Arcade Fire, Bassnectar, Halsey and Travis Scott, Leon Bridges and more think that it’s time to start thinking about the swamp again.
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival — set for March 1-4 — has announced its initial 2018 lineup, and a few familiar faces top a bill that also includes several dozen acts like Tycho, Hiss Golden Messenger and new R&B sensation Khalid who just released a new line of merch designed by Tampa creative collective R I V A L S // G R P.
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Arcade Fire’s Win Butler led last year’s PoWow! Superjam while Bassnectar played Okee for the last two years, and they’ll be joined by more CL faves like Sylvan Esso, Local Natives, STS9, Poolside and The Main Squeeze.
Orlando garage-soul rockers The Sh-Booms — alums of Gasparilla Music Festival who just played St. Pete's Et Cultura Festival — even made the initial announcement.
GA tickets start at $269, and the Enternal Sunshine VIP experience will cost $699 before taxes and fees. Details on tickets and camping passes are available via okeechobeefest.com. The full lineup is available below. Read our reviews of Okee 2017 and 2016.
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2018 Lineup
Allah-Las
Apostles
Arcade Fire
Ashe
Basia Bulat
Bassnectar x 2 Sets
blackbear
Big Gigantic
Big Wild
Billie Eilish
Boogie T
Chicano Batman
Clozee
Cory Henry and the Funk
Denzel Curry
Dirt Monkey
The Districts
Ella Vos
The Flaming Lips
Flamingosis
Foster the People
Ganja White Night (Live) + b2b Boogie T x Dirt Monkey
The Ghost of Paul Revere
G Jones
Gramatik
Halsey
Hippo Campus
Hiss Golden Messenger
Illenium
INVT
Jai Wolf
Judah & The Lion
Khalid
KYLE
Slightly Stoopid
Leon Bridges
Leon of Athens
Lettuce
Local Natives
Mad Zach
Magic!
Magic City Hippies
The Main Squeeze
Misterwives
NERVE
Nightmares on Wax (Live Band)
Poolside
Pouya
PoWoW! A Superstar Mashup ft. Special Guests
Quinn XCII
The Sh-Booms
Sofi Tukke
Okeechobee Gospel Soul Experience with Son Little and Friends
Shallou
Southern Avenue
STS9
Susto
Sylvan Esso
Tipper
Thievery Corporation
Too Many Zooz
Travis Scott
Turkuaz
Twiddle
Two Feet
Tycho
Zeds Dead
This article appears in Nov 23-30, 2017.