2012 80/35 Music Festival Guide

Follow all our coverage of year five of the 80/35 Music Festival. The July 2-3 festival, featuring headliners Girl Talk and Of Montreal, plus 40+ other acts. And take a look back with photos of previous years.

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

2012 80/35 performers

See the announced acts with videos

Poll results: this year's headliners second only to '08

Poll results: this year's headliners second only to '08

Flaming Lips and The Roots best headliners so far, you voted

Replay live chat on 80/35 bookings

Replay live chat on 80/35 bookings

See the conversation with music reporter Joe Lawler, Amedeo Rossi, and Nate Logsdon

MORE Music FEATURES

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Sunday bands

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Sunday bands


See a gallery of the acts from 80/35 on Sunday

80/35 Day 2 review

80/35 Day 2 review


A look back at day two

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Sunday 2

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Sunday 2


See even more photos from the Sunday music fest

Video: 80/35 fans dance at the main stage

Video: 80/35 fans dance at the main stage


80/35 fans let loose Saturday

80/35 Headliner: Girl Talk, a 1,000 hit wonder

80/35 Headliner: Girl Talk, a 1,000 hit wonder


The 80/35 Music Festival Saturday headliner and mash-up maestro will make you dance your ass off

Band coolers (day one)

Band coolers (day one)


What 80/35 bands are eating and drinking

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday bands

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday bands


Check out performers from all three stages

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday


Browse photos from the festival grounds Saturday

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday 2

2011 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday 2


Even more photos from a sunny day of music downtown

Video: David Barnes with Of Montreal

Video: David Barnes with Of Montreal


We chatted with the genius behind Of Montreal's costumes

80/35 Headliner: Of Montreal, a spectacle to behold

80/35 Headliner: Of Montreal, a spectacle to behold


Be ready for the unexpected — and the weird — when Sunday headliner Of Montreal takes the stage

The anatomy of a Girl Talk song


Joe Lawler’s beat-by-beat breakdown of Girl Talk's “Oh No.”

2011 80/35: The bands, mapped


Our easy-to-use guide to all 48 bands performing at the 80/35 Music festival this weekend

Fresh View: Organizing the 80/35 Music Festival

Fresh View: Organizing the 80/35 Music Festival


Go behind the scenes with 80/35 organizers during the final month of festival planning

 
 

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2011 80/35 Music Festival: The bands

2011 80/35 Music Festival: The bands

Photos, mp3s, videos and more: A closer look at this year's 80/35 lineup
Schedule for 80/35 stages

Schedule for 80/35 stages

Start planning your 80/35 experience
Fresh View: Organizing the 80/35 Music Festival

Fresh View: Organizing the 80/35 Music Festival

Go behind the scenes with 80/35 organizers during the final month of festival planning

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Joe's music blog

Joe's music blog

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80/35 Locals

80/35 Locals

Find out what local musicians have to say about playing 80/35 this summer