight that may absolutely see them remaining a rock’n’roll mainstay.”
Initially, Boston Calling was held twice a 12 months, in Might and September, however from 2016 onwards, it’s solely been held in Might.
Final 12 months, organisers confronted criticism with some festivalgoers complaining of overcrowding. One attendee claimed that fellow followers have been passing out throughout Hozier’s set, with individuals having to attend half-hour to queue for water.
A evaluation of the competition from journalist Kevin Slane wrote: “I’ve been to each single Boston Calling, and I’ve by no means seen the competition extra crowded than it was on Sunday. The quantity I heard from just a few completely different competition sources was 40,000 individuals (in comparison with solely 16,000 on Saturday), however it felt like much more than that.”
Following the criticism, the organisers wrote in a press release: “We deeply recognize the viewers, employees, and performers who make Boston Calling potential, and need to acknowledge suggestions from Sunday.
“Whereas attendee rely was a number of thousand beneath the official capability score of the location, we by no means need anybody to really feel uncomfortable or unsafe on the present.
“The security and well-being of our followers, artists, company and employees is paramount. We’ll proceed to work with public officers and our operations workforce to enhance the expertise, structure, and finally create a greater atmosphere for everybody.”
