Wakarusa 2012 adds Primus, Girl Talk, Umphrey’s McGee, Blitzen Trapper and more
The 2012 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival will include Primus, Girl Talk, Umphrey’s McGee and Blitzen Trapper.
Lineup (2 of 3)
The news came Thursday morning in the second of three scheduled lineup announcements on the Wakarusa Facebook page. The final announcement is expected on Jan 19.
Other acts named Thursday include Big Gigantic, Fitz & The Tantrums, The Del McCoury Band, Quixotic, Heartless Bastards, and The Secret Sisters.
The bands will join Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Pretty Lights, and over 30 other acts which were announced Jan. 5.
This year’s event continues on Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas and runs from May 31 to June 3.
Full event passes start at $149. Two-day and three-day passes should be on sale soon. Full ticket information is available at wakarusa.com.
Here’s the list so far, including the first announcement’s roster. Thoughts?
2012 Wakarusa Lineup
| Announcement #1 | Announcement #2 | Announcement #3 |
|---|---|---|
| Pretty Lights | Primus | The Avett Brothers |
| Weir, Robinson & Greene Acoustic Trio | Umphrey’s McGee* | Slightly Stoopid* |
| Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Girl Talk | Matisyahu |
| G. Love & Special Sauce | Fitz & the Tantrums | Ghostland Observatory |
| Balkan Beat Box* | Big Gigantic | Tinariwen |
| Beats Antique | The Del McCoury Band | Savoy |
| Railroad Earth* | Quixotic* | Perpetual Groove* |
| MiMoSA | Tea Leaf Green | EOTO |
| SOJA* | Gary Clark Jr. | The Travelin’ McCourys |
| ALO | Iration | The Travelin’ Mccourys featuring Keller Williams |
| Keller Williams* | Blitzen Trapper | MarchFourth Marching Band * |
| Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Emmitt Nershi Band* | The Devil Makes Three |
| The Infamous Stringdusters* | VibeSquaD* | Split Lip Rayfield* |
| Green Velvet | LA Riots | Tribal Seeds |
| MartyParty | Krafty Kuts & A.Skillz w/ Dynamite MC | Gaelic Storm |
| RJD2 | Toubab Krewe | New Monsoon* |
| 12th Planet | That 1 Guy | The Motet* |
| Paper Diamond | Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers | Hot Buttered Rum* |
| Orgone | Heartless Bastards* | The Dirty Guv’nahs |
| Papadosio | The Secret Sisters | The Werks |
| Assembly of Dust | Dirtfoot* | NiT GriT |
| The Moondoggies* | Adventure Club | Keys N Krates |
| Futurebirds | Rubblebucket* | Lyrics Born* |
| The Heavy Pets* | R/D* | Kids These Days |
| The Sheepdogs* | Lance Herbstrong* | Daedelus |
| Opiuo | Nathaniel Rateliff | Snarky Puppy |
| Phutureprimitive | Virtual Boy | Michal Menert |
| Love and Light | Momophonics | Cordovas* |
| Wick-it the Instigator | Ugly Lion | Mia Borders |
| Govinda | The Delta Saints* | Nadis Warriors |
| Shannon McNally | Hearts of Darkness | Ben Miller Band |
| Dangermuffin | Mouth | |
| Quiet Corral* | Clandestine | |
| Head for the Hills | ||
| Dumptruck Butterlips |
*Indicates 2 scheduled sets
Artist additions: Royal Family Ball featuring Soulive & Lettuce, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Goddamn Gallows
Tea Leaf Green, Secret Sisters, Del McCoury, Blizten Traper, are some of the outstanding new announcements on this Wakarusa 2012 lineup.
With Emmitt-Nershi band appearing on the roster, I am only hoping for Leftover Salmon to be added, whether for Wakarusa or the eventual Harvest Festival to follow. LOS returns to George’s on April 13. They feature Drew Emmitt on the high-lonesome vocal, electric guitar, cajun fiddle, and acoustic-electric mandolins, and have a song called “Fayetteville Line” reflecting our town.
Waka Waka!
Dgold, Honest FM