Hopscotch Music Festival 2018 features more 120 bands performing from September 6th to September 8th, 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 9th.
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.
Besides the numerous Day Parties listed below, a major highlight of the festival is the Hopscotch Day Show block party on Fayetteville Street on Saturday, September 8th, 2018, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. This event includes:
- WUNC Music Stage at Hargett & Wilmington, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Eric Bachmann, Rosali, Phil Cook (solo),W ild Child, Israel Nash
- Hopscotch 2018 Makers Market: 100 & 200 Block of Fayetteville Street, noon to 7 p.m.: More than 40 featured vendors and makers
- Food trucks
- Beer Garden
- More
Thursday, September 6th
Berkeley Cafe (217 W. Martin St.): noon – 6:00 p.m.
8th Annual Guitartown Hopscotch Day Party Series
Chessa Rich, Hardworker, Anne-Claire, more TBD!
Sponsored by Brüeprint Brewing
Boxcar Arcade + Bar (330 W. Davie St.): noon – 5:30 p.m.
Sore Thumb Hopscotch Day Party
Jeremy Burns & Jimmy Fleck (12:00), Stray Owls (12:40), FALINE (1:20), Dim Delights (2:00), OCNS (2:40), She Returns from War (3:20), The Affectionates (4:00), Drag Sounds (4:40)
Sponsored by 10 Foot Woody Records, New Belgium, and 2112 Percussion
Foundation Bar (213 Fayetteville St.): 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Merge’s Hopscotch Happy Hour
Custom Merge-themed cocktails created by Foundation’s superb staff, 2018 release listening party, prize pack giveaway, RSVP on Facebook
Imurj: noon – 5 p.m.
2 Slices, sl0wgl0w, Weird God, LAIRS, David D’Angelo
Sponsored by Tribucha Kombucha
Kings: noon – 5 p.m.
Diggup Tapes Presents: “Orientation in Space XI”
No One Mind (1:30), Smoke Bellow (2:30), Nest Egg (3:30), Flasher (4:30)
Pour House Music Hall: 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Local Band Local Beer Day Party
Grandchildren (12:00), Amigo (1:00), Vacant Company (2:00), Lonnie Walker (3:00), Pie Face Girls (4:00)
Sponsored by Crank Arm Brewing and Tonbo Ramen
Ruby Deluxe: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Seize the Stage Presents:
Fruit Snack (12:00), Spookstina (12:45), Peachelope (1:30), Henbrain (2:15), Pool Boy (3:00), Sidewalk Furniture (3:45), Fish Dad (4:30)
Schoolkid’s Records (2237 Avent Ferry Rd): 2 p.m – 5 p.m.
Five Mile Radius (12:00), Pinkerton Raid (1:00), Soul Seeker (2:00), Radar’s Clown of Radiation (3:00), Water Wingz (4:00)
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 5 p.m.
PotLuck Presents: “5th Annual Rock n’ Roll Pizza Party”
de Fontaine (12:00), Gardener (12:30), Knurr and Spell (1:00), The Dirty Little Heaters (1:30), Joshua Carpenter (2:00), Sun Studies (2:30), Erie Choir (3:00), Shelles (3:30), Horizontal Hold (4:00), Jphono1 and The Chevrons (4:30)
Sponsored by Raleigh Rum, Trophy Pizza, Ponysaurus, Deco, Father & Son, Videri Chocolate, Fiction Kitchen & Dusky Electronics
Friday, September 7th
Berkeley Cafe (217 W. Martin St.): 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
8th Annual Guitartown Hopscotch Day Party Series
Billie Feather, Gracie Lane, Nantahala, more TBD!
Boxcar Arcade + Bar (330 W. Davie St.): noon – 5:30 p.m.
Sore Thumb Hopscotch Day Party
Heavy for the Vintage (12:00), Jphono1 (12:40), Distributed Systems (1:20), Canine Heart Sounds (2:00), Hardworker (2:40), JANXX (3:20), M is We (4:00), 2 Slices (4:40)
Sponsored by 10 Foot Woody Records, New Belgium, and 2112 Percussion
Cirque Du Vol (300 W. Hargett St.): noon – 5 p.m.
