Firefly Festival Updates: Broken Bells + Big Gigantic/Daily Line-Ups

The 2014 Firefly Festival has shared a number of updates, including the addition of Broken Bells and Big Gigantic to the already stellar line-up. This year’s roster also features performances by headliners Foo Fighters, Outkast, and Jack Johnson, as well as additional acts like Arctic Monkeys, The Lumineers, Weezer, Imagine Dragons, Grouplove, Haerts, White Denim, Third Eye Blind, New Politics, Twenty One Pilots and many more on the bill. Now in its third year, the event returns to The Woodlands in Dover, DE on June 19-22, 2014 with an extended 4-day festival showcasing 100+ bands on 7 stages.

See the full press release of the latest updates below…

DOVER, DE (Feb. 18) – Firefly Music Festival added two acts to their 2014 bill today along with the announcement of additional experiential items. Alternative rock band Broken Bells, which includes lead singer of The Shins, James Mercer, as well as Brian Burton, also known as Danger Mouse, has been announced through the festival’s social media pages. Big Gigantic will make their second Firefly appearance as well.

“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Big Gigantic back to The Woodlands this June,” says Firefly Music Festival Director Greg Bostrom. “Their return, along with the addition of Broken Bells, is adding to our anticipation for June.”

In addition to the artist announcements, on Feb. 18, Firefly also matched all donations (up to $10,000) to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital made through the ticket purchasing process. Firefly merchandise went on sale and a special “Limited” general admission price was introduced for $259. Fans also were surprised with the re-release of the 2014 lineup video, the announcement of the Coffee House artists, the daily llineup, as well as those performing on the Red Bull stages in the camping areas on-site at Firefly.

Another exciting announcement came with the official release of the band Bleachers, the latest project of Grammy award winning artist and songwriter Jack Antonoff, best known for being the guitarist from the band Fun. Bleachers has been on the Firefly lineup since it was announced in January, and will be one of the first live shows of the group.

Revisit our extensive coverage of the 2013 Firefly Festival here –

Day 1 – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Public Enemy, Ellie Goulding, Twenty One Pilots…

Day 2 – Tom Petty, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alabama Shakes, Jim James…

Day 3 – Foster the People, Dispatch, Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend…

And check out our recent coverage of 2014 Firefly Festival acts:

Photos: Imagine Dragons @ SAP Center

Album Review: Broken Bells ‘After The Disco’

Interview: Kodaline ‘Pulling On Your Heartstrings’

Photos: The Wild Feathers @ World Cafe Live

Photos: Saints of Valory @ World Cafe Live

Photos: Band of Horses @ The McKittrick Hotel

Photos: Young the Giant @ Studio @ Webster Hall