AVLFest, Asheville’s premier multi-venue music marathon will return for its second annual celebration August 1-4, 2024. Presented by Wicked Weed Brewing and Worthwhile Sounds, the encore to 2023’s knockout inaugural event will welcome over 250 artists across a vast spectrum of genres including rock, Americana, hip-hop, electronic, psychedelic, funk, blues, and more. Last week, AVLFest revealed a stacked bill of lineup additions including chillwave icon Washed Out, Canadian indie-rock outfit The New Pornographers, Terminator X (of Public Enemy), crowd-favorite folk troubadours Langhorne Slim and Brett Dennen, Cali singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt, and dozens of others. This announcement follows the unveiling of AVLFest’s initial lineup in March, which highlighted acts such as Papadosio, Beachwood Sparks, Blitzen Trapper, S.G. Goodman, River Whyless, SUSTO, and The Heavy Heavy. See above for AVLFest’s complete 2024 lineup.
AVLFest will bring non-stop entertainment to area residents and visitors alike for a second year in a row August 1-4. Performance showcases are set to take place throughout the weekend, with wristbands granting passholders access to all AVLFest host venues, as well discounts at numerous local retailers and restaurants. New for this year––in lieu of any separately ticketed stand alone headliners, all AVLFest performances are included in the weekend pass. Showcases are set to take place at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues including The Outpost, The Orange Peel, The Grey Eagle, and newly-participating establishments including Eulogy, Citizen Vinyl, and Jack of the Wood. Also set for the second annual AVLFest are new and improved shuttle bus routes, bike maps, and a variety of restaurant and retail partners.
AVLFest is proud to announce that a portion of proceeds from its 2024 festival will benefit Asheville Music Professionals, a local nonprofit driving education, advocacy, and collaboration in the western North Carolina music community.
$135 GA and $250 VIP Weekend passes are available now. Local patrons who would like to support AVLFest while sparing online ticketing fees can now purchase AVLFest passes in person at Harvest Records and Records in the RAD. To learn more about AVLFest, explore the lineup, or purchase passes online, visit avlfest.com and follow along at @AVLFest on Instagram and Facebook.
WHAT: 2nd Annual AVLFest
WHERE: Various Venues – Asheville, NC
WHEN: August 1-4, 2024
TICKETS: $135-250
TICKET LINK: AVLFest Tickets
FESTIVAL WEBSITE: AVLFest.com
About Wicked Weed Brewing
Wicked Weed Brewing is an award-winning brewery based in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in December 2012, Wicked Weed currently operates a 50-barrel production brewery, a sour beer production facility and four retail locations; the original Brewpub in the heart of downtown Asheville, the southeast’s first mixed-culture dedicated taproom, the Funkatorium, and the Wicked Weed West taproom. Wicked Weed opened Cultura, a fine dining restaurant in 2019 that was nominated in 2020 by the James Beard Foundation for Best New Restaurant. In 2021 Wicked Weed launched their newest endeavor, Vīdl Winery, specializing in the production of natural wines. In 2024 Wicked Weed expanded distribution to northeastern states including Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey. Learn more at: WickedWeedBrewing.com.
About Worthwhile Sounds
Formed in 2015 by Jeff Whitworth, former owner of The Grey Eagle in Asheville NC, Worthwhile Sounds has established a reputation as one of the premier INDEPENDENT talent buying organizations in the Southeastern US. Worthwhile Sounds currently represents AVLFest, Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC), Bijou Theatre (Knoxville, TN), Peace Center (Greenville, SC) Asheville Downtown Association (Downtown After 5), New Belgium Brewing AVL, Cold Mountain Festival, and Burial Beer’s Burnpile Harvest Festival.
AVLFest Host Venues
Salvage Station
The Outpost
Highland Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing
The Orange Peel
The Grey Eagle
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
Eulogy
French Broad River Brewery
Asheville Music Hall
The Funkatorium
Citizen Vinyl
One World West
The One Stop
The Odd
Jack of the Wood
Sovereign Kava
The Social
Fleetwood's
Little Jumbo
The Cellar at Haywood Park Hotel
