The lineup for this year’s FORM Arcosanti music and arts festival has been announced! The festival returns to the urban laboratory of Arcosanti, Arizona this upcoming weekend of May 10-12, 2019.
FORM reimagines what a festival can be. Breathtakingly intimate performances with no overlapping sets. An inspiring community of 2000 participants. No VIP sections. Immersive art & activities. Cliffside pool parties & rooftop yoga. All backdropped by Arcosanti’s otherworldly architecture & landscapes.
Headlining this year’s event will be Florence + the Machine, Anderson .Paak, Skrillex and Kaytranada. They’ll be joined by some LIVE faves like Bonobo doing a DJ set, Khruangbin, American Football and even that crazy crew behind Pussy Riot. Here’s the poster:
Here’s some other stuff that will be happening there:
Additionally, FORM’s engaging and inspired cultural program will include talks, panels, workshops, immersive art, poetry, new technologies, and outdoor/wellness activities with topics ranging from environmentalism to social justice, architecture, design, and more. FORM’s 2019 cultural programming will include Between Two Books, a conversation between Florence Welch (of Florence + The Machine) and authors Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, Ysra Daley-Ward and more; a Poetry Series with poets hand-selected by slam poetry champ and spoken word artist George Watsky, including Yrsa Daley-Ward, Aja Monet, and others; demos of Tónandi, Sigur Rós’s mixed-reality project with tech innovators Magic Leap; a performance and conversation with Patrisse Cullors, artist & co-founder of Black Lives Matter; art workshops with Renowned African-American artist and 2019 performer Lonnie Holley; and much more to be announced.
FORM ARCOSANTI 2019 INITIAL LINEUP
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
ANDERSON PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS
KAYTRANADA
SKRILLEX
~in alphabetical order~
AJA MONET (poetry set)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
BONOBO
CHANNEL TRES
DESTROYER (solo)
DJ KOZE
ÌFÉ
JAPANESE BREAKFAST
JPEGMAFIA
JULIE BYRNE
KELSEY LU
KHRUANGBIN
KILO KISH
L’RAIN
LAFAWNDAH
LONNIE HOLLEY
MARY LATTIMORE
MELANIE FAYE
MIYA FOLICK
MORMOR
MULATU ASTATKE
NICOLA CRUZ
PEGGY GOU
PUSSY RIOT
SASAMI
SERPENTWITHFEET
SNAIL MAIL
TASHA
TIM HECKER w/ Gagaku ensemble
TIRZAH
TRAYER (of hundred waters)
VAGABON
WATSKY(poetry set)
YRSA DALEY-WARD (poetry set)
As the last minute there were a few lineup changes due to visa issues and other random problems. Louise Chen, Julianna Barwick, Batry Powr, Durante, and Tuff Ghosts have been added. And according to Phoenix Sun Times, “a rep for FORM confirmed that Tirzah, Mulatu Astatke, and JPEGMAFIA have all had to pull out of the festival due respectively to visa issues, health problems, and ‘unforeseen circumstances.’ They’ve been replaced on the bill by Robert Glasper, Vieux Farka Toure, Smoke Signals, and Batry Powr (aka Nicole Miglis of Hundred Waters).
