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Iron Blossom Festival announces 2026 indie-heavy lineup with Jack White and LCD Soundsystem
By Editorial Team · May 4, 2026
Summary
Richmond, Virginia’s Iron Blossom Festival announced its 2026 lineup on May 4, giving indie and alternative fans a compact but strong festival story for the week.
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- Category: News
- Published: May 4, 2026
- Tags: festival, richmond, jack-white, lcd-soundsystem, indie
Richmond, Virginia’s Iron Blossom Festival announced its 2026 lineup on May 4, giving indie and alternative fans a compact but strong festival story for the week.
The two-day event is scheduled for September 19 and 20 at Midtown Green in Richmond, with Jack White and LCD Soundsystem announced as headliners.
That combination already gives the festival a clear identity: guitar-driven rock history on one side, dance-punk and art-rock legacy on the other. But the rest of the bill is what makes it especially relevant to indie audiences.
Geese, Kevin Morby, Phantogram, La Luz and other acts give the lineup a broad alternative flavor, moving between psych rock, indie folk, synth-pop, surf-influenced guitar music and modern rock energy.
Festival announcements can sometimes feel like dry calendar entries, but Iron Blossom’s lineup matters because it reflects how the indie festival circuit continues to blend generations.
Jack White and LCD Soundsystem bring major name recognition, yet the undercard gives discovery value and keeps the event from feeling like pure nostalgia.