When you’re a band of Wilco’s caliber, you can pretty much do whatever you want. If you want Justin Bieber to sing harmonies on your new album, he’ll appear out of nowhere. If you want Animal Collective to be your backing band, they’ll show up at your house… unannounced. If you want Lil Wayne to— well, he’s actually in jail, but you get the point.
But rather than asking their musician friends for favors, Wilco decided to help them by curating a festival and having them play it. Aw, how nice! Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival is set to take place August 13-15 at Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA. In addition to previously announced bands like Wilco’s headlining set (uh, duh), The Nels Cline Singers, On Fillmore, The Autumn Defense, and Pronto, the following bands have now been added to the lineup: Avi Buffalo, Sir Richard Bishop, Vetiver, Mountain Man, Brenda, The Books, Deep Blue Organ Trio, Bread and Puppet Theater, and Story Pirates.
The capacity for the festival is limited to 8,000 for the entire weekend, so expect tickets to go quickly. Early-bird pricing is only available through May 31. Tickets can be purchased here.
• Wilco: http://www.wilcoworld.net
• Solid Sound Festival: http://www.solidsoundfestival.com
