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Levitation 2023: wave 1

Posted by Loren on June 29, 2023

Levitation 2023: wave 1
photo by Jason Zucco

The annual Austin, TX based festival Levitation is back for 2023, taking place form Oct. 26-29 with a stacked and musically diverse lineup. Wave 1 of band's was just released, with notables including but not limited to Unwound, Amyl & the Sniffers, The Black Angels, Blonde Redhead, High on Fire, Shannon & the Clams, Codeine, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Flying Lotus, and more.

Tickets are on sale now, and the lineup is shared below in further detail.

THURSDAY,  OCTOBER 26

UNWOUND • ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER
TY SEGALL & FREEDOM BAND • SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
THE CHURCH • CODEINE • JOCKSTRAP • YEULE
DEAD MEADOW • KARATE • CHISEL • SLOW PULP • TWIN TRIBES
ROSE CITY BAND • JONATHAN BREE • WATER FROM YOUR EYES
LSD AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD • NUOVO TESTAMENTO • ECSTATIC VISION
FLAT WORMS • 1000MODS • SACRED SKIN • VOSH • SKULL PRACTITIONERS
ANNABELLE CHAIRLEGS • FCUKERS • MARION RAW • FONT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA • FLYING LOTUS
PANDA BEAR + SONIC BOOM • UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS
HIGH ON FIRE • BLONDE REDHEAD • ALLAH-LAS
ALAN PALOMO (NEON INDIAN) • ESHU TUNE (HANNIBAL BURESS)
BULLY •  CRACK CLOUD • WARMDUSCHER • CIVIC • TANUKICHAN
TEEBS • ULRIKA SPACEK • SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS • GANSER
MONEY CHICHA • FAT DOG • BLUSHING • THE WELL
HOLY WAVE • SAM BURTON • AMULETS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE •  THE BLACK ANGELS
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS • DURAND JONES
THE DANDY WARHOLS • MERCURY REV’S CLEAR LIGHT ENSEMBLE
SPEEDY ORTIZ • DUMBO GETS MAD • SONIDO GALLO NEGRO
PALEHOUND • MILITARIE GUN • LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE
DIE SPITZ • GIO CHAMBA • GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA • EL COMBO OSCURO

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
BADBADNOTGOOD • BEACH FOSSILS
ALTIN GÜN • TURNOVER • DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979
ARMAND HAMMER • PIGS X7 • SAY SHE SHE • PACHYMAN
JJUUJJUU • MUSTARD SERVICE • PAUL CHERRY • DJUNAH
RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL • NOLAN POTTER’S NIGHTMARE BAND

Pictured: High on Fire

Levitation 2023: wave 1
photo by Jason Zucco

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