San Francisco’s Noise Pop officials have announced the first slew of bands booked for the festival’s 15th anniversary year, confirming Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Autolux, the Black Angels, French Kicks, Midlake, and Clinic, among others. Engulfing venues across the Bay Area from Feb. 27-March 4, Noise Pop offers educational panels and film festivals in addition to copious amounts of music. Attendees can expect additional events this year including the debut of Noise Pop: The Documentary, a film chronicling the eclectic festival’s existence over the last six years and featuring a wide array of live footage and interviews with indie rock acts as they perform and hangout in San Francisco.
Here’s a complete list of Noise Pop’s confirmed acts:
Autolux, Black Angels, Clinic, Earlimart, French Kicks, Ghostland Observatory, Hella, John Vanderslice, Jolie Holland, Josh Ritter, Macromantics, Midlake, Pop Levi, Richard Swift, Seawolf, Sebadoh, So Many Dynamos, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Vic Chesnutt, Okkervil River’s Will Sheff
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