FORMAT Fest is that this weekend

FORMAT FESTIVAL
FRIDAY 9/22-SUNDAY 9/24. The Momentary, Bentonville. 3-day passes beginning at $204, or $105 per day.

Final 12 months’s inaugural Walton-backed FORMAT Pageant happened on the 250-acre Sugar Creek Airstrip. This 12 months, it’s shifting to the a lot smaller Momentary grounds in downtown Bentonville. (The one rationalization given was “production challenges,” and our try to get extra context went unanswered.) The information was delivered in June, a full three months after the majority of the performers have been introduced, critically pissing off individuals who’d already bought their tickets — particularly contemplating no refunds have been supplied to these whose concept of the pageant expertise hinged upon the sprawling, open-air locale the place it was speculated to be held.

Controversy apart, the lineup remains to be spectacular, with appearances from main names like LCD Soundsystem, Alanis Morissette, Leon Bridges, Modest Mouse, Jamie XX, Tash Sultana, Little Simz and Little Rock’s personal Kari Fake. And a slew of lesser-known Arkansas expertise together with Modeling, The Misdemeanors, Pura Coco and Yuni Wa are scattered throughout the pageant’s three days as properly. In different phrases, if you may get over the logistics, it’s most likely value it to soak up this many nice units directly with out having to go away the state.

Tickets can be found here. For extra on FORMAT’s performers, take a look at this deep dive on the “Hip Hop Hiya” radio present.

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