Firefly Music Festival revealed Tuesday morning that Halsey, My Chemical Romance, Green Day and Dua Lipa will headline its 10th anniversary in Dover on Sept. 22-25.
Other big names headed to The Woodlands include Big Sean, Zedd, Porter Robinson, Avril Lavigne, All Time Low, Willow, Bleachers, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Weezer, The Kid Laroi and Gunna.
A limited amount of pre-sale tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday at fireflyfestival.com.
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In contrast to last year’s lineup that was more top-heavy with rap acts, this year those artists are taking a backseat to EDM artists and bands.
Many fans on Firefly’s Facebook expressed disappoint in this year’s 10-year anniversary lineup, although some were thrilled about it.
“Crazy headliners!!! But the rest of the line up doesn’t pop out to me,” one person wrote.
“THEY HAD LIL WAYNE EMINEM, kid cudi, and now we are here. Wtf,” a confused fan said.
“MCR!! Dua Lips!!! Bleachers!! Weezer!! Green Day!!! Rainbow kitten surprise!!! Cold War kids!!! Matt maeson!!! Gus dapperon!!!!! Backseat lovers!! Mall rat!!!!!!” an excited commenter wrote.
“Well that’s very underwhelming. Especially for a 10 yr anniversary,” another fan said.
“Lineup is the worst I’ve seen. Gross,” a frustrated fan wrote.
Firefly was the new kid on the festival block in 2012 and it quickly gained national attention with its lineup that included headliners The Killers, Jack White and The Black Keys.
Over the years the festival attracted big acts like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Outkast, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney, Eminem, Artic Monkeys, The 1975, Bob Dylan, Bishop Briggs, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Snoop Dog, Twenty One Pilots, Deamau5, Kendrick Lamar, Chvrches and many others.
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After the 2020 festival was canceled due to the pandemic, it returned last year in the fall for the first time. Previously, the festival was held in June.
Last year organizers limited the event to 50,000 attendees due to the pandemic.
At its height, Firefly attracted over 90,000 in 2015, the year Paul McCartney headlined. Since then attendance has fluctuated.
Last year saw headliners Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, The Killers and Lizzo, along with other big acts Megan Thee Stallion, Cage the Elephant, Roddy Ricch, Wiz Khalifa and Machine Gun Kelly.
Delaware Online / The News Journal reported last year that there appeared to be an uptick in first-time attendees at the festival in 2021.
Although last year’s festival wasn’t a super-spreader event, some people didn’t attend due to safety concerns, hoping that the 10-year anniversary festival would make it worth the return.
Here’s a link to this year’s full Firefly lineup on Facebook.
Andre Lamar is the features/lifestyle reporter. If you have an interesting story idea, email Andre Lamar at alamar@gannett.com
