Noise Pop 2027 first lineup: Deerhoof, Lambchop at Grace Cathedral, a Castro Theatre debut
San Francisco's Noise Pop festival returns Feb. 18 to 28, 2027. Its first 24 acts include hometown band Deerhoof, Lambchop with Oakland's Free Key Choir at Grace Cathedral, and the festival's first show at the renovated Castro Theatre.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
Palm trees and sunshine at Jack London Square in Oakland. Photo: Niranjan Arminius / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
Noise Pop has announced the first wave of its 2027 lineup. The 34th edition of the San Francisco festival runs Feb. 18 to 28 at venues across the city, and individual show tickets went on sale Oct. 23.
Highlights
Deerhoof, formed in San Francisco in 1994, plays Great American Music Hall on Feb. 24. The band released its sci-fi-themed album Divine Schism this month, KQED reported.
Lambchop plays Grace Cathedral on Feb. 27 with the Bay Area experimental vocal group Free Key Choir.
Caroline Rose plays the festival's first-ever show at the Castro Theatre on Feb. 27.
Ayo Brame, a 19-year-old Oakland saxophonist featured on Jill Scott's album this year, plays SFJAZZ.
Here We Go Magic reunites at Great American Music Hall on Feb. 26 for its first show in a decade, and Gibby Haynes performs Butthole Surfers material Feb. 27 and 28, Hoodline reported, citing RIFF Magazine.
More acts will be announced in the coming months.
Noise Pop began in 1993 as a one-night, five-band, $5 show at the Kennel Club, now The Independent.
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