The Forecastle Festival Tickets

Forecastle was AMAZING!!! I would definitely recommend thus event to others.

I'm a huge Black Keys fan, so I was so pumped to see that they were playing 2 hours away from me along with other awesome bands like the Alabama Shakes, Flaming Lips, etc. I pretty much liked all the bands I saw, and the vibe was very chill and easy going. Lots of tents with food, beer, bourbon, and crafts. The Alabama Shakes were AWESOME. Electrifying live show. The Black Keys were the headliners and just flat out incredible. Dan Auerbach is so talented, and Pat Carney is so dynamic on drums. I will definitely head out to Forecastle next year!! The only two, very small, cons of this event were all the weed smoke (if you don't partake) and the festival organizers delaying the concerts an hour due to the threat of rain which never came. This is supposed to be a rain or shine festival soooo......yeah that sucked.

An AMAZING time, not sure if i saw anyone who was not having fun!!!

This was a great venue, right on the waterfront. All the bands from Dawes, Alabama Shakes, Jim James and the Black Keys were amazing live shows. The lead singer from Alabama Shakes was unbelievable. I hope Forecastle can keep up that great of a line-up.

This was the best line-up of all time for Forecastle! The venue was amazing! The weather caused a brief evacuation and trying to get back in was a bit of a mess because they threw my ticket away when I first arrived. However, because I had my beer bracelet on, they allowed me back in to the concert.

unreal festival. recommended to anyone and everyone!

Years ago I was attracted to Forecastle to see the Black Keys preform. This year I was excited to have the opportunity to see the Black Keys again, along with some other awesome bands. I bought a one day pass for Saturday. I'm disappointed to say that Forecastle has grown too big and too far away from its original roots. The performers were excellent but the space was limiting and overwhelmed with people. Social activism and grass roots live music was the original focus of Forecastle and unfortunately that is no longer the focus. Commercialism and crowds is all you'll find now.

Forecastle has become a corporate bore castle. Red Bull Tents ablaze and none of the down home feel from last year where the poster art was front and center--as was the activism. The VIP tents had none of the boutique feel from last year where visitors rested on distressed furniture with a sweet under the sea motif. Food & Drink Vendors were out of stock early on the Saturday with another day to go. The decision to evacuate the entire event for 90 minutes may have been a good idea, but I think it was the only one. Some of the bands were fantastic (Flaming Lips and of course, the sweet-voiced songbirds of Freakwater) but significant time was not allotted to Louisville area bands. Alabama Shakes--great--Black Keys--good grief you guys take yourselves seriouslyThe free spirited performances artists were not in abundance the way they were last year, and the Squallis Puppeteers did not seem to have the freedom to undulate among crowds as they did last year. I'm from Louisville originally, and I'm just disappointed at the direction this festival has taken. While it draws a lot of visitors and certainly is good economically, I just think they have taken it to a generic place. Boo! Am giving this a No Castle for next year's travel plans and festivals to attend. Just not enough attention to the little details or maintaining a Louisville flavor.

Not too hot and enjoyed the overcast! However when they TRIED to make us evacuate due to some harmless clouds I was blown! But we stuck around and the shows started back in like an hour . Loved Shovels and Rope and of course the Alabama Shakes were amaaaaazing and Rhe Black Keys murdered the last performance! It was awesome! Can't wait to go again! Plus who doesnt like being on the river??

Attended Forecastle Festival on Friday mainly to see Young the Giant. The setting on the river was nice, lots of booths with food, drink etc. but the band related merchandise was lacking. Would have liked to see CD's for each of the bands etc. The pamphlet containing the schedule SUCKED as did the schedule itself. Too many bands overlapped times, even bands in the same genre. Would have liked to see basic info on each band like genre and where they're from so that it would make it easier to decide which stage to go to at which time and evaluate which to miss due to the overlaps. Speaking of scheduling...why would you schedule this event the same weekend as Bunbury in Cincinnati????

The bands were great, but my VIP experience was not. I did The VIP last year at The Beale Street Music Fest an it was sooo Much better. VIP should include: Covered seating (with seats) Bathrooms at every stage! Light food Water, sodas (in memphis we had wine & beer, too) Actual seats...I had to stand the entire time. If I come back, I'll only buy GA tickets.

As always, Forecastle was great. I just wish I could have gone all three days. One thing I will mention is that they made us leave due to impending weather, but didn't do a very good job of explaining, etc. Might have some cranky ppl bc of that.

This festival was really well put together and of course the music was awesome!

This was my first trip to Forecastle Festival and it will likely not be my last. Located conveniently in downtown Louisville, Forecastle was a very well run event that had a stellar line up and great infrastructure and food and drink prices. The Black Keys were absolutely unreal and the Alabama Shakes were definitely the surprise show stealer of the day. Hopefully the line up has me wanting to return next year.

Great event, well run and with amazing bands. Loved the crowd, it was a great place to be. Only thing keeping the 5th star was the completely unnecessary 30 minute evacuation due to weather that never even came.

Black Keys played an amazing show, which was only outdone by the Flaming Lips before them. Great setlist by both

Not only was the music amazing but the entire event was so well run! Lots to do and see and the best musical line up! Won't ever miss again. Louisville Rocks!

What I enjoyed most about Forecastle Fest was the festival grounds setup. Each stage was unique and easy to navigate too. Location was great near the downtown and right along the water. Each show wasn't too crowded, just the right amount of people. Last but not least, great variety in music.

This was an amazing concert - I can not wait til this years!