They say third time’s a charm, but Red Bull Music Academy Festival has led a charmed lineup for the past three years it has descended upon New York City for the month of May. Last year’s second iteration saw such events as a block party to celebrate Can Red Bull Break a Band? Sound Select’s 30 Days in L.A. Kicks Off
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
Doubtless even Rihanna will deign to check out some of these amazing-sounding events (if not the talk with A$AP Rocky, then definitely Raw Sound Transgression). Check out the full lineup below and head on over to Red Bull Music Academy’s official website for more information and to buy tickets.
Related
Red Bull Music Academy 2015 Lineup and Dates
May 1 — Electronic Africa with Nozinja, Islam Chipsy and EEK, Titica, DJ Spoko , Chief Boima, Dubbel Dutch @ Villain
May 2 — GHE20G0TH1K with Sissy Nobby, Venus X, Total Freedom, MikeQ, Ma N guzu, Divoli S ‘ vere @ Brooklyn Bazaar
May 3 — 100 Disciplines: A Composition for 20 Performers by Kid Millions Niños Du Brasil @ Beaux-Arts Court at Brooklyn Museum
May 6 — A Conversation with La Monte Young @ Red Bull Studios New York
May 7 — A Conversation with A$AP Rocky (Location TBA)
May 8 — PC Music & SOPHIE: Pop Cube @ BRIC House
May 9 — Que Bajo?!: Barrioteca Tropical with DJ Playero, DJ Laz, Erick Rincon, Happy Colors, Pablitomix, Notch, Uproot Andy, Geko Jones, and more @ Verboten
May 10 — Yardcore: Brooklyn Bashment with King Jammy, Assassin, Spice, Lisa Hype, Tifa, Kr anium, Ricky Blaze, Mixpak Sound, Federation Sound
May 12 — A Conversation with George Clinton @ Brooklyn Museum
May 13 — Nothing Changes: Raw Sound Transgression with Merzbow, Genesis P-Orridge & Aaron Dilloway (Wolf Eyes), Prurient, Pharmakon, Ron Morelli, Marshstepper, Uniform, and more @ Output
May 14 — Studio Talk: Beatmaker Roundtable, presented with Native Instruments @ Red Bull Studios New York
May 15 — Tri Angle Records 5th Anniversary with The Haxan Cloak, Evian Christ, Holy Other, Vessel, Forest Swords, Bothhodyd, mssingo, Lotic, Rabit, Hanz and special guests @ 23 Wall Street
May 16 — Brooklyn Flea Record Fair with Eamon Harkin (Mister Saturday Night), Justin Miller (Have A Killer Time), Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Matt Werth (RVNG), and more @ Smorgasburg
May 16 — Storm Rave with Frankie Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart, Lenny Dee, Rob Gee
May 17 & May 18 — FKA twigs presents Congregata @ Brooklyn Hangar
May 27 — Studio Talk: Revolutions On Air, New York City Radio 1980-1984 @ Red Bull Studios New York
May 29 & May 30 — Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell with Dev Hynes, Cults, Phosphorescent, Thao Nguyen, Richard Reed Parry, Sam Amidon, Rubblebucket, and more @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
May 30 — Sleeping Bag Records: Go Bang with Kurtis Mantronik, Nicky Siano, Morgan Geist, and more @ Good Room