Fortress Festival

Fortress Festival is an annual music festival held in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas on the last weekend in April. The event is held on the grounds of the Will Rogers Memorial Center, and is produced by Fort Worth-based company Fortress Presents in partnership with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which also served as one of the event's venues in its first two years.

Fortress Festival
Fortress Festival 2019
GenreMusic festival
Date(s)April
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Cultural District
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Years active2017–present
Most recentApril 27–28, 2019
Next eventApril 24–25, 2021
Websitewww.fortressfestival.com

Since its inception in 2017, Fortress Festival has sought to curate an eclectic mix of national, regional and local musical acts that reflect Fort Worth's diverse community and true artistic character.[1] This is represented in lineups that contain a variety of genres, including Indie Rock, Pop, Rap, Hip hop, R&B, Soul, Punk and others. Additionally, Fortress Festival has been recognized by the press as part of a small number of festivals worldwide for lineups that include a notable number of female artists across the bill.[2]

On April 10, 2020, festival organizers announced that the event would not be held that year due to the coronavirus pandemic - while announcing that the festival is expected to be continued on April 24-25, 2021 with the majority of the artists in the 2020 lineup.[3]

Lineups

2017

Headlining acts: Run the Jewels, Purity Ring

Others:

2018

Headlining acts: Father John Misty, Chromeo

Others:

2019

Headlining acts: Leon Bridges, CHVRCHΞS

Others:

2021

When festival organizers announced the cancelation of the 2020 event, they also expressed the expectation that a majority of the artists from that year's lineup would be participating in 2021.

Headlining acts: : Diplo, Miguel

Others:

References

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