Wakarusa 2008 Initial Artist Announcement!

Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival announced its initial line-up today. Topping the bill are festival mainstays The Flaming Lips, making their second headlining gig at the Lawrence, Kansas festival. Many Wakarusa alumni such as the one-man extraordinaire Keller Williams, newly re-united Leftover Salmon, New Orleans funk band Galactic and up-and-coming electro-rock group Lotus are making an appearance, while new-to-the-festival acts like mandolin pioneer David Grisman, hip-hop stalwarts Blackalicious, soul stylist Betty LaVette and indie-pop act Dr. Dog round out the list.

Read on for the initial artists.

Wakarusa has always leaned toward more of a jam heavy line-ups without straying too far from the scene. This year it seems as if Wakarusa is starting to make their line-up a bit more diverse. That seems to be the mold these days though. Festivals that have predominately featured jambands, like Langerado and Bonnaroo, have shifted to feature more and more indie-rock, hip-hop, dance and electronic acts.

Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival 2008 initial artists:

The Flaming Lips
Keller Williams
Leftover Salmon
Cake
Galactic
Buckethead
Lotus
David Grisman Quintet
Old 97's
Alejandro Escovedo
Tea Leaf Green
Ozric Tentacles
Brett Dennen
Blackalicious
Dr Dog
State Radio
Betty LaVette
Split Lip Rayfield
The Avett Brothers
Yard Dog's Road Show
The Gourds
Steel Train
Trombone Shorty
Chicago Afrobeat Project
Heavy Pets

For more information visit the official Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival website.