Salt Lake City is about to welcome thousands of indie music fans for the seventh year of Kilby Block Party, a three-day music festival taking place this weekend.
The impressive array of featured artists includes names like Lorde, Turnstile, The xx, Modest Mouse and Hayley Williams, along with popular Utah-based talents like The Moss and Ritt Momney.
Riley Bode, the festival’s head of marketing, told the Deseret News the festival expects around 30,000 attendees per day this year. Here’s everything you need to know to prepare.
Schedule and lineup
Kilby Block Party staggers its artists across four stages from 11:45 a.m. to around 10 p.m. for the three days of the festival. Gates open at 11:30 a.m.
The full schedule is available on the festival’s website, but the artists playing at the festival include:
Friday:
- Turnstile
- Modest Mouse
- Father John Misty
- Japanese Breakfast
- Pattie Gonia
- Ritt Momney
Saturday:
- The xx
- Alex G
- Lucy Dacus
- The Last Dinner Party
- Briston Maroney
- The Moss
Sunday:
- Lorde
- Hayley Williams
- Blood Orange
- Magdalena Bay
- Flipturn
- American Football
Tickets
All Kilby Block Party VIP tickets have been sold out, but Friday, Saturday and three-day general admission tickets are still available. Resale tickets may also be available on the festival’s Fan Marketplace.
Weekend passes include unlimited reentry, while single-day passes do not.
Directions and parking
Kilby Block Party is held at the Utah State Fairpark in west Salt Lake City. There are a number of road closures in the area. Detour maps are available at the Utah State Fairpark website.
Attendees may purchase a parking pass, although limited street parking is available. A bike valet is located by the east entrance of the Fairpark parking lot.
Festival tickets include free travel through all UTA public transportation services, including the FrontRunner train, TRAX light rail and buses. The TRAX Green Line has a stop across from the Fairpark.
Food
Outside food and drink are not permitted, although attendees may bring empty water bottles to fill once inside the festival. Several food trucks and other vendors will be at the festival.
Kilby Block Party is a cashless event.
Safety
Although the festival has dealt with rainstorms in the past, this year promises warm and sunny weather — temperatures should be in the mid-70s.
Bode said the Kilby team has taken extra steps this year to ensure guests’ health and safety. This includes preparing extra shade structures, providing free water stations and having medical emergency staff on hand, including mental health professionals.
There will also be an increased security presence at the festival.
A list of prohibited items, including the festival’s bag policy, can be found here.