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Festival No. 0002726 · Est. 2013

Boston Calling 2018

Boston Calling 2018

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Harvard Athletic Complex
Address
65 N Harvard St. 02134
City
Boston, US

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About the artists

  • Alvvays
    Alvvays formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2011. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, power pop, rock.
  • Belly
    Belly formed in 1991. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie rock, jangle pop.
  • Bridget Everett
  • Brockhampton
    Brockhampton formed in San Marcos, United States, in January 2015, and split up on 14 January 2022, after 7 years. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative r&b, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, experimental, experimental hip hop, future bass, hardcore hip hop.
  • Bryson Tiller
    Bryson Tiller was born in Louisville, United States, on 2 January 1993. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, trap, trap soul.
  • Cameron Esposito
    Cameron Esposito was born in Chicago, United States, on 17 October 1981.
  • Citizen
    Citizen formed in Michigan, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, emo, grunge, indie rock, pop rock, post-hardcore, rock, slowcore.
  • Conway
    Conway was born on 16 February 1982. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
  • Daniel Caesar
    Daniel Caesar was born in Toronto, Canada, on 5 April 1995. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, r&b.
  • Dirty Projectors
    Dirty Projectors formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays avant-garde, post-rock.
  • Eminem
    Eminem was born in St. Joseph, United States, on 17 October 1972. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, horrorcore, pop rap, trap.
  • Field Report
    Field Report formed in 2011.
  • Fleet Foxes
    Fleet Foxes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, chamber folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
  • Jack White
    Jack White was born in Detroit, United States, on 9 July 1975. Plays alternative rock, art rock, blues rock, country, experimental rock, folk, garage rock, garage rock revival.
  • Jenny Slate
    Jenny Slate was born in Milton, United States, on 25 March 1982.
  • Khalid
    Khalid was born in Fort Stewart, United States, on 11 February 1998. Plays contemporary r&b, hip hop, leftfield, pop, r&b, singer-songwriter.
  • Leikeli47
    Leikeli47 plays east coast hip hop, hip hop.
  • Lillie Mae
    Lillie Mae plays alternative folk, country.
  • Maggie Rogers
    Maggie Rogers was born on 25 April 1994. Plays folk pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Mount Kimbie
    Mount Kimbie formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays dubstep, electronic, minimal techno, post-dubstep.
  • Paramore
    Paramore formed in Franklin, United States, in 2004. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, emo pop, new wave, pop, pop punk, pop rock.
  • Portugal. The Man
    Portugal. The Man formed in Wasilla, United States, in 2004. Plays experimental, indie pop, indie rock, math rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, progressive.
  • Pussy Riot
    Pussy Riot formed in 2011. Plays hyperpop, punk, queercore, riot grrrl.
  • Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age formed in Palm Desert, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, desert rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock, stoner metal.
  • Royal Blood
    Royal Blood formed in Worthing, United Kingdom, in January 2013. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, hard rock, indie rock, punk blues, stoner rock.
  • St. Vincent
    St. Vincent was born in Tulsa, United States, on 28 September 1982. Plays art pop, electronic, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
  • Stl Gld
    Stl Gld formed in Boston, United States.
  • Stormzy
    Stormzy was born on 26 July 1993. Plays grime, hip hop.
  • TAUK
    TAUK formed in 2007. Plays electronic, jam band, progressive rock, rock.
  • Taylor Bennett
    Taylor Bennett was born in Chicago, United States, on 19 January 1996. Plays hip hop.
  • The Decemberists
    The Decemberists formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays baroque pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, progressive folk, rock.
  • The Menzingers
    The Menzingers formed in Scranton, United States, in 2006. Plays heartland rock, indie rock, pop punk, punk, punk rock.
  • This Is the Kit
    This Is the Kit formed in Winchester, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock.
  • Tony Hinchcliffe
  • Weakened Friends
    Weakened Friends formed in 2015.
  • Zola Jesus
    Zola Jesus was born in Phoenix, United States, on 11 April 1989. Plays alternative rock, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, indie rock, indietronica.