The 2012 Hopscotch Music Festival announced its schedule today for the event being held in Raleigh on Sept. 6-8.
On Thursday night, music will start at 8:30 in 14 different clubs around the city. Baroness will be at the Lincoln Theatre while Liars and Deerhoof perform at Memorial Auditorium.
On Friday, Sept. 7, the Jesus and Mary Chain and Built to Spill will headline Raleigh City Plaza. Again, 14 clubs will be hosting music including shows by Dan Deacon, Corrosion of Conformity, Zola Jesus, the dBs and Yo La Tengo.
The event closes out on Saturday, Sept. 8, featuring sets by The Roots, Sunn O))), Megafaun, Birds of Avalon, Whatever Brains, Danny Brown and Flosstradamus.
Among the Charlotte bands playing are Paint Fumes, Young and in the Way and Joint D.
Tickets for the 2012 Hopscotch Music Festival are now on sale. Prices range from $110 for three-day passes to one-day passes for $55-$75.
This article appears in Jul 11-17, 2012.
