KahBang Festival Announces Full 2012 Lineup Featuring Bassnectar, Deftones

Article Contributed by Tell All Your … | Published on Monday, July 16, 2012

The KahBang Festival 2012 is proud to present its 4th annual summer music festival lineup, featuring Bassnectar, Deftones, Wale, Penguin Prison, Paper Diamond, Reptar, Astronautalis, and dozens more.  The festival will be held August 9th-12th 2012 in Bangor, Maine along the Waterfront and in venues across the city.  In total, over 50 bands will be performing in and around the KahBang festival grounds.  The festival’s campsite will feature entertainment through the duration of the event.  Tickets are and camping passes are on sale now at www.kahbang.com and at all Ticketmaster locations.The KahBang Festival takes across the city of Bangor, Maine for 4 days and brings together a wide variety of genres and styles in music, art, and film.  This year features performances by of hip-hop, indie rock, pop, and alternative acts along with headliners Bassnectar, Deftones, and Wale.  The KahBang Festival is dedicated to the discovery of new music, art, and film, and will be presenting many up-and-coming artists from New England and around the country.  Throughout the festival’s span, Bangor bars and venues will host intimate showcases of performers and artists also performing on the Waterfront.The KahBang Art Festival will be curating events across the city, including 12 galleries, a downtown art walk on Friday the 10th, and installations along the waterfront during the music portions of the fest.  Artists from across the country will be presenting work of a variety of visual styles.Complete KahBang 2012 Lineup:THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH - Kickoff show featuring Jacob Augustine / Sunset Hearts / A Severe Joy / Rob Burnell / KahBang’s first annual Brew Fest will take place in Downtown Bangor featuring beer from Maine-based micro and home brewers, and will include the announcement of the winner of this year’s Maine Homebrewer’s Competition.FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH – Deftones / Wale / Bad Rabbits / Reptar / Lady Lamb The Bee Keeper / Spose / The Cyborg Trio / Late Cambrian / This Way / The Mallett Brothers Band / Miniboone / Volcano Rabbit / Animal Talk / No Evil Star / The Box Tiger / Aloud / Roz Raskin & The Rice Cakes / Darlingside / Graveyard Lovers / The Milkman's Union / Educated Advocates / Lights Resolve / The Behavior Of Moths with campsite performance by The Cyborg TrioSATURDAY AUGUST 11TH – Bassnectar / Paper Diamond / Penguin Prison / Now, Now / Astronautalis / The Gay Blades / My Pet Dragon / Black Taxi / Lazerdisk Party Sex / The Other Bones / Lunic / Heerra Terra / The Aviation Orange / Stone Cold Fox / Steel Phantoms / The Blackboard Nails / Young Readers / The Bynars / When Particles Collide / Of The Trees / ATM / Freak Owls with special campsite DJ set from Lazerdisk Party Sex