80/35 Music Festival Reveals Initial 2016 Lineup

By Andy Kahn Apr 6, 2016 • 2:29 pm PDT

80 35 2016 Crop

The ninth annual 80/35 music festival will take place in downtown Des Moines, Iowa’s Western Gateway Park on July 8 – 9. Today, the initial lineup of artists heading to the Hawkeye State this summer has been announced.

Rapper Nas and folk rockers The Decemberists have been tapped to headline this year’s two-day event. Also confirmed to appear across the festival’s three stages includes Lotus, Jeff Austin Band, Craig Finn, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Black Lips, Wolf Parade and several others. More acts are expected by added next month.

Tickets are currently on sale (VIP has sold out) via this link and head here for more information regarding 80/35.

8035 2016 Poster

80/35 2016 Lineup

Friday, July 8

  • Nas
  • Lotus
  • Wolf Parade
  • Craig Finn
  • Holy White Hounds
  • The Pistol Whippin Party Penguins
  • MarKaus
  • TIRES
  • Courtney Krause
  • The Smoothsayers

Saturday, July 9

  • The Decemberists
  • Black Lips
  • Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
  • Lizzo
  • Jeff Austin Band
  • Colleen Green
  • Green Death
  • Vic Spencer
  • Mikel Wright & The Wrongs
  • Druids
  • TWINS
  • MAIDS
  • SIRES
  • Genome
  • MaZoo
  • The Dead Line String Band
  • Goldblums
  • The Cardinal Sound
  • Easy Fruit
  • FRO
  • Odd Pets
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