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Austin Psych Fest 2025: Dinosaur JR, EITS, GYBE and more

Posted by Loren on January 23, 2025

Austin Psych Fest 2025: Dinosaur JR, EITS, GYBE and more
photo by Cara Totman

Austin Psych Fest 2025 has set the dates and announced the lineup for the 3-day event. Headliners include Dinosaur Jr, Kim Gordon, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, and more -- listed in full below. This year's festival takes place April 25-27 at The Far Out Lounge in Austin, TX.

The festival began in 2008, temporarily branded at Levitation for a period until reviving its original name in 2023. Austin Psych Fest now takes place in the spring with Levitation in the fall.


FRI APRIL 25
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR
BLACK MOUNTAIN • KADAVAR • OCTOPUS PROJECT • BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT • FEDERALE
JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER

SAT APRIL 26
DARKSIDE • KIM GORDON • STRFKR
GEORDIE GREEP • SASAMI
CORRIDOR • WOMBO • DUMMY • ALEX MAAS • COLOR GREEN • WINDOWS

SUN APRIL 27
DINOSAUR JR PLAYS 'WITHOUT A SOUND' • YO LA TENGO
BÔA •  LOS MIRLOS • LA LUZ
DEAN WAREHAM PLAYS GALAXIE 500
THE MYSTERY LIGHTS • HOLY WAVE
GARRETT T. CAPPS & NASA COUNTRY

& MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED...

Pictured: Dinosaur Jr.

Austin Psych Fest 2025: Dinosaur JR, EITS, GYBE and more
photo by Cara Totman

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