The Jesus And Mary Chain, King Gizzard, The Black Angels, Os Mutantes, Osees, L7, OFF! and Godspeed You! Black Emperor are Booked for Levitation 2022


Infamous rock festival Levitation has announced its 2022 lineup! Headliners and support bands include The Jesus And Mary Chain, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (2 Nights), The Black Angels, Os Mutantes, Osees, L7, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Shame, Viagra Boys, Hunx & His Punx, W.I.T.C.H, Moon Duo, Off!, Sunflower Bean, Cold Cave, La Femme, Automatic, Protomartyr, Heartless Bastards, and many more to be announced soon! Four-day passes and single show tickets are on sale now! The fest takes place on Halloween weekend, October 27th-30th 2022, In Austin, Texas. 

 

 

 

Highlights and daily schedule:

Osees – Playing All 4 Nights

Thursday, October 27

The Jesus And Mary Chain,

Os Mutantes,  W.I.T.C.H.,  Superorganism,  Protomartyr,

Babe Rainbow,  Slift,  Automatic,  Imarhan,

Sugar Candy Mountain,  Paint,

Claude Fontaine, 70s Tuberide,  Tear Dungeon,

 

 

Friday, October 28

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard,

Godspeed You! Black Emperor,  Viagra Boys,  Shame,

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets,  The Legendary Pink Dots,

Desire,  Acid Dad,  Glüme,  Club Intl,  Mothermary,

Kills Birds,  Warm Drag,  Leah Senior,

 

 Saturday, October 29 

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard,

Shame,  Viagra Boys,  OFF!,  Heartless Bastards,

Hunx & His Punx,  The Murlocs,  Sunflower Bean,

She Past Away,  Lebanon Hanover,  Tropical Fuck Storm,

Death Valley Girls,  A Giant Dog,  Alex Maas,  Tempers,  Blk Jks,

Ringo Deathstarr,  Hooveriii,  Fuck Money,  Mujeres Podridas,

 

Sunday, October 30

The Black Angels,

L7,  Cold Cave,  La Femme,  Moon Duo Presents The Lightship,

Frankie & The Witch Fingers,  Soft Kill,

Pleasure Venom,  Blood Red Shoes,  Temple Of Angels,

Blushing,  Lucid Express,  Daiistar,  Amplified Heat.

 

For over a decade now, Levitation has delivered lineups that span psych, 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, leather jackets, and good times.

 

Levitation has revealed its initial lineup for 2022 with headliners The Jesus and Mary Chain, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (performing two nights) event founders The Black Angels, and psych-punk warriors Osees powering through four nights of performances. 

Other highlights include influential Brazilian rock legends Os Mutantes, Africa’s groundbreaking 70’s Zamrock group W.I.T.C.H, Moon Duo present their 3D audio/visual installation performance Lightship, L.A. grunge icons L7, Canadian post-rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor, plus Viagra Boys and Shame performing two co-headline shows together.

Additionally this year’s lineup brings performances from Cold Cave, Protomartyr, OFF!, La Femme, Sunflower Bean, Superorganism, Hunx & His Punx, Lebanon Hanover, Automatic, Warm Drag, Heartless Bastards, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, She Past Away, A Giant Dog and more. 

Official Levitation venues include Stubbs, Mohawk, Empire, Hotel Vegas, Parish, Antone’s and Scoot Inn. Final additions, light show and video artists plus DJ sets are still to be announced.

 

To purchase tickets for Levitation 2022, visit

https://wwww.levitation.fm/tickets

 

 

 

About Levitation:

Founded in 2008 as Austin Psych Fest by members of The Black Angels and friends, the independent event sparked a movement, inspiring the creation of similar events across the globe. Austin Psych Fest was renamed Levitation in honor of Austin’s psychedelic rock pioneers The 13th Floor Elevators, who reunited and performed at Levitation 2015 for the band’s 50th anniversary. 

 

Levitation 2022 will bring another epic 4-day weekend of music and art to Austin’s Red River District and east side venues. 

Levitation FRANCE celebrated its 9th year, June 3-5, in Angers, FR – expanded to 3 days and the largest event of its kind in Europe. 2023 will mark the 10 year anniversary, stay tuned for dates and details. 

Since 2010, The Reverberation Appreciation Society record label has released records by key bands in the psych and garage rock scene, and kicked off it’s Live at Levitation archive series in 2021 with live releases from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Lizard, Kikagaku Moyo, The Black Angels and Primal Scream. Levitation Sessions, the imprint’s live album + film series, captures bands like Osees, Windhand, Ty Segall, Slift, Death Valley Girls and more, performing in unique locations and pressed to limited edition vinyl.