Arts & Entertainment

Boston Calling 2023 Lineup Revealed: Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Lumineers, More

Over 50 national and local artists will play Boston Calling over Memorial Day weekend in 2023. See new features and the full lineup.

Oklahoma psych-freaks The Flaming Lips will be among the 2023 Boston Calling headliners.
Oklahoma psych-freaks The Flaming Lips will be among the 2023 Boston Calling headliners. (Courtesy Boston Calling)

BOSTON, MA — The Boston Calling music festival will return in 2023 with over 50 local and national acts performing over Memorial Day weekend, including headliners the Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the Lumineers and Paramore.

Boston Calling revealed the 2023 lineup Tuesday morning with tickets set to go on sale Thursday. This year, the festival will feature special general admission passes, allowing fans to access VIP areas at the sprawling concert site at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston.

On top of headliners, Boston Calling 2023 will feature 20 musicians and groups from across New England, including Boston hip-hop artist Brandie Blaze, Worcester's Blue Light Bandits and Pioneer Valley-born singer-songwriter Workman Song.

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Here's the full 2023 Boston Calling lineup for each day:

May 26

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  • Foo Fighters
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • The National
  • Niall Horan
  • Chelsea Cutler
  • Teddy Swims
  • LÉON
  • TALK
  • Celisse
  • The Beaches
  • Zolita
  • GA-20
  • Alisa Amador
  • Little Fuss
  • Blue Light Bandits
  • Summer Cult
  • Brandie Blaze

May 27

  • The Lumineers
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Noah Kahan
  • The Flaming Lips
  • Mt. Joy
  • Fletcher
  • Declan McKenna
  • Joy Oladokun
  • The Aces
  • Loveless
  • Welshly Arms
  • Neemz
  • Q-Tip Bandits
  • Najee Janey
  • Actor Observer
  • Coral Moons
  • Chrysalis

May 28

  • Paramore
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • Bleachers
  • King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
  • Maren Morris
  • 070 Shake
  • The Walkmen
  • The Linda Lindas
  • Wunderhorse
  • Genesis Owusu
  • Brutus
  • Juice
  • Mint Green
  • Couch
  • Ali McGuirk
  • Sorry Mom
  • Workman Song

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