The initial lineup for the 2012 Hangout Music Fest, which will be held on the sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama from May 18 – 20, was announced via the festival’s Facebook page in the middle of the night and the headliners include new solo artist Jack White, musical legend Steve Winwood, PollStar’s Top Grossing Act of the ’00s Dave Matthews Band and Colorado jam band String Cheese Incident, who are set to play two sets at the event. Promoters promise to announce another headliner this week and more acts in the coming days.
[Photo by Allison Taich]
Hangout 2012:
Dave Matthews Band • Jack White • String Cheese Incident (performing two sets) • Wilco • Skrillex • The Flaming Lips perform Dark Side of the Moon • Dispatch • Steve Winwood • CHRIS CORNELL • STS9 • Gogol Bordello • Michael Franti & Spearhead • Mac Miller • Flogging Molly • Coheed & Cambria • Paul Oakenfold • G. Love and Special Sauce • Randy Newman • Dr. Dog • Young The Giant • Cage the Elephant • Dawes • Alabama Shakes • M. Ward • YelaWolf • Switchfoot • Julian Marley • Zeds Dead • Mavis Staples • Shpongle • Gary Clark JR • Rebelution • Allen Stone • Big Freedia • The Devil Makes Three • Paper Diamond • Futurebirds • Hey Rosetta • Sleeper Agent • THE LUMINEERS • ARCHNEMESIS • Tribal Seeds • Rich Aucoin • Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin’ Cajuns
Advance three-day passes go on sale this Friday, February 10, for $194. The price jumps $15 soon to the “regular” price of $209. VIP passes, Super VIP passes and Big Kahuna passes are also on sale through the event’s website. 2012 marks Hangout’s third year on the scene. Trey Anastasio, The Roots and The Black Crowes headlined the inaugural event in 2010, while Paul Simon, Widespread Panic, Foo Fighters and The Black Keys were atop the bill in 2011.
Here’s the full lineups from the first two years of Hangout…
Hangout 2011
Foo Fighters • The Flaming Lips • Paul Simon • The Black Keys • The Avett Brothers • Cee-Lo Green • Primus • Pretty Lights • Slightly Stoopid • Medeski, Martin and Wood • Big Gigantic • Xavier Rudd • Widespread Panic • My Morning Jacket • STS9 • Michael Franti and Spearhead • Girl Talk • Ween • Bassnectar • Warren Haynes Band • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals • Umphrey’s Mcgee • Brandi Carlile • Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe • SOJA • Railroad Earth • Beats Antique • Easy Star All-stars • Greensky Bluegrass • Kristy Lee • Honey Island Swamp Band • Cas Haley • Jambo • The Baby Grands • The Q-Brothers • Minus The Bear • Dead Confederate • Mariachi El Bronx • Rich Aucoin • Kris Royal and Dark Matter • Civil Twilight • Rival Sons • Jon Black • The Verve Pipe • School of Rock Allstars • Peter DiStefano and Tor • The Baby Grands • Lunch Money • Jambo • Matisyahu • Drive-by Truckers • Amos Lee • JJ Grey and Mofro • Old Crow Medicine Show • Keller Williams • Galactic • Trombone Shorty • Portugal. The Man • Jonathan Tyler & Northern Lights • Truth and Salvage Co. • A Thousand Horses • Roman Street • DJ Jimmy Boom Boom
Hangout 2010
Trey Anastasio and TAB • Zac Brown Band • John Legend • Alison Krauss and Union Station • The Black Crowes • The Flaming Lips • Ben Harper And Relentless7 • Gov’t Mule • Ray LaMontagne • Michael Franti and Spearhead • Rodrigo Y Gabriela • Funky Meters • Blind Boys of Alabama • Matisyahu • Girl Talk • Guster • Brett Dennen • Keller Williams • Jerry Jeff Walker • North Mississippi All-stars • ALO • The Whigs • Ozomatli • OK GO • Orianthi • Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam • Pnuma Trio • Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears • Toubab Krewe • Mat Hires • A.A. Bondy • Rachel Goodrich • Moon Taxi • El Cantador • Kristy Lee • Roman Street