Boston Calling 2019: Lineup, Tickets For 10th Annual Festival

BOSTON, MA — It's back, folks. 2019 is the 10th year the Boston Calling Music Festival will be landing in town and it looks like this year's lineup spans music to comedy to dance.

Headlined by Twenty One Pilots, Travis Scott, and Tame Impala, Boston Calling 2019 will host more than 55 performances from musicians, bands, and comedians across four stages.

The lineup features Odesza; Logic; Greta Van Fleet; Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals; Hozier; Janelle Monáe; Brandi Carlile; Lord Huron; Sheck Wes; Rainbow Kitten Surprise; Christine and the Queens; Big Red Machine, the experimental collaboration between musicians Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner of The National; King Princess; Black Star, the hip-hop duo of Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and Talib Kweli.

And tickets just went on sale.

The festival will take place Memorial Day weekend, May 24 – 26, at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston.

Overall, the lineup boasts seven 2019 Grammy nominees including Anderson .Paak, Janelle Monáe, and Brandi Carlile, who is nominated for six awards. For a bit of a twist,the festival will also bring Boston Ballet, one of the world’s most renowned dance companies, to the festival.

This year, the festival’s indoor arena will also showcase an all-star lineup of comedy featuring several all-star comedians including Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che; the incomparable actress and author, Jenny Slate; former SNL cast member and star of TV’s Portlandia, Fred Armisen; SNL’s Melissa Villaseñor; Marina Franklin; and Boston hometown favorites, Sam Jay and Lamont Price.

Celebrated English singer-songwriter and Grammy winner Imogen Heap will take to the arena stage to present a special spoken word performance featuring her groundbreaking Mi.Mu gloves, a revolutionary technology that produces sound by capturing movement and hand gestures. Heap, who most recently released her score for the Harry Potter musical, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, returns to Boston for the first time in nine years.

“Since 2013, we’ve had the privilege of bringing fans nine editions of Boston Calling, featuring hundreds of acts: from world-renowned superstars, to Grammy winners and nominees, to local artists on the rise. We love the artists that have been assembled for 2019, and look forward to welcoming back many of our favorites from past editions. With each Boston Calling, we aim to bring the festival to greater heights and this year is no exception,” said Boston Calling Events Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Brian Appel.

Tickets will be available in a tiered pricing structure this year, with lowest priced tickets on sale beginning today, and gradually increasing as the festival draws closer.

A limited number of ANNOUNCE DAY General admission, VIP and Platinum tickets to Boston Calling are also available, Thursday, January 10, 2019, at 10 a.m. at www.bostoncalling.com, and will be available for 24 hours or while supplies last. Regular priced Tier 1 tickets will be available after ANNOUNCE DAY tickets sell out.

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2019 Music Lineup
Twenty One Pilots
Travis Scott
Tame Impala
Odesza
Logic
Greta Van Fleet
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Hozier
Janelle Monáe
Brandi Carlile
Lord Huron
Sheck Wes
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Christine and the Queens
Big Red Machine
King Princess
Black Star
Guster
Marina
Mitski
Tank and the Bangas
Clairo
Mura Masa
Denzel Curry
Snakehips
Yaeji
Princess Nokia
Chromeo (DJ set)
Snail Mail
Ravyn Lenae
Gang of Youths
Young Fathers
Superorganism
Turnstile
SOB x RBE
Cautious Clay
Shame
Pale Waves
Pile
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Dessa
White Reaper
Sidney Gish
Kilo Kish
Skegss
Sasha Sloan
Naeem
Adia Victoria
Easy Life

2019 Comedy & Entertainment
Michael Che
Jenny Slate
Fred Armisen
Imogen Heap
Boston Ballet
Melissa Villaseñor
Sam Jay
Marina Franklin
Lamont Price

ANNOUNCE DAY General Admission Three-Day Passes are available for $249 to $599 to $1099 VIP passes, according to a release.

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Photo of Anderson .Paak courtesy Boston Calling