The lineup for the 2019 Red Bull Music Festival New York is packed with female talent. FKA twigs, Teyana Taylor, Tierra Whack, Rosalía, and Holly Herndon are some of this year’s performers.
The complete lineup of mostly women visual artists, musicians, and performers has us thoroughly gagging: FKA Twigs and Tierra Whack will play dates through April and May, as will flamenco-pop trailblazer Rosalía,R&B star Teyana Taylor, and electronic auteur Holly Herndon. Other artists slated to perform are self-produced experimental rapper JPEGMAFIA, New York jazz innovators the Onyx Collective, spoken word and free jazz artist Moor Mother, and pioneering DJ Kampire, who will co-headline with Singeli duo MCZO & Duke.
Furthermore, Teyana Taylor is set to stage her audiovisual experience House of Petunia, with her all-women production company The Aunties, on 15 May, and Holly Herndon will bring her new live show, PROTO, to Pioneer Works on the next day. Having recently announced her AI-assisted album of the same name, the set will feature new music from the upcoming LP.
Two nights later, Nyege Nyege Night will close out the festival with an evening of Ugandan electronic music at Brooklyn's Black Flamingo. Taking its name from label and collective Nyege Nyege Tapes, the event features the U.S. debut of Kampire – one of Mixmag's 10 breakthrough DJs of 2018 – and the duo Mczo & Duke. American producer Bearcat will also perform.
Other acts booked for Red Bull Music Festival include genre-bending jazz ensemble Onyx Collective (May 3) and experimental artist Moor Mother (May 19).
Since making its New York debut in 2013, Red Bull Music Festival has brought hosted artists big and small. Last year's edition featured 18 events – twice as many as this year's nine – and included a conversations with Robyn and Harry Belafonte, performances by Fever Ray and Oneohtrix Point Never and a themed reggaeton evening.
Red Bull Music Festival has staged similar events in other major cities from Tokyo to Moscow to Paris. Last month, a Los Angeles version of the festival included headlining performances by Robyn and Rae Sremmurd.Tickets for all Red Bull Music Festival New York events are on sale now. Find the festival's complete schedule below.