Chart-topping R&B singer-songwriter SZA and rock band The Killers will be the headliners for Pittsburgh’s big new music festival, Sudden Little Thrills, organizers announced Tuesday.
The two-day festival, set for the first full weekend in September, will take place at Hazelwood Green.
Other nationally known acts on the bill include pop singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez, indie singer, songwriter and guitarist St. Vincent, and world-touring rapper Wiz Khalifa, a Pittsburgh native who will be celebrating his birthday here that weekend. The lineup also includes Omar Apollo, Fletcher, Pittsburgh-based Girl Talk, and Yung Gravy.
The festival will also spotlight a number of locally based acts, with performances from Feeble Little Horse, Corook, and Fedd the God.
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Sudden Little Thrills, announced earlier this year, is being staged by some of the producers behind such festivals as Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, and Sea.Hear.Now. Organizers promise that a portion of every ticket “will benefit nonprofit and grassroots organizations within the Hazelwood Community, providing lasting economic impact beyond the two-day event.”
Hazelwood Green is a 178-acres riverfront former industrial site undergoing redevelopment as an industrial park and community resource.
Pre-sale tickets are available starting 10 a.m. Thursday.