Hopscotch Music Festival 2019 features 100+ bands performing from September 5th to September 7th, in multiple venues across Raleigh.
But aside from the ticketed events, there are tons of shows as part of the Hopscotch Day Party Series, and these shows are free. These take place from noon onwards on all those days, including post-Hopscotch shows on Sunday, September 8th.
Buy tickets for the festival itself here. It’s one of the best music festivals anywhere.
Below is the information on hand for the Day Party Series, but in case it changes, make sure to look at the website.
Contact the venues for more details. In some cases RSVP is required. Find all the links here.
Thursday, September 5th
Berkeley Cafe (217 W. Martin St.): 2 p.m – 4 p.m.
Stephen’s Pharmacy (2:00), Reese McHenry (3:15)
Boxcar Arcade + Bar (330 W. Davie St.): noon – 5:30 p.m.
Sore Thumb Hopscotch Day Party
Nite Beast (2:00), Ancestor Piratas (2:45), Tegucigalpan (3:30), TRIPPLE X SNAXXX (4:15)
Sponsored by New Belgium, and 2112 Percussion
Imurj: noon – 5 p.m.
GEM Productions Presents:
The Muslims, Cosmic Punk, The Augurs, Fish Dad
Sponsored by Fiction Kitchen and Raleigh Brewing Company
Cash Donations accepted to benefit GirlsRockNC
Free food from Fiction Kitchen while supplies last
Free samples from Raleigh Brewing Company
Pour House Music Hall: 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Local Band Local Beer / Harrison & Wentz Present:
Reed Benjamin (11:45), HW Presents/HHGoat (12:10), John Saturley (12:50), HNDCLW (1:15), Zephyranthes (1:55), Niecy Blues (2:20), Black Surfer (3:00), Lonnie Walker (3:25), Vacant Company (4:05), Zack Mexico (4:30)
Sponsored by Hemp Farmacy and Crank Arm Brewery
Schoolkids Records (2237 Avent Ferry Rd.): noon – 5 p.m.
Schoolkid’s Presents:
Thomas Strayhorn (12:00), Dragmatic (1:00), Awen Family Band (2:00), Julia (3:00), Jack the Radio (4:00)
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 5 p.m.
PotLuck Presents: “6th Annual Rock n’ Roll Pizza Party”
Woodvamp (12:00), The Good Graces (12:30), Land Is (1:00), Matt Southern and Lost Gold (1:30), Bleeder (2:00), North Elementary (2:30), Harrison Ford Mustang (3:00),Regina Hexaphone (3:30), The Wigg Report (4:00), Schooner (4:30)
Sponsored by Trophy Pizza, Slingshot Coffee Company, Videri Chocolate Factory, Father & Son, Dusky Electronics, Ponysaurus Brewing, Don Julio, Ketel One
Free Pizza, Videri Chocolate, and Slingshot Coffee while they last!
The Wicked Witch: noon – 5 p.m.
Tiger Bomb Promo and To Be Heard Booking Present:
Al Riggs Performs Lavender Scare (12:00), Foxture (12:40), TBA (1:20), William Kelly (2:00), Grand Vapids (2:40), SE Ward (3:20), Easter Island (4:00), TBA (4:40)
Friday, September 6th
Berkeley Cafe (217 W. Martin St.): 2 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Joseph Terrell (2:00), Chessa Rich (3:00), Orlando Parker Jr. (4:00)
Boxcar Arcade + Bar (330 W. Davie St.): noon – 5:30 p.m.
Sore Thumb Hopscotch Day Party
Trandle (12:00), Elizabeth Avalie (12:45), Chris Larkin Band (1:30), Magnolia Collective (2:30), The Northerners (3:30), Pale Horse (4:30)
Sponsored by New Belgium, and 2112 Percussion
Crank Arm Brewing (319 W. Davie St.): noon – 5 p.m.
Crank Arm Hopscotch Day Party Series
Karbuncle, Debonzo Brothers, Easter Island, Gray Young
DH Hill Jr Library (2600 Founders Dr.): noon – 5 p.m.
State of Sound Day Party
regular.decision, Fable One, Gudiya, Jason Evans Grot
Sponsored by NC State University Libraries
Imurj: noon – 5 p.m.
GEM Productions Presents:
M8alla, ZenSoFly, Tanajah, Sonny Miles
Cash Donations collected to benefit Neighbor2Neighbor
Kings: noon – 5 p.m.
Three Lobed Records + WXDU Present: Annual Ritual of Summoning
David Nance Group with Tyler Damon (12:00), Bill Nace + Samara Lubelski (12:50), Planting Moon (1:40), Double Wig (2:30), Cold Cream (3:20), Ryley Walker & Nathan Bowles (4:20)
Neptune’s Parlour: noon – 5 p.m.
