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Ground Control Touring Artists On Best Of 2017 Lists!

Posted 12/15/2017

As we near the end of 2017, we’d like to extend our congratulations to all of our artists for another excellent year! We’re also proud to see many of them landing on best-of 2017 lists that continue to roll out. Here are some of the highlights – A. Savage ”Phantom…

Ground Control Touring Artists Featured In The New York Times, ‘Rocks Not Dead, Its Ruled By Women’

Posted 09/05/2017

A number of artists represented by Ground Control Touring appear in The New York Times’ feature on women and their prominence in the current rock landscape. Five of the seven artists featured in the round-table conversation, which includes Victoria Ruiz of Downtown Boys; Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and Sad13;…

We’re hosting our official SXSW showcase on Wed, 3/15 at The Sidewinder!

Posted 03/03/2017

We’ll be hosting our official Ground Control Touring SXSW showcase in Austin on Wednesday March 15th at The Sidewinder. The showcase features a selection of our newest exciting young artists and recent additions to the GCT family. We hope to see you in Austin! Facebook RSVP for the showcase HERE.…

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 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,…

Ground Control Touring Artists On Best Of 2015 Lists

Posted 12/16/2015

We’d like to extend our congratulations to all of our artists for an outstanding 2015. As the year comes to a close, we’re proud to see so many of them appearing on Best Of lists. Here are some of the highlights: All Dogs Kicking Every Day #38 Consequence of Sound…

Downtown Boys bring their political sax punk to the GCT roster

Posted 11/11/2015

Downtown Boys have joined the Ground Control Touring roster and we’re thrilled to welcome them. Downtown Boys are a bilingual political sax punk party from Providence, RI. They write songs about smashing the prison-industrial complex, racism, queerphobia, capitalism, fascism, boredom, and all things people tell us that try to close…