The Flaming Lips Set to Perform The Soft Bulletin In Its Entirety; Bob Mould to Play Copper Blue From Start to Finish For The First Time Ever

Initial Film Festival Lineup Revealed, In Addition to Tons More Bands, Including Sleigh Bells, Mac McCaughan (Superchunk/Portastatic), Matthew Dear, Class Actress and More!

February 21-26, 2012

…One of the best ways to see punk legends, indie darlings and the best local upstarts in one extended weekend. It’s meant to be a nonstop party… You can taste each and every intelligently booked showcase. - Rolling Stone

“While New York’s CMJ and Austin’s South by Southwest have become a who’s who for the music industry elite San Francisco promises something for the rest of us.” – Nylon

“Since it’s inception in 1993, San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival has grown into one of the most respected indie rock extravaganza’s in the country” - Pitchfork

San Francisco, CA – January 11, 2012 – Seminal independent music festival Noise Pop is thrilled to announce musical additions to their twentieth anniversary lineup. The festival, which will take place throughout San Francisco from February 21st to February 26th, 2012, will play host to two of music’s most important voices and Noise Pop alumni, The Flaming Lips and Bob Mould, each performing a classic album from their catalogue. The Flaming Lips will perform their lauded 1999 record The Soft Bulletin, while Mould – along with Jon Wurster on drums and Jason Narducy on bass - will revisit his former band Sugar’s incredible album, Copper Blue, which has never previously been played start to finish.

In addition to these, artists vast and varied under the “Noise Pop” umbrella have also been confirmed for the festival, including Sleigh Bells, Mac McCaughan from Superchunk/Portastatic, Matthew Dear, The Soft Pack, Class Actress, Thao, Release the Sunbird, The Dodos, John Vanderslice, Two Gallants, Hollerado, and many many more. These folks will join previously announced bands like Built to Spill, Archers of Loaf, Cursive, Die Antwood, Grimes, and Christie Front Drive in celebrating Noise Pop’s twenty year legacy. The full list of confirmed artists includes:

ARCHERS OF LOAF

BIG FREEDIA

BIRD BY SNOW

BLEACHED

BOB MOULD plays Copper Blue

BORN GOLD

BUDOS BAND

BUILT TO SPILL

CHAPTER 24

CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE

CHURCHES

CLASS ACTRESS

CRAIG FINN (THE HOLD STEADY)

CURSIVE

DIE ANTWOORD

DIRTY GHOSTS

DISAPPEARS

DOUBLE DUCHESS

DREAMS

EPIC SAUCE DJS

FIDLAR

FRESH & ONLYS

GIGGLE PARTY

GREAT APES

GRIMES

HARD FRENCH DJ’S

HOLLERADO

HOSPITALITY

IMPERIAL TEEN

JOHN VANDERSLICE

JOLIE HOLLAND

JONAH MATRANGA

LAURA VEIRS

LILAC

MAC MCCAUGHAN (SUPERCHUNK)

MATTHEW DEAR

MAUS HAUS

MELTED TOYS

MOUNT MORIAH

oOoOO

OVERWHELMING COLORFAST

ORANGER

PAINTED PALMS (DJ SET)

PEPPERCORN

PICKWICK

PORTER ROBINSON

RELEASE THE SUNBIRD

SAD BABY WOLF

SHANNON & THE CLAMS

SLEIGH BELLS

SLOUCHING STARS

SURFER BLOOD

TALKDEMONIC

TAMBO RAYS

TAXES

THAO

THE DODOS

THE FLAMING LIPS Performing The Soft Bulletin

THE LONELY FOREST

THE SHE’S

THE SOFT PACK

TWO GALLANTS

TYLER LYLE

UME

VERONICA FALLS

VIRGIN ISLAND

WILL SPROUT (THE MUMLERS)

WYE OAK

YOUNG MAMMALS

Noise Pop is also excited to announce the first films confirmed for the film festival portion of Noise Pop 20. The lineup includes Hit So Hard, the amazing documentary about former Hole drummer Patty Schemel; Bob and the Monster, a documentary of Thelonious Monster’s Bob Forrest; Upside Down: The Creation Records Story, a detailed history of the famed UK label’s rise and subsequent decline; Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story, a documentary about Morphine singer Mark Sandman; and more to come!

Noise Pop Festival badges, which are in limited supply, are available to purchase NOW at Noisepop.com/2012. General Badges grant access to all general admission concerts (except Die Antwoord and Flaming Lips), films, happy hours, Culture Club and other events during the festival. There is also a special Flaming Lips badge that includes the show; as well as individual shows currently on sale.

For the first time ever, Noise Pop will be using the forthcoming culture guide website, Do415, to power their schedule page. You can customize your own Noise Pop schedule, RSVP to events and see what shows everybody else is attending. Creating your own schedule will register you for Do415 and give you exclusive information on the site's launch party.

Since it began in 1993, Noise Pop Festival has become a north star for the music industry, bringing emerging and promising talent to the forefront of their lineup. Numerous acclaimed artists have graced their stages, from The White Stripes and Yoko Ono, to Death Cab for Cutie and Bright Eyes, and many more. This six-day festival takes place across numerous event spaces in the SF area, catering to upwards of 20,000 fans. The festival has expanded in recent years to also include art gallery shows, as well as a music-centric film festival, a pop-up shop, an art exposition, an album-inspired dinner series called Covers, a weekend workshop exploring independent culture called the Noise Pop Culture Club, and much more. With all of these events, Noise Pop has solidified itself as the true amalgamator of Bay Area culture, and continues to do what it has always done best: celebrating the independent arts with the city at large.