Chicago Street Festival, Wicker Park Fest, Expands To 3 Days In Honor Of 15th Season, Announces 1st Wave Of Bands For 2018

May 31, 2018 James Currie Breaking News, Music News, This Just In 0

Wicker Park Fest is a music-first festival, always attracting some of the summer’s most sought-after acts. Since the beginning, the iconic live music venue located in Wicker Park, Subterranean, has been a partner in curating the festival’s lineup. Wave 1 bands announced today are as follows (more acts TBA in subsequent release):

Against Me! – Punk rock mavens led by transgender icon Laura Jane Grace

Porches – American synth-pop stars with a hot new album, The House

Red Fang – Stoner metal trailblazers from Portland

Turquoise Jeep – Flynt Flossy and his purveyors of perfect viral rap songs

Ezra Furman – Chicago-based singer-songwriter armed with a new album, Transangelic Exodus

Snail Mail – The indie rock solo project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan

Remo Drive – “Emo” rock group founded by brothers Erik and Stephen Paulson

Rozwell Kid – Anthemic power pop stalwarts from West Virginia fronted by the affable Jordan Hudkins.

Dos Santos – Chicago-based quintet that rocks the sounds of popular Latin dance genres with psychedelic flare, from Colombian Cumbia to Afro-Caribbean Salsa.

For More Info: https://www.wickerparkbucktown.com/wpfest/the-fest-2018/