Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire & Modest Mouse Headline the 2018 Forecastle Festival Lineup

The 2018 line up for the 3-day Forecastle Festival has been announced.

The performer lineup includes Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Houndmouth, The War on Drugs, Father John Misty, Vance Joy, Courtney Barnett, NF, Jimmy Eat World, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Louis the Child, T-Pain, Jenny Lewis, Margo Price, Vic Mensa, Oh Wonder, Punch Brothers, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Lucero, White Reaper, Hippie Sabotage, Teddy Abrams and Friends, Pvris, Jai Wolf, Quinn XCII, AJR, I’m with Her, Hiss Golden Messenger, Khruangbin, Westside Gunn + Conway, Tyminski, Colony House, Saint Jhn, Berhana, Brent Cobb, Ron Gallo, Morgan Saint, the Spencer Lee Band, Matt Maeson, Devon Gilfillian, Arlie, Biyo, and Flagship.

Forecastle is held in Louisville, Kentucky at Louisville’s Waterfront Park. The 2018 dates are July 13 – 15.

Weekend passes are on sale now at the festival website and are priced at $169.50 for General Admission, $249.50 for Yacht Club (with steamboat and boathouse access), and $449.50 for VIP.

There’s no onsite camping for this festival, so you’ll need to book a place to stay. There are about 20 downtown Louisville hotels within walking distance of the festival. Aloft Louisville Downtown, Residence Inn by Marriott Louisville, Courtyard by Marriott Louisville Downtown, SpringHill Suites by Marriott Louisville Downtown, and Econo Lodge Downtown Louisville are all less than a mile from the festival site.  See our full list of nearby hotels for more options.