Update: Lineup additions are available at the bottom of this post.
After months of teasing and guessing (and an early morning Jambase banner ad leak), the Wakarusa 2011 official lineup has been announced.
For anyone who’s been holding out on Wakarusa since the music festival moved to Northwest Arkansas in 2009, this might be your year. The festival takes place June 2-5.
Word on the street has been that organizers were planning to make 2011 a big spending year when it comes to talent. After seeing the initial lineup, it seems the rumors were true.
Official Wakarusa release
At the top of the list is My Morning Jacket. If you ask us, this is huge. The band was rumored to be last year’s headliner, and when that didn’t pan out, many feared Wakarusa would never return to the days when crossover monsters like Wilco and The Flaming Lips led the pack.
Widespread Panic fans sure didn’t mind, as attendance nearly doubled for year two on Mulberry Mountain. However, there are a lot of curious, not-so-jam fans out there just waiting to see what all the Wakarusa fuss is about. If organizers were looking to break the 20,000 attendance mark for 2011, here’s our prediction: If MMJ can’t do it, nobody can.
A couple of others on our hot list include the Grammy nominated Mumford & Sons, and 26-year-old Grace Potter.
Of course, there’s plenty more to be excited about. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will rule. Thievery Corporation and staples like STS9 and Bassnectar will draw well, too.
Add in Ben Harper, Umphrey’s McGee and Michael Franti, and the tickets are gonna go quick.
Saturday-only tickets start at $69, and full event passes start at $139.
Here’s the list. What do you think?
2011 Wakarusa Lineup
My Morning Jacket
Ben Harper & The Relentless 7
Thievery Corporation
STS9 (2 sets)
Umphrey’s McGee
Bassnectar
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Mumford & Sons
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Toots & the Maytals
Ghostland Observatory
Modeselektor
Shpongle
Hallucinogen
Ozomatli (2 sets)
Rebelution (2 sets)
Galactic (2 sets)
Lotus
The New Deal
JJ Grey & MOFRO
Quixotic (2 sets)
Dark Star Orchestra (3-hour set)
North Mississippi Allstars
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Ryan Bingham
Lucero (2 sets)
The Heavy (2 sets)
Perpetual Groove
Wookiefoot
Budos Band
Grupo Fantasma
Split Lip Rayfield (2 sets)
Cornmeal (2 sets)
Ekoostic Hookah (2 sets)
MarchForth Marching Band (2 sets)
EOTO (2 sets)
Skrillex
Beats Antique (2 sets)
Stanton Warriors
Big Gigantic
The Beautiful Girls
Here Come The Mummies
Hot Buttered Rum (2 sets)
Langhorne Slim
Truth & Salvage Co.
Iration
John Brown’s Body
Delhi 2 Dublin
Dana Fuchs
Hugo
Ott
VibeSquaD
Peelander-Z
Roy Davis Jr.
Eliot Lipp (2 sets)
Karsh Kale (2 sets)
SBTRKT
Two Fresh
Resident Anti-Hero (2 sets)
Janover
Paper Diamond (Alex B)
ANA SIA (2 sets)
Syd Gris (2 sets)
Lance Herbstrong
An-Ten-Nae (2 sets)
Emancipator
TOKiMONSTA
Random Rab
Those Darlins
Jay Nash (2 sets)
Carrie Rodriguez
TFDI
Dubskin
Dirtfoot (2 sets)
The Pimps of Joytime
Ha Ha Tonka
Mountain Sprout (2 sets)
Mountain Standard Time (2 sets)
Lubriphonic
Papa Grows Funk
Papadosio
Hoots & Hellmouth
Scythian (2 sets)
Spoonfed Tribe
Zoogma
Family Groove Company
These United States (2 sets)
Josh Phillips Folk Festival
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Marrakesh Express
Honey Island Swamp Band (2 sets)
Poor Man’s Whiskey (2 sets)
Spiritual Rez
Fronteir Ruckus
The Werks
Moon Taxi
Kinetix
The Congress
The Floozies
Somasphere
The Ben Miller Band
Radiohiro w/ MC Zulu
MO7S
TAKE
Spanakliscious
FSTZ
Jason Sterling
EZ Brothers
Dave Brock DJ Miss J
Lineup additions
Buckethead
Minus the Bear
The Stone Foxes
Chamberlin
FRESH2DEATH
Nadis Warriors
Quiet Corral
Mouth
2011 Waka Winter Classic Winners
Saturday Sirens
Coleslaw
Brother Bagman
Vibenhai
Totojojo
STEEZ
The Boys N’ the Barrels
The Workshy
iLLPHONiCS
MONTU
The Coop
Lightajo
Reelfoot
Where’s Lawrence?
Tyrannosaurus Chicken
Soul Rebel and the Beast
Carrie Nation and The Speakeasy
Vagabond Swing
Holding Space
Ugly Lion
Trichome
James and The Devil
