St. Vincent, Earl Sweatshirt Join the Noise Pop Lineup

Update, Jan. 24, 2025:

Noise Pop announced new additions to its lineup, including an intimate Feb. 23 performance at Grace Cathedral from indie singer-songwriter St. Vincent, which instantly sold out. But fans looking to experience live music at the historic venue still have the chance to catch Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard, who takes the stage at Grace on Feb. 25.

Earl Sweatshirt, the L.A. MC who came up in Odd Future with Tyler, the Creator, will headline the Great American Music Hall two nights in a row on Feb. 25–26. Noise Pop gets underway Feb. 20–Mar. 2, and the festival’s full lineup can be found here.

Original story, Nov. 13, 2024:

Homegrown San Francisco promoter Noise Pop returns with its 32nd annual festival in February, and it announced the first round of its lineup Tuesday. Headlining the festival is Nashville singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy; influential Midwestern emo band American Football, who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1999 debut, LP1; and Irish folk band Lankum.

Noise Pop takes over Bay Area clubs Feb. 20–Mar. 2. Instead of your typical jam-packed festival schedule and high ticket price, this approachable concert series offers fans the opportunity to choose from a variety of shows in sticky-floored dives, state-of-the-art experimental music hubs and large concert halls alike.

So far, the initial lineup also includes a performance by Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn, the experimental R&B vocalist and contemporary classical composer who recently teamed up for a gorgeous album, Quiet in a World Full of Noise. San Francisco indie pop band Geographer will perform their synth-forward 2010 album Animal Shapes. British ’70s psychedelic funk Cymande, which is plotting a comeback with a new album slated for January, promises to draw rare groove heads and hip-hop sample excavators.

The rest of the lineup so far also features Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets, Mercury Rev, Chat Pile, Mezerg, Les Savy Fav, Warmduscher, Gilxen, Parra for Cuva, Wajatta, Oddly Satisfying, Byron Westbrook & Thomas Dimuzio, Cameron Picton, Nightosphere, She’s Green, After and Video Age. Noise Pop has a Spotify playlist going to help show-goers familiarize themselves with all the acts.

Venues include August Hall, Bottom of the Hill, Gray Area, Great American Music Hall, Rickshaw Stop, Space 550, The Lab, The Fillmore, The Independent and 1015 Folsom. More programming will be announced in the coming weeks.

Noise Pop takes over Bay Area venues Feb. 20–Mar. 2. General admission passes to the entire festival are available for $222; individual show tickets start at $15. Tickets and details here.