Alternative print weekly Metro Times’ 17th annual Blowout music festival has finally announced its 300-band lineup spanning more than 20 venues in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Ferndale from April 30 through May 3. 

Though many performance times have been omitted from the initial schedule, acts and excluded venue times are expected to be announced before the festival weekend. Blowout 17 incorporates well-known local venues such as The Old Miami, The Majestic complex, The Loving Touch, The Painted Lady and The New Dodge Lounge, as well as many unexpected locations such as Como’s restaurant (Ferndale),  Traffic Jam restaurant (Detroit) and the Ferndale Public Library. (Shhhh!)

Blowout 17 is being hailed as having one of the strongest lineups in years, though a few scheduling conflicts will force listeners to make some tough choices. The lineup includes local powerhouses (Flint Eastwood, Ro Spit,  Death, Jamaican Queens, Doc Waffles, Electric Six, Passalacqua, Howling Diablos, Mexican Knives, Doc Illingsworth, Tunde Olaniran, The Vonneguts, Woven Tangles, Eddie Logix, The Hentchmen, Terrible Twos, After Dark Amusement Park, Cold Men Young, Detroit Cobras, Silent Lions, Bill Bondsmen, My Pal Val, Odd Hours…) in addition to some of the Detroit-area’s best up-and-coming acts.

Worst Blowout 17 schedule conflicts:

Thursday: The Ragbirds  and Detroit Cobras (11:30 pm)

Friday: Jamaican Queens and Flint Eastwood (12:45 am)

Saturday: Electric Six and Death (12:45 am)

See the full Blowout 17 schedule below (or here):

Wednesday (4/30)

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