On Wednesday morning, November 20th, the National revealed the lineup for their second Homecoming Festival. The May 8-9 festival in Smale Park on the city’s riverfront will include sets from Patti Smith and Her Band, Sylvan Esso, Of Monsters and Men, Local Natives and Japanese Breakfast.
“It’s great to invite our friends and fans to our hometown – the place where we all began our lives as listeners and musicians,” The National drummer Bryan Devendorf said in a statement. “Putting on this intimate event on the banks of the Ohio River is meaningful to us and our families. We are so very grateful.”
The inaugural Homecoming Festival featured sets from Future Islands, Feist, Father John Misty, Big Thief, Julien Baker and The Breeders, among others.
Other acts slated to perform include: Phosphorescent, former Walkmen singer Hamilton Leithauser, Jay Som, Sudan Archives, Velvet Negroni, Wussy and Triiibe. As with 2018’s debut of the event, the 2020 edition will run in conjunction with the avant garde MusicNOW Festival, founded by guitarist Bryce Dessner in 2006.
Two-day general admission, VIP and Platinum tickets for Homecoming will go on sale on today, November 22nd at 10 a.m. EST.
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