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Levitation fest: initial 2019 lineup (Kurt Vile, Angel Olsen, John Cale, more)

The 2019 edition of the Levitation festival, one of our picks of non-Coachella fests that are worth attending, happens November 7-10 in downtown Austin, and they’ve just announced the initial line-up: Angel Olsen, John Cale, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Dinosaur Jr, Deafheaven, Devendra Banhart, The Black Angels, Black Mountain, A Place to Bury Strangers, Allah Las, Kikagaku Moyo, Power Trip, Russian Circles, Windhand, Black Moth Super Rainbow, High On Fire, Brutus, Emma Ruth Rundle, Chelsea Wolfe, Torche, and more.

For Belgium’s Brutus, this is their first announced US show since the release of their great new album Nest. Let’s hope more are TBA.

Tickets for all announced Levitation 2019 shows, as well as weekend passes, are on sale now — check out the full initial lineup below.

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LEVITATION FESTIVAL – INITIAL 2019 TOUR DATES

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
ANGEL OLSEN • DEVENDRA BANHART • HIGH ON FIRE • POWER TRIP • KIKAGAKU MOYO • HOLY WAVE • MINAMI DEUTSCH • HOOVER iii

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
DEAFHEAVEN • BLACK MOUNTAIN • KIKAGAKU MOYO • RUSSIAN CIRCLES • BRONCHO • BRUTUS • EMMA RUTH RUNDLE • DEATH VALLEY GIRLS • STONEFIELD • FRANKIE & THE WITCH FINGERS • JAYE JAYLE • LINGUA IGNOTA

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
JOHN CALE • THE BLACK ANGELS • CHELSEA WOLFE • ALLAH LAS • RED FANG • WHITE FENCE • TORCHE • ACID KING • MONOLORD • HERE LIES MAN • IOANNA GIKA • ZIG ZAGS • WARISH • BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS • DINOSAUR JR • BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW • A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS • THE KVB • DALLAS ACID • NUMB.ER