Resonancy Day Party
All-Star pairings of improvised music. Lineup TBA
The Night Rider (416 W. South Street): noon – 5 p.m.
Magician’s Hand Practice presents “Welcome to Jordan Lake,”
Ft. Special Guests: Spookstina and Spirit Cooker
Pour House Music Hall: 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Carolina Waves x K97.5 Present:
DJ RNB (12:00), FAMMO (12:45), BRASSIOUS MONK (1:00), DAVAUN (1:20), CHYNA VONNE (1:45), SK THE NOVELIST (2:00), TY HARRIZ (2:25), 3AMSOUND (2:55), KRAWZBONEZ (3:20), LO$T GENERATION (3:55), TANAJAH (4:35)
Hosted by K97.5’s Mir.I.am & Red Jones Feat. DJ RNB.
Draft Specials from Raleigh Brewing, Liquor Specials from Don Julio, Free Food from Johnny’s Pizza
Ruby Deluxe: noon – 5 p.m.
To the Front: A Hopscotch Day Party Hosted by The Pinhook and Ruby Deluxe
Vaxxers (12:00), The Muslims (12:45), Cold Cream (1:30), TRIPPLE X SNAXXX (2:15), Bangzz (3:00), Loamlands (3:45), Khxos (4:00)
Tables by and donations accepted for NC Resists and Siembra
Feat DJ’s Gemynii (of The Conjure) and Luxe Posh
Schoolkids Records (2237 Avent Ferry Rd): 2 p.m – 5 p.m.
Schoolkid’s Presents:
Easter Island (12:00), Frontside (12:30), Rock N Roll Hi Fives (1:00), Trivia Party (1:30), Severed Fingers (2:00), Slugs (2:30), Juxton Roy (3:00), Almost People (4:00)
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 5:30 p.m.
Churchkey Records and The Layabout Present: “¡Que Viva! 2019″
Spider Bags, Midnite Snaxxx, Gross Ghost, Drag Sounds, The Dirty Little Heaters, Cochonne, and more
Sponsored by Bull City Records, Jameson, The Blotter and Durty Bull Brewing
Transfer Company Food Hall (500 East Davie St.): noon – 5 p.m.
Transfer’s Hopscotch Day Party
Nathan Arizona and the New Mexicans (12:00), Toothsome (1:00), Natural Velvet (2:00), HNDCLW (3:00), Black Surfer (4:00)
The Wicked Witch: noon – 5 p.m.
Putter’s Community Pool
Hoofprint (12:30), Floral Print (1:15), The Pauses (2:00), Putter (2:45), Smoke Bellow (3:30), No One Mind (4:15)
Sponsored by Tarboro Brewing Company
Saturday, September 7th
Berkeley Cafe (217 W. Martin St.): noon – 6 p.m.
9th Annual Guitartown Hopscotch Day Party Series
Texoma (1:00), Jeff Wall (2:00), Kim Ware & the Good Graces (3:00), Rachel Kiel (4:00), Karl Cope & the Headlights (5:00)
Boxcar Arcade + Bar (330 W. Davie St.): noon – 5:30 p.m.
Sore Thumb Hopscotch Day Party
Heavy for the Vintage (12:00), Clyde Boomer (12:45), Candy Coffins (1:30), The Pseudo Cowboys (2:30), Winfield (3:30), Slush (4:30)
Sponsored by New Belgium, and 2112 Percussion
Crank Arm Brewing (319 W. Davie St.): noon – 5 p.m.
Crank Arm Hopscotch Day Party Series
Flash Car, JPhono1, Lacy Jags, The Veldt
Imurj: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
2nd Annual Live Nation x Lost Appeal Hopscotch Day Show
JAK3 [DJ Set] (2:00), Sybyr (3:00), Hook (4:00)
Hosted by K97.5’s MIR.I.AM
Sponsored by SirCastleTees, K97.5, Nail Yeah
Kings: noon – 5 p.m.
AdHoc Presents: “Free for All”- Official Hopscotch Day Party
Indigo De Souza (12:00), Yowler (12:50), Mega Bog (1:40), Truth Club (2:30), Grace Ives (3:20), Faye Webster (4:20)
Legend’s Nightclub (330 W Hargett St.): noon – 4:30 p.m.
WKNC Day Party
Through the Tallwoods (12:00), Juxton Roy (12:45), To Julian (1:30), Black Bouquet (2:15), Emily Musolino (3:00), Petrov (3:45)
Sponsored by Legends and The NCSU LGBTQ Center
Neptune’s Parlour: noon – 5 p.m.
