Forecastle: Bisco, Dr. Dog, Del

Forecastle Festival Announces Lineup
Method Man, Dr. Dog, Tortoise, Disco Biscuits, Z-Trip
Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, Del McCoury Band, Ekoostic Hookah

The Disco Biscuits

The Forecastle Festival is proud to announce the complete lineup for the 7th annual event, July 25 – 27 at the Riverfront Belvedere in Louisville, KY. Among the headliners for the expanded three day festival are Method Man, leader of the Wu-Tang Clan and cast member on HBO’s acclaimed series “The Wire,” Philadelphia’s trance-fusion jam band The Disco Biscuits, and Grammy Award winners the Del McCoury Band.

“It’s the best lineup in the festival’s seven year history,” said festival founder and producer JK McKnight. “It’s twice the size of the 2007 event.”

Tickets go on sale next Wednesday, April 30 at 10 a.m. via TicketWeb, Ticketmaster, and select regional outlets in participating cities including ear X-tacy Records in Louisville, CD Central in Lexington, Euclid Records in St. Louis, Grimey’s in Nashville, Indy CD & Vinyl in Indianapolis, Landlocked Records in Bloomington, and Shake-It Records in Cincinnati. Advanced tickets range from $15 – 20 per day, day of show $18 – 23. Two-day and three-day passes also available, as well as a limited number of VIP.

Lineup:
Method Man
Disco Biscuits
Tortoise
Dr. Dog
The Del McCoury Band

Z-Trip
Ekoostik Hookah
Groovatron
Gran Bel Fisher
The New Mastersounds
DJ 2nd Nature
Snowden
Extra Golden
Catfish Haven
Unwed Sailor
Prizzy Prizzy Please
The Seedy Seeds
The Photographic
People Noise
Arnett Hollow
Pomegranates
The Mighty Mudkids
Delvin & Darko of Spank Rock
Film School (mem. of Pavement)
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s
The Town Criers (mem. of Fire the Saddle)
The Giving Tree Band
All We Seabees
Brigid Kaelin
Code Red
Noizejoi
Cabin Otis Gibbs
Morning State
Josh Garrels Jamili Brown
DJ Jackola
DJ Jesse Jamz
Ferdinand Fox
D.W. Box and One Long Song
Many, many, many more to come…

New in 2008 our music industry panels, along with the debut of (2) new festival stages: the Ocean Stage and the Activism Stage. As with the 2007 event, the festival will feature an outdoor extreme sports park, personal empowerment panels, an environmental film showcase, and other activities.