The two-stage Austin Psych Fest – to be held April 26-28, 2024, at The Far Out Lounge, a 100-year-old outdoor venue – has just announced its first raft of acts. Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Alvways, Dehd, Earthless, Blondshell, Black Angels, All Them Witches, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Ghostwoman, and others are already booked for the event, with more to be added. Head into the article below to find out more.
Weekend passes and single day tickets on sale from December 15th here.
*Levitation Presale for LEV’23 or APF’23 ticket customers from December 14th.
Austin Psych Fest brings the old school vibe of the original event back outdoors and under the stars and oak trees in the venue’s sprawling backyard. The lineup offers up an international slate of psych rock, dream pop, and indie rock, with a nod to the 1960s golden era of psychedelia and an eye toward the future. The trees, stage, and venue will be drenched and dripping in the liquid light and visuals of video artists Mad Alchemy, TV Eye, and drip//cuts. Festival founders The Black Angels will be debuting a new visual experience at APF’24 in collaboration with TV Eye.
Austin Psych Fest line up:
Friday, April 26
Courtney Barnett
Chicano Batman
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
No Vacation
Lido Pimienta
Levitation Room
Tropa Magica
Brainstory
Orions Belte
Saturday, April 27
The Black Angels
All Them Witches
Witch
Frankie and The Witch Fingers
Earthless
L.A. Witch
HOOVERiii
Minami Deutsch
Ghostwoman
Sunday, April 28
Alvvays
Kurt Vile and The Violators
Dehd
Yellow Days
Still Corners
Blondshell
Mikaela Davis
More to be announced
Austin Psych Fest began in 2008, as a DIY event produced by The Black Angels and friends, and quickly expanded over the years into an international destination for the underground music scene. The event was renamed Levitation, in a nod to the Austin’s psychedelic rock godfathers The 13th Floor Elevators, who reunited to play the event in 2015. Austin Psych Fest returned in April 2023 celebrating its 15 year anniversary with a 3 day throwback to the original multi-stage, single venue format – bringing an intimate gathering on the Spring side of the calendar, and Levitation in the Fall.
Since Austin Psych Fest’s inception, organizers have sought to create a thriving center for the independent music scene locally and internationally, in the home of psychedelic rock: Austin, Texas. The event has stayed true to its original mission – to be a hub for the psych rock scene – while expanding into the worlds of metal, electronic music, punk, and all manner of independent and underground music.
For over a decade, Levitation has delivered lineups that span psych, dream pop, punk, indie, metal, darkwave and electronic music – helping carry the spirit of 1960’s sonic experimentation into modern times. It’s a beloved record collection manifested into a 4 day weekend, with lineups that span continents and generations: a heady amalgamation of vintage gear, immersive light shows and visuals, buzzing amps, moody synths, good vibes and good times in Austin, Texas. Levitation returns for Halloween weekend – October 31- November 3, 2024.
The Reverberation Appreciation Society is the record label and creative collective behind the curation, artwork and aesthetic of Levitation and Austin Psych Fest. Since 2010, the label imprint has been releasing records with key bands in the psych and garage rock scene such as Frankie and the Witch Fingers and Night Beats, and kicked off its Live at Levitation archive series in 2021 with live releases from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kikagaku Moyo, The Black Angels, Primal Scream and more. Levitation Sessions, the imprint’s live album + film series, captures bands like Osees, Ty Segall, SLIFT, Goat, Windhand, Dead Meadow, Death Valley Girls and more, performing in unique locations and pressed to limited edition vinyl. RVRB’s online shop offers an ever-expanding selection of LEV and APF official merchandise, limited edition vinyl from other labels, guitar pedals, turntables, art prints, one of a kind tie-dyes, and more.
Austin Psych Fest is presented with Austin independent promoters Resound Presents. Composed of the team behind the legendary Fun Fun Fun Festival, Resound books and presents over 1000 shows in Central Texas each year. Resound is a small team of experts working to make live music awesome across the stages of Central Texas, one club at a time. With a primary focus on bringing artists to music venues and other unique locations in Austin and San Antonio, Resound offers booking for live music, comedy, podcasts and more, as well as creative marketing and design services for national and local touring musicians, artists and brands.
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