Irrelevant Music Presents
Zen Mother (12:30), Das Drip (1:30), Warm Red (2:30), Material Girls (3:30), Patois Counselors (4:30)
Irrelevant Music DJs before show and in between acts
The Night Rider (416 W. South Street): noon – 5 p.m.
Eyes Up Here Presents: Haha Hopscotch Comedy Showcase
The Outpost (306 E Hargett St): noon – 5 p.m.
Rebel Run & Raleigh Rum Company Presents:
Brian David Corum of Lonnie Walker (12:00), Shaken Nature (1:00), ET Nash [members of ET Anderson and Secret Guest] (2:00), William Kelly (3:00), Blue Cactus (4:00)
Sponsored by The Outpost and Homebucha
Donations collected to benefit the Women’s Center of Wake County
Featured Vendors: Nick Osetek, Moon Rabbit Studios Oak City Hemp
Food from SmokedOutNFried
Person Street Bar (805 N. Person St.): noon – 5 p.m.
Person Street Bar & Nice Price Jr. Present:
Reese McHenry, Pie Face Girls, Stevie, Fruit Snack
Donations collected to benefit Planned Parenthood
Food from Long Leaf Swine, Ex-Voto
Pour House Music Hall: 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Empire Agency Day Party & Big Ed’s Bloody Brunch
Defacto Thezpian (11:00), Kooley High (11:50), Monk Tribute [Chris Boerner & Friends] (12:45), New Reveille (1:40), Andrew Duhon (2:35), Jeanne Jolly (3:30), Mike Pinto (4:20) Jason Adamo (12:25, 1:20, 2:15, 3:10)
Draft Specials from Foothills Brewing, Liquor Specials from Bedlam Vodka, Free Food from Big Ed’s
Sponsored by Oak City Hemp
Ruby Deluxe: noon – 5 p.m.
RUBYMANIA GOUGE Wrestling Day Party
No Direction vs. Semour Snott (1:00), Roni Nicole vs. Natalina Corvino (2:00), Blaqtus Jack vs. Jimmy Jack Funk Jr. (3:00), Bobby Wohlfert vs. Snooty Fox [GOUGE CHAMPION] (4:00)
Schoolkids Records (2237 Avent Ferry Rd.): noon – 5 p.m.
DM Rorschach (12:00), Basura (1:00), Roseclouds (1:30), Dr. Mudd and the Alamo (2:00), Old Painless (2:30), Joy (3:00), Bedowyn (4:00)
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 6 p.m.
Spazzscotch 2019
Anne-Claire [solo] (12:30), The New Aquarian (1:00), Easter Island (1:30), Tragic Magic (2:00), Hardworker (2:30), TBA (3:00), The Mobros (3:30), Cor De Luxe (4:00), Jack the Radio (4:30), The Pauses (5:00), The Backsliders (5:30)
Trophy Tap and Table (225 S. Wilmington St.): noon – 4 p.m.
Dead Tongues, John Howie Jr., Chessa Rich, Joseph Terrell
The Wicked Witch: noon – 5 p.m.
Claire Ginn Presents:
Drag Sounds, Autospkr, SE Ward
Sunday September 8th
Pour House Music Hall: noon – 5 p.m.
The Suah Sounds Sunday Spectacular
Al Riggs (12:30), Reese McHenry (1:15), Skylar Gudasz (2:00), RocknRoll Hi-Fives (3:00), John Howie Jr. (4:00)
Sponsored by The Baxter, Bull City Records & Twin House Music
Draft Specials from Crank Arm, Free Food from Harvest 18
Pour House Music Hall: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Thrashitorium & Devil’s Trumpet Day After Hopscotch Party
Kult Ikon (5:00), The Hag (6:00), Crystal Spiders (7:00), Grohg (8:00)
Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon and Jimmy John’s
Schoolkids Records: noon – 5 p.m.
Beatmaking and Showcase With Raund Haus Records ft. Tony G, Trandle, Gappa Mighty, Ronnie Flash and Special Guests (12:00), Distributed Systems (3:00), Akira Screening with Micah Moses (4:00)
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 6 p.m.
Slim’s Hopscotch Hangover X
Reese McHenry, Zen Mother, Andy Holmes, The Vibekillers
Sponsored by Fireball and Pabst Blue Ribbon
Transfer Co. Food Hall (500 East Davie Street): 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Ligon Middle School’s Jazz Ensemble (11:00 a.m.), Saxophonist Dontez Harris + Friends (12:30 p.m.)
