-- Second Annual Music Festival Returning

April 28-29

Weekend & Single-Day Tickets On Sale Now --

FORT WORTH, TX (

APRIL 16, 2018

Saturday

Sunday, April 28 and 29

Taking place in the highly respected Cultural District of Fort Worth and in partnership with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the 2018 festival will include a reimagined festival footprint and layout. The 2018 event will be entirely housed within the spacious lawn adjacent to the Will Rogers Coliseum and will include two outdoor main stages featuring non-overlapping sets. The CG Northern Stage will host 2018 headliner and acclaimed electro-funk duo Chromeo

on Saturday

on Saturday

On Sunday

Midnight

The Fortress team is also today unveiling several new and exciting ancillary festival events, including a VIP cocktail reception at Artspace 111 and general admission pre-party at Blackhouse, in addition to previously announced events like the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth hosting a series of performances featuring local music acts that will take place from

noon to 3:00 p.m.

Saturday

On

Friday, April 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

On the same night, April 27 from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Fortress Festival will host an official Day 1 pre-game party at FW Blackhouse, featuring complimentary beverages and music from Dallas-based DJ Christy Ray, daughter of DJ Spinderella who is the famed DJ of Salt-N-Pepa. Tickets can be purchased for $14 in advance and $17 the day-of (click HERE). Please note that automatic entry is not included with a festival ticket.

FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2018 – FULL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY, APRIL 28

CG NORTHERN STAGE

10:30 PM–11:30 PM

8:30–9:25 PM

7:00–7:45 PM

5:30–6:15 PM

4:15–5:00 PM

3:00–3:45 PM

2:00 PM

WILDCATTERS NETWORK STAGE

9:30–10:30 PM

7:45–8:30 PM

6:15–7:00 PM

5:00–5:30 PM

3:45–4:15 PM

2:30–3:00 PM

2:00 PM

THE AUDITORIUM AT THE MODERN

2:30–3:00 PM

1:45–2:15 PM

1:00–1:30 PM

**Note - These acts are only performing at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Auditorium on Saturday, April 28. RSVP is required.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29

CG NORTHERN STAGE

9:00 PM–10:15 PM

7:00–8:00 PM

5:15–6:00 PM

3:45–4:30 PM

2:30–3:00 PM

1:30–2:00 PM

Midnight

1:00 PM

WILDCATTERS NETWORK STAGE

8:00–9:00 PM

6:00–7:00 PM

4:30–5:15 PM

3:00–3:45 PM

2:00–2:30 PM

1:00 PM

Fortress Festival has also just revealed the official vendor lineup, both culinary and non-culinary for the second annual festival. 2018 food vendors will feature some of the best bites across the Lone Star State including Micklethwait Craft Meats, Salsa Limon, Papa Luke’s Gravy Balls, Doom Street Eats, Avoca, Shawarma Point, Rollin’n’Bowlin, and Crazy Burger; while additional vendors are set to include a variety of favorites from Fort Worth and beyond like FW Locals, Windfall, Grav/Labs, Holistic Hemp Company, Soulful Gypsy, To the Moon, Eva Lena Hair Extensions Salon, KXT and Arttooth.

The second annual Fortress Festival aims to offer both local residents and music-lovers across the country an unbeatable music lineup featuring internationally acclaimed headliners, alongside today’s hottest up-and-coming artists, as well as a variety of local North Texas artists. Single-day general admission passes to the fest are still available for just $59, while single-day VIP passes cost $149. Additionally, GA weekend passes are still available for $99 as well as two-day VIP weekend passes, which are on sale for $265. Both GA and VIP passes offer free access to the Modern’s galleries. Perks for VIP ticket-holders include exclusive events, preferred viewing areas, an official Fortress Festival t-shirt, free parking, expedited entry, dedicated lounges and restroom facilities, exclusive guided gallery tours at the Modern, discounts on the merchandise from the Modern, memberships and programs, and more.

Entirely new this year, VIP ticket-holders have the option to add-on exclusive festival-only meals for just $19 in advance and $23 the day-of. These delectable bites will include paella

on Saturday

Sunday

Fortress Festival would like to thank their 2018 partners who have helped make this second annual event possible, including presenting partner the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, stage sponsors CG Northern Development and the Wildcatters Network, as well as Texas Monthly, Visit Fort Worth, Live Urban Realty, Ilios Lighting, Dripping Springs Vodka, Omni Hotels and Resorts - Fort Worth, Orangetheory Fitness, UNT Health-Science Center, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Tuaca, Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, Everfest, Printed Threads, and KXT-FM (91.7 FM).

For additional festival details, including on-site activations, food and art vendors, the full event schedule and more, please visit www.FortressFestival.com, and follow Fortress Festival on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FortressFestival, and on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat at @FortressFest.

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ABOUT FORTRESS FESTIVAL:

Founded in 2016, Fortress Festival has become the premier music festival in North Texas. The two-day festival takes place each April in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. The festival is a partnership between Fortress Presents and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. For more information, please visit www.FortressFestival.com.

ABOUT THE MODERN:

Chartered in 1892, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is the oldest art museum in Texas and one of the oldest museums in the western United States. A new home for the museum, designed by the world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, opened in 2002 and features 53,000 square feet of gallery space, a 5,600-square-foot education center, and a state-of-the-art auditorium. The collection is comprised of nearly 3,000 objects, including paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs, and prints. The majority of works in the collection are dated between 1945 and the present. All major, international movements are represented, including Abstract Expressionism; British, German, French, and American Pop; Color Field Painting; Minimalism; Conceptualism; Post-Minimalism; New Image Painting, and Neo-Expressionism. For more information, please visit www.TheModern.org.com.