Fruit Snack (12:00), Toothsome (1:00), Reese (2:00), Case Sensitive (3:00), Stevie (4:00)
Crank Arm Brewing (319 W. Davie St.): noon – 5 p.m.
Karbuncle (12:30), Autospkr (1:25), Acid Chaperone (2:20), Schooner (3:15)
Deep South The Bar: noon – 5 p.m.
Emo Raleigh Presents
Lunchbox Hero (12:00), Glow (12:45), LOWBORN (1:30), Feverstrike (2:15), Old Sioux Summer (3:00), Wrigleyville (3:45), Heavensend (4:30)
Imurj (300 S. McDowell St.): noon – 5 p.m.
Revival Records Presents: Reviving Raleigh Day 1
Atlantic Lungs (12:15), Noah Cross (1:00), Telltale (1:45), Downhaul (2:30), Earther (3:15), TBA (4:00)
Kings: noon – 5:30 p.m.
Three Lobed Records + WXDU Present: Annual Ritual of Summoning
Daniel Bachman (12:00), Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan (1:00), Long Hots (1:50), Meg Baird (2:35), Wet Tuna (3:30), Grouper (4:30)
The Night Rider (416 W. South St.): noon – 5:30 p.m.
Mystic Pop-Up
Charity Lane (12:45), The Born Agains (1:30), Ryan Trauley (2:15), Neighborlady (3:00), Camp Howard (3:45), Echo Courts (4:30)
Pour House Music Hall: noon – 5:30 p.m.
Carolina Waves x K97.5 Present
Armani Caesar (1:00), Emily Musolino (1:30), Tange Lomax (2:05), DL Zene (2:30), Imani Presley (3:05), Nunafterhours (3:35), Lena Jackson (3:45), Ally J (4:10)
Sponsored By Raleigh Brewing, Hosted by Mir.I.am
Ruby Deluxe: noon – 5 p.m.
The Pinhook Presents: To the Front / Since Forever
House and Land, Skylar Gudaz, Zensofly, VERY SPECIAL TBD
Schoolkid’s Records: 2 p.m – 5 p.m.
Home Astronomy (12:00), Sister Brother (1:00), Dead Pets (2:00), Youth League (3:00), Juxton Roy (4:00)
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 5:30 p.m.
Churchkey & The Layabout present “¡Que Viva! 2018”:
Spider Bags, Drag Sounds, Pie Face Girls, Stevie, Dan Melchior, Personality Cult, Harrison Ford Mustang
Sponsored by Durty Bull Brewing Co. and The Blotter
The Wicked Witch: noon – 5 p.m.
Create or Die
Prithivi (12:30), Ina Carino (1:00), Sand Pact (1:15), Lauren Hunter (1:45), Asa (2:00), Dasan Ahnu (2:30), Zensofly (2:45), Chocolate Rice (3:15)
Sunday, September 8th
Berkeley Cafe (217 W. Martin St.): 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
8th Annual Guitartown Hopscotch Day Party Series
Lynn Blakey, Sara Bell, Reese McHenry & Dave Bartholomew
Boxcar Arcade + Bar: noon – 5:30 p.m.
Sore Thumb Hopscotch Day Party
Poor Pie (12:00), Lindsay Holler & the Hollerettes (12:40), Old Heavy Hands (1:20), Echonest (2:00), Ozone Jones (2:40), The Bronze Age (3:20), Blue Frequency (4:00), Flash Car (4:40)
Sponsored by 10 Foot Woody Records, New Belgium, and 2112 Percussion
Crank Arm Brewing (319 W. Davie Street): noon – 4 p.m.
Gray Young (12:10), Michael VM (1:00), Ghostt Bllonde (1:50), Jphono1 (2:40), Lacy Jags (3:30)
Deep South the Bar: noon – 5 p.m.
