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Ground Control Touring Artists Big Thief, Power Trip, Code Orange & Caspian Nominated for Grammys

Posted 11/24/2020

Ground Control Touring Artists Big Thief, Power Trip, Code Orange and Caspian Nominated for 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. Big Thief is nominated for the second-straight year, this time in two categories, Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for ‘Not,’ from their album Two Hands. Code Orange and Power Trip…

Ground Control Touring - Best of 2019 List

Posted 12/18/2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we’d like to send a well deserved congratulations to all of our artists for a truly fantastic year! We’re also proud to see many of them landing on various “best-of” lists that continue to roll out. Here are some of the highlights – Alcest…

Ground Control Touring Artists Big Thief and Gregory Alan Isakov Nominated for 62nd GRAMMY Awards

Posted 11/20/2019

Ground Control Touring Artists Big Thief and Gregory Alan Isakov Nominated for 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. Big Theif’s third studio album U.F.O.F. released through 4AD on May 3, 2019 is nominated for the Best Alternative Music Album award. The album received critical acclaim upon its release and holds a score…

NPR Music Featre | ‘Two Hands’ Captures Big Thief’s Force And Intimacy

Posted 10/09/2019

Coachella, Panorama, Treefort & More Festivals Announced

Posted 01/11/2017

A number of our artists including Belle & Sebastian, Conor Oberst, Real Estate, Whitney, Guided By Voices and more have recently been announced on 2017 summer festival line ups. Performance details are listed below along with links to festival websites. Be sure to check back on our site for more…

Ground Control Touring Artists on 2016 Year-End Lists!

Posted 12/15/2016

We’d like to extend a warm congratulations to all of our artists on an outstanding year of music in 2016. We’re proud to see so many of their records appearing on year-end lists. Below are some of the highlights! Big Thief Masterpiece #4 NPR | Bob Boilen’s Top 10 Albums…

Ground Control Touring Artists at SXSW 2016

Posted 03/09/2016

We’re delighted to have so many bands playing at showcases for SXSW this year. Full schedules for our artists’ performances can be found below. GCT SXSW 2016 Schedule (By Artist) GCT SXSW 2016 Schedule (By Date) Our official showcase takes place on Wednesday March 16th at The Sidewinder featuring Porches,…

We’re hosting our official SXSW showcase next Wednesday at The Sidewinder

Posted 03/07/2016

We’ll be hosting our official SXSW showcase in Austin next week, taking place on Wednesday March 16th at The Sidewinder from 7:00pm. The showcase line up features a selection of our newest exciting young artists. We hope to see you there! Facebook RSVP for the showcase HERE. Admission is first…

Announcing Heron Oblivion & Big Thief As Our Latest Roster Additions

Posted 12/09/2015

We’re excited to announce two wonderful, new additions to the Ground Control Touring roster: Heron Oblivion & Big Thief San Francisco’s Heron Oblivion features Meg Baird (Espers), Noel Von Harmonson (Comets on Fire, Six Organs of Admittance, Sic Alps, The Lowdown), Ethan Miller (Comets on Fire, Howlin’ Rain, Feral Ohms),…