South Star: Lineup announced for new Alabama music festival

The lineup for Huntsville’s first multi-day, large-scale, real-deal, music festival in 13 years is here.

Headliners for South Star Music Festival, set for September 28 and 29 at John Hunt Park, are Gwen Stefani on Saturday and Blink-182 on Sunday.

Other artists on the lineup for Saturday: Shinedown, Jane’s Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, TLC, Juvenile, Gin Blossoms, Candlebox, Dexter and the Moonrocks, and Winona Fighter.

Sunday’s lineup also boasts: Beck, Sublime, Goo Goo Dolls, Ludacris, Big Boi, Pete Yorn, Vanessa Carlton, Bully and Billy Allen + The Pollies.

Tickets go on sale 10:40 a.m. central Thursday. There’s a presale that same day beginning at 10 a.m. Prices increase once the public on-sale begins, according to South Star’s website and social media.

Prices start at $224 for a two-day general admission ticket and $139 for one-day general admission. They go up to $925 for one-day and $1,395 for two-day “platinum” tickets.

Those platinum tix include exclusive front-of-stage viewing at the fest’s two main stages, complimentary full-service bar and all-day dining, a dedicated entrance lane into the festival and other extras.

There are also general admission plus (two-day $339, one-day $259) and VIP ($649, $459) tiers for tickets.

According to the festival’s website, there are “no hidden fees” in the ticket pricing.

South Star is being produced by C3 Presents of Austin, Texas. C3′s many other festival productions have included Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Atlanta’s Shaky Knees and New Orleans’ Voodoo Music + Arts Experience.

Huntsville has been without a large-scale music festival since the final Big Spring Jam in 2011. The engineering-centric city’s music profile has risen steadily since the opening of Orion Amphitheater in spring 2022.

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