Father John Misty Plays Surprise SXSW Set at Netflix’s Speakeasy

SXSW 2019 kicked off this past weekend. The festival’s music portion takes place this coming week, but apparently, Austin has already seen one memorable performance. Last night, Father John Misty played a surprise set to guests at Netflix’s 1930s speakeasy-themed pop-up, The Highwaymen House.

The secret headliner was announced at 11 PM, after Molly Burch and Jessica Pratt had performed. Last night’s performance precedes Father John Misty and Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit’s 18-date co-headlining national tour in June. Last year, FJM released one of the very best albums of 2018, God’s Favorite Customer. Check out videos from his SXSW performance below.

 

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Went to the @thehighwaymen event and helped solve a robbery in a speakeasy that ended with a surprise concert by #fatherjohnmisty!!! It’s safe to say that the first day of SXSW was a success! #sxsw2019

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Father John Misty at the #netflix #thehighwaymen event at #sxsw. – #fatherjohnmisty #livemusic #acoustic

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Oh, hello Father John Misty.

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A modified version of this article originally appeared on Stereogum.