Cardigan Records Presents:
Clever Measures (12:00), The Red is Blue (12:45), Empty (1:30), Paperback (2:15), Propersleep (3:00), Youth League (3:45), Rookie of The Year (4:30)
FREE PIZZA provided by Trophy Brewing & Pizza – while it lasts
Fish Market: noon – 5 p.m.
Mystic Pop-Up
Julian Watts (12:45), Sunset Palette (1:30), Moon Racer (2:15), Fish Dad (3:00), Tired Frontier (3:15)
Imurj: noon – 3 p.m
Lost Appeal and Live Nation Carolinas Present: “MEMEIFIED”
DOMii (12:00), LUVELOVES YOU (1:00), CRON [DJ Set] (1:45), BIGBABYGUCCI (2:15)
Kings: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Merge Records / OCSC Hopscotch Day Party
Object Hours (12:15), Tegucigalpan (1:00), Sneaks (1:45), Joyero (2:30), Eric Bachmann (3:15), Speed Stick (4:00)
Legend’s Nightclub: noon – 4:30 p.m.
Revival Records Presents: Reviving Raleigh Day 2
Bleed the Dream (12:15), Dododo (1:00), Charlie Paso (1:45), Alteras (2:30), Juxton Roy (3:15), OCNS (4:00)
Person Street Bar: noon – 6 p.m.
Honky Tonk Day Party
John Howie & The Rosewood Bluff, Dylan Earl, Blue Cactus, Chatham Rabbits, Pale Horse
Proceeds to benefit UC Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Sponsored by Sierra Nevada Brewing, Tecate and Transatlantic Wine & Spirits of N.C.
Pour House Music Hall: 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m
The Pour House Presents: “Big Ed’s Bloody Brunch + Day Party”
Jeanne Jolly (11:30), South Hill Banks (12:00), Jeanne Jolly (12:40), Charles Mingus Tribute performed by Chris Boerner & Friends (1:00), Jeanne Jolly (1:40), Bobby Feeno (2:00), Brad Benson (2:40), Kate Rhudy (3:00), Brad Benson (3:40), Arson Daily (4:00)
Ruby Deluxe: 11:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.
G.O.U.G.E. Wrestling Party
The Goat vs. Waylon Maze (1:00), Desy Des Lattimore VS. Samantha Starr (2:00), Seymour Snott and Snooty Fox VS. No Direction (3:00), Jimmy Jack Funk Jr. vs OTTO Schwanz (4:00)
Schoolkid’s Records: 1 p.m – 5 p.m.
Case Sensitive (12:00), Arson Daily (1:00), Toothsome (2:00), Basement Life (3:00), Sam Leidig (4:00)
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 6 p.m.
“Spazzscotch 2018” Presented by Spazz Presents and Jack the Radio
Grandchildren, The Backsliders, Echo Courts, Jack the Radio, Pale Spring, 6 String Drag, Jimmy, The Revolutionary Sweethearts, Gull, Rachel Hirsch (Bruxes)
The Wicked Witch: noon – 5 p.m.
WKNC x WXYC Day Party:
Local Flora (12:00), Midcentury Modular (12:50), Essex Muro (1:40), Indigo de Souza (2:30), Case Sensitive (3:20), Fitness Womxn (4:10)
Sunday September 9th
Pour House Music Hall: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Thrashitorium & Devil’s Trumpet Day After Hopscotch Party
Adipocere (2:30), Greves (3:30), Datura (4:30), Bedowyn (5:30), Grohg (6:30), Suppressive Fire (7:30)
Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon
Ruby Deluxe: noon – 5 p.m.
Hopscotch Barbie: Cook-Out & Pool Party
Tropical vibes, kiddie pools, and grilled grub by Tiny Townsend featuring DJ sets by Adam Antium & JessK
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 6 p.m.
Slim’s Presents Hopscotch Hangover
Naked Naps, The Pauses,Oceanator, S.E. Ward, The Vibekillers, TBA
Sponsored by Fireball and Pabst Blue Ribbon
Slim’s Downtown: noon – 6 p.m.
Sorry State Presents: Hopscotch Hangover Ain’t Over
Bands TBD
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