Hometown organizers behind Noise Pop Festival, the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier independent music and arts festival, have just unveiled the next phase of music performers joining this year’s lineup as the multi-venue music festival returns for its 32nd anniversary beginning Thursday, February 20 through Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Joining the previously announced acts like American Football, who will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album LP1 with a rare two-night gig at the Great American Music Hall (March 1-2); indie rocker Soccer Mommy who will soon headline the iconic Fillmore post fall 2024 album-release (February 28); and Irish folk music group Lankum, who will perform in support of their Mercury Prize-nominated album False Lankum (February 27); Noise Pop will proudly welcome today over a dozen new acts to this year’s lineup.
As part of Noise Pop Festival’s expanded lineup, critically acclaimed MC Danny Brown has been invited to headline the 2025 festival with a special one-night performance at Public Works (February 22), following the release of his latest new critically-acclaimed, long-teased sixth studio album Quaranta earlier this spring.
Playing true to the festival's indie rock roots, Noise Pop Festival will also host DIIV, a festival alum (2016) who recently released their first new album in five years called Frog in Boiling Water; lo-fi rock pioneers The American Analog Set as the band return to SF after a 20-year hiatus to perform two nights of “Magic Hour”, an intimate and immersive 90-minute live show of thoughtfully selected songs from their first six albums (February 26-27), following a ; and one of SF’s most legendary bands the Flamin’ Groovies (February 22).
Following several years of successful festival collaborations, Noise Pop Festival will be partnering again with SF Jazz to host a multi-night takeover featuring acclaimed musicians like Dani Offline (February 27), Sirintip (February 28), August Lee Stevens (March 1), MeloDios (March 2), each of whom will perform two concerts each night.
Also included in today’s announcement is the official festival opening night party taking place at the Cal Academy of Sciences on Thursday, February 20, featuring an incredible roster of talent with the likes of modern-day funk maestro DāM-FunK set to usher in the new edition of Noise Pop Festival 2025.
Newly announced Noise Pop Festival 2025 concerts are listed below in chronological order, with tickets on sale tomorrow via www.noisepopfest.com:
Noise Pop Festival’s Opening Night Party at NightLife featuring DāM-FunK: February 20 at Cal Academy of Sciences
Reverend Horton Heat: February 21 at Great American Music Hall
Danny Brown: February 22 Public Works
Flamin’ Groovies, The Losin' Streaks & Peter Case (of Nerves, Plimsouls): February 22 at 4 Star Theater
The American Analog Set’s “Magic Hour”: February 26-27 at Gray Area
Zzzahara: February 26 at Bottom of the Hill
DIIV: February 27 at Gray Area
Noise Pop @ SF JAZZ: February 27 - March 2 at SF Jazz
Dani Offline (February 27)
Sirintip (February 28)
August Lee Stevens (March 1)
MeloDios (March 2)
Earlimart’s 20th Anniversary of “Treble & Tremble”: March 1 at Bottom of the Hill
With dozens of artists now having been confirmed to perform at the 32nd annual event, fans can look forward to a final wave of lineup additions to be announced early next year, which will feature dozens of local bands as Noise Pop continues to champion the Bay Area’s music and arts community through its flagship festival.
“We’re very excited for these new additions to the festival and hope Noise Pop fans will enjoy everything that our team has added for Phase 2. We encourage fans to check out all of the new festival artists that we’ve added, some of whom might just end up becoming their favorite new artists,” said Noise Pop’s CEO Michelle Swing.
Tickets to each newly announced concert will be available for purchase tomorrow, December 20 at 10:00 a.m. PST via www.noisepopfest.com, with festival badges on sale now.
Along with VIP and SuperFan badge packages also available, festival badge-holders will have complimentary access to a full schedule of happy hours, art exhibitions, retail pop-ups, exclusive after-parties, and more throughout the week. Available in limited quantities, these festival badges ultimately offer music lovers a rare opportunity to explore many of the Bay Area's most iconic concert halls and landmark performance venues next February
Noise Pop would like to thank this year’s venue partners for playing host to so many of its festival events including returning venues like Great American Music Hall, The Fillmore, August Hall, 4 Star Theatrer, 1015 Folsom, Public Works, Rickshaw Stop, Bottom of the Hill, The Lab, Gray Area, Grace Cathedral, SF Jazz and Cal Academy of Sciences, as well as first-time venue participant Space 550 and the long-awaited return to The Independent.
Organizers would like to also show appreciation for the many sponsors supporting this independently-produced festival including Montucky Cold Snacks, Fords Gin, Slane Whiskey, Diplomatico Rum, Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur, Waterloo Sparkling Water, Groover, Crossroads, SF Symphony, Culture Pop, and Z Hotels including Hotel Zelos, Hotel Zetta, Hotel Zeppelin.
As part of Noise Pop Festival’s 30-year-plus tradition of supporting artists, celebrating fans, and creating community, organizers will be donating a portion of proceeds to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a nonprofit that assists all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are facing financial challenges amidst physical or mental health issues or disability. Since 2020, the organization has provided over $450,000 to Bay Area residents working in the music industry with more information available at sweetrelief.org.
Stay tuned for more festival announcements by visiting the official festival website at www.noisepopfest.com and following along on social media channels at @NoisePop.
