Courtney Barnett has put together Here And There, a boutique traveling festival featuring stops in 15 different North American cities each with its own lineup. The trek spans August 8 – September 3.
Sleater-Kinney, Lucy Dacus, Waxahatchee and Chicano Batman are among the acts participating. Barnett also recruited Alvvays, Arooj Aftab, Bartees Strange, Bedouine, Caroline Rose, Ethel Cain, Faye Webster, Fred Armisen, Hana Vu, Indigo De Souza, Japanese Breakfast, Julia Jacklin, Leith Ross, Lido Pimienta, Men I Trust, Quinn Christopherson, Snail Mail, The Beths and Wet Leg to open select Here And There stops.
Here And There gets underway in Kansas City on August 8. Additional stops come in St. Louis (August 9); Cleveland (August 10); Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (August 12); North Adams, Massachusetts (August 13); Syracuse (August 14); Chicago (August 16); Portland, Oregon (August 20); Seattle (August 21); Vancouver (August 23); Palo Alto, California (August 26); San Diego (August 28); Dallas (August 31); Austin (September 1) and Denver (September 3).
Courtney Barnett shared the following regarding Here And There:
“When I was a kid I would make mix-tapes and dream up my own festivals, I’d even design the t-shirts and pair up musicians for iconic collaborations. I’d listen to the mix-tape and pretend it was the live recording of a concert, all my favorite artists on stage together. 10 years ago I wrote this lyric: “I got lost somewhere between here and there, I’m not sure what the town was called”. Whether that was meant to be interpreted as a geographical, emotional or philosophical journey, I thought it was the perfect title for my roaming festival.
This concept was something that remained floating in the back of my mind when I started playing music. Here And There feels like a natural culmination of energy after years of touring, and ten years of working on my label Milk! Records. It’s something I’ve been forever daydreaming about, and part of an always evolving project to share spaces and build new platforms for art and artists that I believe in.
It’s always been important to me to share the stage with people that I admire and artists that inspire me, which is why I’m so excited and grateful to announce this amazing lineup.”
Presale tickets go on sale next Tuesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. local venue time. Register for access to Here And There pre-sale tickets via the traveling festival’s website. Tickets will then be available to the general public starting next Friday, April 1.
Find the lineup for each stop below:
