AVLFest 2024: Second wave music acts announced for citywide festival: What to know
ASHEVILLE - Music fans, rejoice ― the full music line-up has been announced for the four-day citywide festival, AVLFest.
From Aug. 1-4, AVLFest, presented by Wicked Weed Brewing and Worthwhile Sounds, will return for its second annual run at venues across Asheville.
The festival producers have kept the public suspended in a state of anticipation by releasing the names of the performers in waves.
On March 22, the first wave was released with more than 160 acts including Papadosio, Beachwood Sparks, Town Mountain and Blitzen Trapper.
On May 8, the second and final wave was announced with more local, regional and national acts of various genres to round out the event.
The second-wave artists include Washed Out, The New Pornographers, Terminator X of Public Enemy, Langhorne Slim, Jessica Pratt, Brett Dennen, Scott McMicken & the Ever Expanding, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Randall Bramblett & The Megablasters, The Sadies, The Local Honeys, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Abby Bryant, Victoria Victoria, Earthcry, Hank West & The Smokin' Hots, Natalie Brooke, Litz, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Get Right Band.
View the full lineup at avlfest.com/artists/.
"AVLFest will always support and embrace and lift up our local scene as much as possible. That will forever be our motto," Jeff Whitworth, founder and owner of Worthwhile Sounds, told the Citizen Times. "At the same time, like last year, it's a perfect blend of national touring acts and local bands."
Whitworth said AVLFest 2024 will have more than 20 stages at more and new venues, logistical improvements ― like compact shuttles and bike route maps ― and other enhanced guest experiences compared to the festival's inaugural year.
AVLFest host venues for 2024:
Salvage Station
The Outpost
Highland Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing
The Orange Peel
The Grey Eagle
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
Eulogy
French Broad River Brewery
Asheville Music Hall
The Funkatorium
One World West
The One Stop
The Odd
Jack of the Wood
Sovereign Kava
The Social
Fleetwood's
Little Jumbo
The Cellar at Haywood Park Hotel
Admission is $135 for general admission and $250 for VIP weekend passes at avlfest.com or participating local retailers Harvest Records or Records in the RAD, which Whitworth recommended for customers to avoid paying online ticketing fees.
To volunteer for AVLFest, email [email protected].
AVLFest 2024
Where: Various locations, Asheville.
When: Aug. 1-4.
Cost: $135 general admission weekend pass.
$250 VIP weekend pass.
Info: To purchase tickets, visit avlfest.com and follow on Instagram @avlfest.
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Tiana Kennell is the food and dining reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. Email her at [email protected] or follow her on Instagram @PrincessOfPage. Please support this type of journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times.
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