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Ground Control Touring Artists on 2016 Year-End Lists!

Posted 12/15/2016

We’d like to extend a warm congratulations to all of our artists on an outstanding year of music in 2016. We’re proud to see so many of their records appearing on year-end lists. Below are some of the highlights! Big Thief Masterpiece #4 NPR | Bob Boilen’s Top 10 Albums…

Pitchfork Fest 2016 to feature 7 GCT artists! Super Furry Animals, Woods, Royal Headache & more

Posted 02/19/2016

The line up for Pitchfork Music Festival 2016 has just been revealed and we’re proud to see so many of our artists included. Taking part this year will be Super Furry Animals, Woods, Royal Headache, Martin Courtney, Porches, Whitney and Circuit Des Yeux. The festival will occur on the weekend…

Announcing our 15th Anniversary Celebration feat. Superchunk, Kurt Vile, Parquet Courts & more…

Posted 10/20/2015

In celebration of our 15th anniversary year, on Wednesday December 2nd, we’ll be hosting a special evening of music, across all three floors at Webster Hall from 7:30pm. The event will feature performances inclusive of short sets, covers and surprises from Superchunk, Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee, Steve Gunn, Parquet Courts, Lee…

Sasquatch Festival kicks off; Sleater-Kinney headlines today!

Posted 05/22/2015

Sasquatch! Festival kicks off this Memorial Day weekend with Sleater-Kinney headlining today, playing an 11:00pm set at the Sasquatch stage. Also performing at Sasquatch! are Ground Control Touring artists Jenny Lewis, Real Estate, Sharon Van Etten, Woods, Ex Hex, Merchandise and Helms Alee. All set times are listed below. The…

Sasquatch! Festival line up announced!

Posted 02/04/2015

The line up for Sasquatch! Festival 2015 was announced today including Ground Control Touring artists Jenny Lewis, Real Estate, Sharon Van Etten, Woods, Ex Hex and Merchandise. The festival will take place on Memorial Day weekend (May 22 – 25) at the legendary Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Tickets go…

Festival line ups announced; Bonnaroo, Shaky Knees & Boston Calling

Posted 01/14/2015

A number of festival lineups have been announced today with Bonnaroo Music and Arts, Shaky Knees and Boston Calling all revealing their 2015 bills including an array of Ground Control Touring artists. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, now entering its 14th year, announced today that Belle and Sebastian, Woods…

Ground Control Touring Artists On Best Of 2014 Lists!

Posted 12/12/2014

Allo Darlin’ We Come From The Same Place #45 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs #55 Rough Trade Albums of the Year Conor Oberst Upside Down Mountain #15 American Songwriter Top 50 Albums #85 Drowned In Sound Favourite Albums NPR Favorite Songs of 2014 Dum Dum Girls Too True #42 Paste…

Ground Control Touring Artists to Play Pitchfork Music Festival 2013

Posted 03/28/2013

We’re so stoked to announce that seven Ground Control Touring artists will be part of Pitchfork Music festival this year! Belle & Sebastian, Daughn Gibson, Frankie Rose, Trash Talk, Merchandise, Parquet Courts and Woods will be playing the festival which takes place at Chicago’s Union Park, June 19-21. Snatch up…

Ground Control Touring Artists Play at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Posted 10/04/2011

Bright Eyes, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Justin Townes Earle, Kurt Vile & The Violators, M. Ward, Woods, Thurston Moore, and The Felice Brothers took the stage at this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. The free festival spanned from September 30th through October 2nd on six stages at Speedway…