Hopscotch Music Festival Announces Day Party Schedule

Read More Hopscotch Music Festival The Independent Weekly is bringing its third annual Hopscotch Music Festival to North Carolina …

I am happy to report that we are covering the third annual Hopscotch Music Festival in North Carolina on September 6-8, 2012. Tickets are on sale now through hopscotchmusicfest.com and etix.com.

Every couple of days, or so, I will be randomly spotlighting a Hopscotch 2012 band. So artists: drop me an email.

Additional details: 3-day All-Show wristbands, the festival’s best value, allow for admission to all Hopscotch club and both City Plaza headlining shows and are available now for $110. 3-day VIP wristbands are sold-out.

1-day passes are available for the first time. These passes will allow entry into every Hopscotch show on a specific day and will range from $55–$75.

Individual tickets for the shows in Raleigh City Plaza also available today. The Friday, Sept. 7, show featuring The Jesus and Mary Chain, Built to Spill, and Zammuto costs $34. The Saturday, Sept. 8, show featuring The Roots, Escort, and Shirlette and The Dynamite Brothers also costs $34.

As part of the celebration, here are some parties happening through the city of Raleigh:

Hopscotch Day Party Series Presented by Etix

Friday, Sept. 7 Cam Raleigh Noon-5 pm PBR, Port Merch, CAM/now, and Raleigh Denim Present: The Love Language & Friends NC BBQ Jam + HOOPscotch w/ The Love Language, Lonnie Walker, The American West, The Lollipops, and DJ SPCL GST Hibernian Pub (inside) Noon-5 pm PineCone Traditional Music, Lonerider, Aviator, and Big Boss Present: Hopscotch at Hibernian w/ Big Fat Gap, John Shain, Jason Kutchma, and Randy Whitt Deep South the Bar Noon-5 pm Blurt Magazine & Schoolkids Records Hopscotch Day Party w/ Jenny Besetzt (12:00), Lazy Janes (1:00), Toddlers (2:00), Old Bricks (3:00), Gross Ghost (4:00) Flanders Art Gallery Noon-3 pm Bopscotch w/ The Al Strong Quintet and Yahzarah; special guest host poet Dasan Ahanu Kings Barcade Noon-5 pm Three Lobed Records and WXDU Present: Alan Bishop/Bill Orcutt/Chris Corsano Trio (12:00), Chuck Johnson (12:45), Hiss Golden Messenger (1:25), Oren Ambarchi/David Daniell Duo (2:15), William Tyler (3:00), Wooden Wand (3:45), Gunn-Truscinski Duo (4:30) Neptunes Parlour 3:00-5:30 pm Thrill Jockey Records Presents: Guardian Alien, White Hills, Man Forever Slim’s Downtown Noon-5:30 pm Churchkey Records and The Layabout Present: Que Viva! w/ Spider Bags, Cheater Slicks, Hacienda, Last Year's Men, Flesh Wounds and The Wigg Report The Hive @ Busy Bee Noon-5 pm Grip Tapes Daywalker Disco w/ LIBRARIES (12:00), Miss Eaves (1:00), Juan Huevos (1:45), RBTS WIN (2:45), Heads on Sticks (3:45) The Long View Center 2:00-5:30 pm Hometapes Friend Island III Surprises coming soon! Pour House Music Hall Noon-5 pm Brooklyn Vegan & Figure Eight Management Present: Field Report, Flock of Dimes (Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak), White Life, and more Tir na nOg Irish Pub Noon-5 pm The Old North State Showcase w/ Gray Young, Naked Gods, The Catch Fire, Temperance League, Red Collar White Collar Crime Noon-5 pm Kidnice Entertainment Presents: Assorted Audio w/ Soul Khan, Brody & Choch, D&D Sluggers, Celebrity DJ Shogun

Saturday, Sept. 8 Hibernian Pub (outside) Noon-5 pm PineCone Traditional Music, Lonerider, Aviator, and Big Boss Present: Hopscotch @ Hibernian w/ American Aquarium, Mipso Trio, John Howie & The Rosewood Bluff, Justin Robinson & The Mary Annettes, and Th' Bullfrog Willard McGee Martin Street Party Noon-5 pm Videri Chocolate Factory & AC Restaurants Present: Megafaun & Very Special Guests Lineup announced the morning of the show. Raleigh Times Bar 11:30 am-5 pm Vertical Urge, PBR, and New Belgium Brewing Present: Party Times w/ Royal Bangs, Kooley High, Double Negative, Red Collar, Spider Bags, and The Bleeding Hearts Deep South the Bar Noon-5 pm Blurt Magazine & Schoolkids Records Hopscotch Day Party w/ Jeff Hart (12:00), Tonk (1:00), Michael Rank & Stag (2:00), John Howie & The Rosewood Bluff (3:00), Terry Anderson & Olympic Ass Kicking Team (4:00) Dive Bar 2:00-5 pm Mann's World Presents: Salvacion (2:00), Earthling (3:00), Caltrop (4:00) Kings Barcade Noon-5 pm Georgia Theatre & Team Clermont Present: Hopscotch Hair of the Dog w/ Airstrip, Jane Jane Pollock, Easter Island, Grass Giraffes, and more Rebus Works Noon-5 pm Rebus Works Day Party w/ Boykiller, Waumiss, Le Weekend, ROBES, Good Graces Featuring Art by Jad Fair (Half Japanese), Patrick Jeffords (Toro y Moi), Chris Millstein (Psychic Ills), Annie Chu (Organos), Vince Carmondy (Strange), Todd Emmert (Inspector 22), John Harrison (North Elementary), Maria Albani (Organos) Sadlack's Noon-5 pm Corbie Hill Presents Let Feedback Ring w/ Where the Buffalo Roamed, Museum Mouth, Ponchos (From Peru), Johnny Staxx and The Durty Boyz, Onoheim

Saturday, Sept. 8 (Con't) The Hive @ Busy Bee 12:30-5:30 pm Phuzz Phest Saturday Shredstorm w/ Judy Barnes (12:30), Estrangers (1:30), Ramps (2:30), Lonnie Walker (3:30), Woodsman (4:30) Pour House Music Hall Noon-5 pm Trekky Records DAY-DREAM: w/ Midtown Dickens, Brice Randall Bickford, Butterflies, Cassis Orange, Gross Ghost Slims Downtown Noon-5 pm Slim's and Red Bull Present: Roman Candle, Jack the Radio, and more Tir na nOg Irish Pub Noon-5 pm ReverbNation Presents: First Person Plural, The Dharma Body, Luego, Annuals, and more White Collar Crime 1pm-5 pm Holy Smokes Showcase GDFX, Roomrunner, Invisible Hand Thursday, Sept. 6 Kings Barcade Noon-5 pm DiggUp Tapes, Raleigh Denim, and Nice Price Books Present: Orientation in Space w/ Cassis Orange, Invisible Hand, The Human Eyes, and more The Hive @ Busy Bee Noon-5 pm The Cardinal Collective Launch Party w/ Lineup Coming Soon! Sadlack's Noon-6 pm Guitartown, Schoolkids Records, and Sadlack's Present: The Second Annual Hopscotch Kickoff Day Party w/ Hank Sinatra, John Howie & the Rosewood Bluff, Chip Robinson, The Olympic Ass Kickin Team, Stag, Maldora, and more White Collar Crime Noon-5 pm WUAG and WKNC Present: College Radio Showcase Trioscapes, Dash, and more! Sunday, Sept. 9 Slim’s Downtown Noon Slim's Hopscotch Hangover III w/ American Aquarium, Shovels and Rope, Naked Gods, and more

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