What happens when you mix former WFNX employees and City Hall Plaza with some Fun.?
The answer: The first ever Boston Calling Music Festival.
Eighteen bands, including The Shins, Ra Ra Riot, Of Monsters And Men and Bad Rabbits (who performed at our launch party in October!) will be showcased on multiple stages on City Hall Plaza in the two day event kicking of May 25th, bringing the top names in alternative and indie rock to nearly 20,000 fans in Boston.
Here’s the official line up:
SATURDAY
Fun.
The Shins
Marina and the Diamonds
Matt and Kim
Portugal. The Man
Cults
MS MR
St. Lucia
Bad Rabbits
SUNDAY
The Nation
Of Monsters and Men
Young The Giant
Andrew Bird
Dirty Projectors
Ra Ra Riot
The Walkmen
Youth Lagoon
Caspian
Partnered with The Bowery Presents, The Liberty Hotel, Boston Children’s Hospital, Lift and Beer Summit Boston, the festival was created and funded by Crash Line Productions, the brainchild of former WFNX colleagues Brian Appel and Mike Snow.
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. and are are $75 for one day and $130 for two days. All kids under 10 are free.
Don’t forget to check out our interview with Boston Calling headliner and Grammy-winning Fun. !