Friday, May 10
Amphitheater
10:15 p.m. Florence + The Machine
10 p.m. Yrsa Daley-Ward
8:05 p.m. serpentwithfeet
6:15 p.m. Japanese Breakfast
4:15 p.m. American Football
2:15 p.m. Tasha
Vaults
12:45 a.m. Bonobo
11:30 p.m. Peggy Gou
9 p.m. Tim Hecker with Gagaku Ensemble
7:10 p.m. Kilo Kish
5:15 p.m. Melanie Faye
3:15 p.m. MorMor
Envelop
2 a.m. Surprise Ambient Sets
7:05 p.m. Christopher Willits
6 p.m. Mark Slee
4:30 p.m. LISTEN: Steve Reich — “Music for 18 Musicians”
3 p.m. Astrological Insights with Julianna McCarthy*
1 p.m. Envelop Soundscapes
Nucleus
4 p.m. Arcosanti Resident Tour
Saturday, May 11
Amphitheater
12:30 a.m. Kaytranada
10:30 p.m. Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals
10 p.m. Aja Monet
8:15 p.m. Kelsey Lu
6:45 p.m. Khruangbin
4 p.m. Pussy Riot
2:30 p.m. Mary Lattimore
Apse
4:45 p.m. Miya Folick
3:15 p.m. Destroyer (solo)
11:40 a.m. Art Workshop with Lonnie Holley*
10 a.m. Fantastic Fungi and Where To Find Them*
9 a.m. Be Radical, Eat Traditional!*
Vaults
11:45 p.m. Channel Tres
9:15 p.m. Surprise*
7:30 p.m. Smoke Signals*
5:45 p.m. Vagabon
3 p.m. Watsky
1:10 p.m. Between Two Books with Florence + the Machine*
12:10 p.m. 2020/Vision*
11:15 a.m. Unstoppable*
10:15 a.m. Talkhouse Podcast*
8 a.m. / 9 a.m. Yoga with Equinox*
Envelop
2 a.m. Surprise Ambient Sets
7:05 p.m. Christopher Willits
6 p.m. Mark Slee
4:30 p.m. LISTEN: Ryuichi Sakamoto — async
3 p.m. Astrological Insights with Julianna McCarthy
1:45 p.m. Trayer
10 a.m. The Remedy*
11:30 a.m. Envelop Soundscapes
Equinox
6 p.m. Get in Bed with Equinox: Sleep Coaching*
2 p.m. Experience Equinox Tier X: Performance Training for Maximizing Festival Going*
11 a.m. Perfect Your FORM with Equinox Tier X: Mobility & Flexibility*
Pool
10 p.m. Julianna Barwick
12 p.m. Louise Chen + Special Guests
Nucleus
10 a.m. / noon / 2 p.m. / 4 p.m. Arcology Tour with Arcosanti
Sunday, May 12
Amphitheater
8:45 p.m. Vieux Farka Toure
8:30 p.m. Watsky
8:15 p.m. Anna Vivette
6:45 p.m. Robert Glasper
5 p.m. Julie Byrne
3:15 p.m. Snail Mail
1 p.m. Lonnie Holley
12:15 p.m. Fred Armisen
Apse
6:15 p.m. Rotana: Alien of Extraordinary Ability*
2:45 p.m. Trayer
1:45 p.m. L’Rain
11 a.m. Seekers of the Dream*
10 a.m. Vero Presents: We Can Be Social Again*
Vaults
12 a.m. Skrillex
10:30 p.m. DJ Koze
9:45 p.m. Nicola Cruz
7:30 p.m. Lafawndah
5:50 p.m. ÌFÉ
4 p.m. SASAMI
2 p.m. Patrisse Cullors “Knot” + Talk Back*
11:50 a.m. For The (Counter) Culture*
11:05 a.m. Men Who Transform The Gender Norm*
10:15 a.m. Patreon Presents: Art + Work: The Future of Creativity*
8 a.m. / 9 a.m. Yoga with Equinox*
Envelop
2 a.m. Surprise Ambient Sets
7:05 p.m. Christopher Willits
6 p.m. Mark Slee
4:30 p.m. LISTEN: Ghostly International — Selected Works: 20 Years of Art and Artifice
3 p.m. Astrological Insights with Julianna McCarthy
1:45 p.m. The Social Impact of Spatial Audio — Panel Discussion*
11:45 Envelop Soundscapes
10 a.m. Envelop Sound Bath
Pool
10 p.m. Tuff Ghosts
12 p.m. Durante and Special Guests
Mesa
7:15 p.m. Batry Powr
Minds Garden
12 p.m. Recover with Equinox: Acupuncture and Cupping*
Other
10 a.m. / noon / 2 p.m. Arcology Tour with Arcosanti *
