The full artist lineup for the 16th annual Midpoint Music Festival is now available, featuring more than 75 local, regional, national and internationally recognized acts performing at the Cincinnati festival in historic Over-The-Rhine this September. Single day tickets will go on sale this Monday, August 15 at 11:00 am. Three day passes are still available for purchase now but will no longer be available when single day tickets go on sale.
12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience.
Friday, September 23 acts include: Future Islands, Tokyo Police Club, Antibalas, Langhorne Slim & The Law, Into It. Over It., Lau, Cereus Bright, The James Hunter Six, PUBLIC, Ona, Julia Jacklin, Dead Horses, Hoops, Molly Sullivan, Joesph, Pluto Revolts, Leggy, Royal Holland, Smut, Injecting Strangers and Darla.
Saturday, September 24 acts include: JJ Grey & Mofro, Reggie Watts, Wolf Parade, Frightened Rabbit, Kamasi Washington, Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats, Car Seat Headrest, The Budos Band, Russian Circles, Helms Alee, Oh Pep!, Lucy Dacus, Mike Floss, Lucky Chops, Multimagic, The Harlequins, Honeyspiders, Sound & Shape, By Light We Loom, Mala In Se, Knife The Symphony, Wild Prxfits, Nights, Animal Mother, Smoke Signals…, Orchards, Baby Money & The Down Payments, Ryan Fine & The Media and Honduras.
The hard-touring, manically melodic, self-described “lush-punk” local trio—guitarist Veronique Allaer, bassist Kerstin Bladh, and drummer Chris Campbell.
Sunday, September 25 acts include: Band Of Horses, Lucero, Houndmouth, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Nada Surf, Josh Ritter, The Wood Brothers, AJJ, Elephant Revival, Aloha, Joan Of Arc, Aubrie Sellers, Potty Mouth, Vandaveer, Keeps, Parsonsfield, Amber Arcades, Diners, Kepi Ghoulie, The Mobros, Blank Range, Young Heirlooms, The Easthills, Coconut Milk, Alone At 3am, Modern Aquatic, The Fervor, Darlene and Us, Today.
Midpoint Music Festival will transform the historic Over-The-Rhine area into an all-day musical festival experience for people of all ages, as well as feature some of Cincinnati’s local restaurant and craft beer vendors. Four stages will be set up as part of the event in Over-the-Rhine, three of which will be ticketed, and one stage accessible to the public to enjoy at no cost.
WHERE: Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, next to the Main street entertainment district near 12th and Sycamore streets.
WHEN: Friday, September 23 – Sunday, September 25, 2016
TICKETS: Three-day passes are on sale now* at the Taft Theatre Box Office, the Riverbend Music Center Box Office, MPMF.com and Ticketmaster.com ($99 plus applicable fees online, no service fees if purchased at a box office). Single day tickets will go on sale Monday, August 15 at 11:00 a.m.
*Three Day passes are only available until Monday, August 15 at 11:00 a.m. After this time only single day tickets will be available.
About Midpoint Music Festival: Founded in 2001 and purchased by Cincinnati CityBeat in 2008, Midpoint Music Festival (MPMF) is a three-day music festival centered around Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. The festival has grown over the years to include such diverse artists as The Head And The Heart, Purity Ring, Iron And Wine, Grizzly Bear and The Afghan Whigs.
About Music and Event Management Inc.: Music and Event Management Inc. (MEMI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, that produces over 250 events entertaining over 700,000 fans a year at its venues including Riverbend Music Center, PNC Pavilion (at Riverbend Music Center), Taft Theatre and The Ballroom at the Taft in Cincinnati and The Rose Music Center in Huber Heights, OH. MEMI’s festival portfolio includes the production of LUMENOCITY, Cincy Cinco, The Ohio River Throwdown and Tall Stacks.
