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.…
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…
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…
Posted 05/22/2015
Sasquatch! Festival kicks off this Memorial Day weekend with Sleater-Kinney headlining today, playing an 11:00pm set at the Sasquatch stage. Also performing at Sasquatch! are Ground Control Touring artists Jenny Lewis, Real Estate, Sharon Van Etten, Woods, Ex Hex, Merchandise and Helms Alee. All set times are listed below. The…
Posted 02/04/2015
The line up for Sasquatch! Festival 2015 was announced today including Ground Control Touring artists Jenny Lewis, Real Estate, Sharon Van Etten, Woods, Ex Hex and Merchandise. The festival will take place on Memorial Day weekend (May 22 – 25) at the legendary Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Tickets go…
Posted 12/12/2014
Allo Darlin’ We Come From The Same Place #45 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs #55 Rough Trade Albums of the Year Conor Oberst Upside Down Mountain #15 American Songwriter Top 50 Albums #85 Drowned In Sound Favourite Albums NPR Favorite Songs of 2014 Dum Dum Girls Too True #42 Paste…
Posted 07/10/2013
In case you haven’t heard the good news already, Fun Fun Fun Fest is coming up in November and the lineup is packed with great acts. Ground Control Touring artists featured at the fest are Beach Fossils, Chelsea Light Moving, Kurt Vile, Lemuria, The Julie Ruin and Merchandise. Happening in…
Posted 03/28/2013
We’re so stoked to announce that seven Ground Control Touring artists will be part of Pitchfork Music festival this year! Belle & Sebastian, Daughn Gibson, Frankie Rose, Trash Talk, Merchandise, Parquet Courts and Woods will be playing the festival which takes place at Chicago’s Union Park, June 19-21. Snatch up…
Posted 08/15/2012
We’re thrilled to announce that Timmy Hefner, of Austin, TX, is joining us as our newest agent. Timmy got his start booking shows when he was a teenager as a way to get the bands he liked to come to the small town where he grew up. He then established…