The Hopsoctch 2012 lineup is here with The Roots, Jesus & Mary Chain, Built To Spill & many more

One of the most anticipated annual local music announcements is the Hopscotch Music Festival lineup, and today is the day where we get to share it with you.

This year's lineup includes a whopping 175 acts. Influential rock bands The Jesus and Mary Chain and Built To Spill will play the City Plaza stage on Friday, September 7 and hip-hop superstars The Roots will headline on Saturday, September 8 with dance group Escort opening.

Other performers include Dan Deacon, The dB's, Deerhoof, Field Report, Hiss Golden Messenger, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Lambchop, Liars, Mac McCaughan, Roman Candle, Samantha Crain, Shark Quest, Shovels & Rope, Thee Oh See, Versus, Wye Oak, Yo La Tengo and Zola Jesus. Check out the full lineup below.

The festival will host a few world premiere performances. Megafaun will debut a new a new work with German composer Arnold Dreyblatt, Hubble will debut a new piece titled Lag, and Matthew E. White, the leader of Fight the Big Bull, will debut his forthcoming record with the help of a massive band of about 40 musicians including a string section and a choir.

All-show tickets are on sale now HERE. Single day passes will be available

We'll have a lot more on Hopscotch between now and September, so stay tuned.

The lineup
Airstrip
Altar of Plagues
Altos
Alvarius B
Amen Dunes
Arnold Dreyblatt & Megafaun
The Atlas Moth
Balam Acab
the band in Heaven
Baroness

The Beast

The Beat Report

Big Troubles
Bill Orcutt
Bio Ritmo
Birds of Avalon
Black Skies
Boy Friend
The Bronzed Chorus
Built to Spill
Burglar Fucker
Calico Haunts
Cantwell Gomez & Jordan
Carlos Giffoni
Charlie Parr
Charles Latham
Cheater Slicks
Chelsea Crowell
Chris Corsano
Chris Forsyth & Koen Holtkamp
Chuck Johnson
Cities Aviv
Class Actress
CO LA
Colin Stetson
Corrosion of Conformity
Curtis Eller
Damien Jurado
Dan Deacon
Danny Brown
David Pajo/Papa M
The dB's
Death Grips
Deerhoof
Delicate Steve
Doldrums
Donovan Quinn
Dope Body
Drique London
Duchess Says
Ducktails
Elephant Micah
Escort
EXITmusic
feltbattery
Field Report
Flesh Wounds
Flosstradamus
Free Electric State
Frustrations
The Future Kings of Nowhere
G-Side
Glenn Jones
Grohg
Gross Ghost
Guardian Alien
Guinea Worms
Hacienda
Heads on Sticks
High Wolf
Hiss Golden Messenger
Holograms
The Hot at Nights
Hubble (Lag World Premiere)
Hume
Hundred Waters
ITAL
J. Roddy Walston & the Business
Jacaszek
Jackie Chain
Jane Jane Pollock
Jason Kutchma & the 5 Fifths
Jenny Besetzt
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Joint D≠
Jon Mueller’s Death Blues
Julia Holter
Kenny Roby
Kevin Drumm
Lambchop
Lazy Janes
Laurel Halo
Left Outlet
Liars
Lilac Shadows
Lizzy Ross Band
Little Hollow
Mac McCaughan
Marc McGuire
MAKE
Matthew E. White: One Incantation Under God
Mark Holland
Midtown Dickens
Minor Stars
Mirel Wagner
The Mountain Goats
My Best Fiend
Nails
Naked Gods
Nerves Junior
Nests
Nick Catchdubs
No BS Brass Band
Nobunny
Odonis Odonis
Oneida
Oren Ambarchi
Paint Fumes
Pallbearer
Phil Cook & His Feat
Pipe
Pop. 1280
Quiet Evenings
Roman Candle
Roomrunner
The Roots
Samantha Crain
Savage Knights
Say Brother
Screaming Females
Secret Cities
Secret Mountains
Shark Quest
Shirlette & the Dynamite Brothers
Shovels & Rope
Silver Swans
Sinful Savage Tigers
Sister Crayon
Some Army
The Spits
STAG
Starlings
TN
Strand of Oaks
Sunn O)))
Sutekh Hexen
T0W3RS
Tomas Phillips & Craig Hilton
Tom Maxwell
Tenement
Thee Oh Sees
The Toddlers
Toon & The Real Laww
Valient Thorr
Vattnet Viskar
Versus
The Weather Station
Whatever Brains
White Hills
Withered
Wood Ear
Work Clothes
Wowser Bowser
Wye Oak
Wylie Hunter & the Cazadores
Yo La Tengo
Young and in the Way
Young Magic
Zack Mexico
Zammuto
Zeus
Zola Jesus