Hopscotch 2014 Night 1: Body Games, New Music Raleigh, IIII

All photos by Chris Powers

As the rain continued to pour down, drenched fans made their way to the Duke Energy performing arts complex to take in an interesting trio of acts that lived up to Hopscotch’s reputation for experimental music, but were outside of the typical ambient and drone genres the festival is famous for.

Chapel Hill’s Body Games lit up the Kennedy Theater with psychedelic projects of Johah Hill and various romantic scenes from Disney films (I spotted The Lion King and Robin Hood). Like moths to a flame, this attracted the glow stick crowd that has become an annual tradition at Hopscotch and a dance party began.

Hopscotch announces initial 2014 lineup, Spoon, Mastodon, St. Vincent, Sun Kil Moon top bill

This morning the initial lineup of the 2014 Hopscotch Music Festival, coming back to downtown Raleigh on September 4-6, was announced and just as in previous years it's a doozy.

Topping the bill this year are Spoon, Mastodon, St. Vincent, Sun Kil Moon, Death, High on Fire, Jamie xx, Thurston Moore, IIII and many, many more. Check out the current complete lineup below.

Spoon, St. Vincent and Lonnie walker will play the City Plaza stage on Friday, September 5. Things will get loud on Saturday, September 6, when Mastodon, Death and Valient Thorr play the big stage.