Bachelor Announce Doomin’ Sun Fest
The virtual benefit will feature Tegan and Sara, Jeff Tweedy, Courtney Barnett and many more
Photo by Tonje Thilesen
IRL festivals are getting announced left and right in the States ahead of a vaccine-assisted summer of relief from the pandemic, but Bachelor—Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Palehound’s Ellen Kempner—are singlehandedly (well, double-handedly) keeping virtual events on the map with Doomin’ Sun Fest.
The livestreaming festival/telethon to benefit Seeding Sovereignty will feature performances from a who’s-who of indie-rock royalty: Tegan and Sara, Courtney Barnett, Benjamin Gibbard, Sylvan Esso, Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Japanese Breakfast, Julien Baker, and Tank and The Bangas are among the free June show’s many acts. It all goes down June 10 starting at 6 p.m. ET, followed by a virtual afterparty inside 3D social game Hotel Hideaway.
A press release describes Doomin’ Sun Fest’s organizing principles as follows:
Created as a chance to gather for “Community, Compassion, Climate, and Celebration,” Doomin’ Sun Fest will be FREE to attend, but donations to Seeding Sovereignty will be highly encouraged. The organization is an Indigenous-led collective working to radicalize and disrupt colonized spaces through land, body, and food sovereignty work, community building, and cultural preservation.