Vampire Weekend, Lord Huron to headline festival at Garfield Park in June
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A new two-day festival will happen in Garfield Park next year, and promoters made a three-year commitment to have the festival in Indianapolis.
Indie rock bands Vampire Weekend and Lord Huron will headline the WonderRoad festival on June 11-12.
Other artists announced at a Wednesday news conference include Bastille, Chvrches, Milky Chance and Bishop Briggs.
“There’s artists from about 12 different countries performing at the festival, as well as about eight local artists,” said Josh Baker, president of HI-FI and MOKB Presents. “About three years ago, we created this Indy music strategy program with the chamber and the city of Indianapolis with the sole purpose of making Indianapolis attractive from a cultural and entertainment standpoint.”
Denny Young of Elevation Festivals said, “We started in Cleveland in 2016. We’ll be running our sixth year in Cleveland. (The year) 2022 will mark our fourth year in Columbus. We have every reason to believe Indianapolis is going to be home for a very long time.”
Passes for two-day admission go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for $99.50. Tickets and more information can be found online.
WonderRoad is also donating $25,000 to Indy Parks for the city government’s help hosting the festival.