The Roots, Jesus and Mary Chain, Built to Spill, Yo La Tengo headlining Hopscotch ’12

Considering Hopscotch‘s first year saw the now-annual festival bring Public Enemy, Panda Bear and Broken Social Scene to City Plaza in downtown Raleigh, there really wasn’t much doubt that — three years later — the ante would be upped.

“Each year, we think we’re producing an event people want to attend, but we never know until we release the lineup and gauge reaction,” Hopscotch founder and director Greg Lowenhagen said. “We’re grateful for the support and look forward to doing this as long as the bands and fans keep coming.”

In its third year, Hopscotch will bring 175 bands to 15 venues throughout downtown Raleigh Sept. 6-8. While some 165 of those bands will take the stage at 14 venues, all eyes are on City Plaza and who curator Grayson Currin has lined up for the festival-defining shows on Friday and Saturday.

On Sept. 7, indie rock stalwarts Built to Spill will join a reunited Jesus and Mary Chain on the main stage. Meanwhile, on Sept. 8, the massive, 17-piece disco band Escort will open for the ultimate hip-hop band, The Roots.

Of course Hopscotch just wouldn’t be “Hopscotch” without the numerous unique opportunities to see musicians stepping outside of their normal routines. In 2010, Megafaun presented an improv night at Kings; while in 2011, Rhys Chatham invited 11 musicians on stage to perform his 30-minute “Guitar Trio.”

This year is no different.

The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle will play two sets at Fletcher Opera Theater, including a set of rarities on acoustic guitar and a covers set featuring heavy metal numbers played on piano.

Megafaun will again present a unique set. This time the trio will premiere a new work at Long View Center with German composer Arnold Dreyblatt.

Guitarist Ben Greenberg, who performs as Hubble, will offer the world premiere of a piece called “Lag.”

Drummer Chris Corsano (Björk, Jandek, Kim Gordon, Nels Cline) will jump in on bands’ sets throughout Hopscotch, making several performances “once-in-a-lifetime experiences.”

And Richmond songwriter Matthew E. White will give a one-time performance of his forthcoming record, complete with horns, strings and a full choir.

Also set to perform during the unforgettable — and no doubt exhausting — weekend are Bio Ritmo, Colin Stetson, Dan Deacon, Danny Brown, Deerhoof, Ducktails, J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Lambchop, Samantha Crain, Sunn O))), Wye Oak and Yo La Tengo. And naturally, dozens of Triangle-area musicians will take the various stages — including Birds of Avalon, Corrosion of Conformity, Gross Ghost, Heads on Sticks, Left Outlet, Mac McCaughan (Superchunk), Midtown Dickens, Pipe, Shark Quest, T0W3RS, The dB’s and Valient Thorr .

Pre-lineup VIP wristbands sold-out after their December release, however 200 more VIP wristbands are available for $165. Three-day All-Show wristbands are still available for $110, and a limited number of single-day passes and Single City Plaza tickets will be available in July.

COMPLETE LINEUP:

Airstrip, Altar of Plagues, Altos, Alvarius B, Amen Dunes, Arnold Dreyblatt & Megafaun, Balam Acab, Baroness, Big Troubles, Bill Orcutt, Bio Ritmo, Birds of Avalon, Black Skies, Boy Friend, Built to Spill, Burglar Fucker, Calico Haunts, Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan, Carlos Giffoni, Charlie Parr, Charles Latham, Cheater Slicks, Chelsea Crowell, Chris Corsano, Chris Forsyth & Koen Holtkamp, Chuck Johnson, Cities Aviv, Class Actress, CO LA, Colin Stetson, Corrosion of Conformity, Curtis Eller, Damien Jurado, Dan Deacon, Danny Brown, David Pajo/Papa M, Death Grips, Deerhoof, Delicate Steve, Doldrums, Donovan Quinn, Dope Body, Drique London, Duchess Says, Ducktails, Elephant Micah, Escort, EXITmusic, feltbattery, Field Report, Flesh Wounds, Flosstradamus, Free Electric State, Frustrations, G-Side, Glenn Jones, Grohg, Gross Ghost, Guardian Alien, Guinea Worms, Hacienda, Heads on Sticks, High Wolf, Hiss Golden Messenger, Holograms, Hubble (Lag World Premiere), Hume, Hundred Waters, ITAL, J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Jacaszek, Jackie Chain, Jane Jane Pollock, Jason Kutchma & the 5 Fifths, Jenny Besetzt, Joint D≠, Jon Mueller’s Death Blues, Julia Holter, Kenny Roby, Kevin Drumm, Lambchop, Lazy Janes, Laurel Halo, Left Outlet, Liars, Lilac Shadows, Lizzy Ross Band, Little Hollow, Mac McCaughan, Marc McGuire, MAKE, Matthew E. White: One Incantation Under God, Mark Holland, Midtown Dickens, Minor Stars, Mirel Wagner, My Best Fiend, Nails, Naked Gods, Nerves Junior, Nests, Nick Catchdubs, No BS Brass Band, Nobunny, Odonis Odonis, Oneida, Oren Ambarchi, Paint Fumes, Pallbearer, Phil Cook & His Feat, Pipe, Pop. 1280, Quiet Evenings, Roman Candle, Roomrunner, Samantha Crain, Savage Knights, Say Brother, Screaming Females, Secret Cities, Secret Mountains, Shark Quest, Shirlette & the Dynamite Brothers, Shovels & Rope, Silver Swans, Sinful Savage Tigers, Sister Crayon, Some Army, STAG, Starlings, TN, Strand of Oaks, Sunn O))), Sutekh Hexen, T0W3RS, Tomas Phillips & Craig Hilton, Tom Maxwell, Tenement, Thee Oh Sees, The Atlas Moth, the band in Heaven, The Beast, The Beat Report, The Bronzed Chorus, The dB’s, The Future Kings of Nowhere, The Hot at Nights, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Mountain Goats, The Roots, The Spits, The Toddlers, Toon & The Real Laww, The Weather Station, Valient Thorr, Vattnet Viskar, Versus, Whatever Brains, White Hills, Withered, Wood Ear, Work Clothes, Wowser Bowser, Wye Oak, Wylie Hunter & the Cazadores, Yo La Tengo, Young and in the Way, Young Magic, Zack Mexico, Zammuto, Zeus, Zola Jesus

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