Lumineers

I won't preview the two big bands playing at 4:15 on Sunday as they're both well known.  Civil Wars are the NPR Americana darlings after only one album.  Two Door Cinema Club are the 101X/dance club darlings.  Splitting the middle is the Dunwells, a new band out of Leeds that plays radio-friendly folk-rock.  They recently played the Tonight Show and have toured with Mumford and Sons so expect to hear more from them in the future.

I'll highlight what I predict will be crowded clusterfuck of the day: Lumineers playing the Austin Ventures Stage at 5pm.  You'll have people trying to get food mixing with what is going to be an overflowing crowd.  Lumineers just released their first album earlier in the year and they already have a hugely loyal following.  We saw them at Antone's just a bit after their album was released and not only was it completely sold out but everyone knew all the words to every song.  It was surreal: a very young crowd singing along to country-rock songs.  Kind of like the Mumford and Sons phenomenon.

I will say that they put on a very fun, interactive show with lots of clapping, stomping, and singing along. The people in front will be having a blast while the people in back struggle with the mass of humanity trying to squeeze into such a little area.

Here's one of their stomp/sing-along songs.

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