DIY music festival Tempe Noise Pop Takeover announces 2024 dates

More than 30 bands will converge on the intersection of Mill and Southern avenues for a weekend of live music.

June 12, 2024

Snailmate is one of the many bands on the bill of the second annual Tempe Noise Pop Takeover. Ash Hyatt

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The Tempe Noise Pop Takeover is returning for 2024.

The second annual event will take place Sept. 6 to 8 at two locations: Yucca Tap Room, 29 W. Southern Ave., Tempe, and Time Out Lounge, 3129 S. Mill Ave., Tempe.

Festival organizer E.P. Bradley told Phoenix New Times last year that the concept behind the event was inspired by the way that the South by Southwest festival used to be — "The idea of just booking a few venues together and putting a bunch of bands from different scenes in the same night, making it so it’s accessible," he said. "People can walk around and find bands they’ve never heard of."

Like the inaugural event in December 2023, this year's festival features an eclectic lineup of local talent.

The lineup is: Bad Cactus Brass Band, Black Tapestry, Bogan Via, The Cause of Depression, Celebration Guns, Celleste, Daphne + The Glitches, Dead Bugh, Deathdotgov, Durango, Gomi, I Am Miss Havisham, INADRM, Joan of Arkansas, Juniper Ridge, Josue Kinter, Let Alone, Like Robbery, Lilac Angel, Lovebombed, MF Gloom, Mississippi Nova, Parkway, Prince Mirth, Proper Pet, The Rebel Set, Ring Finger No Pinky, Scorpion vs Tarantula, Sewerbitch!, Snailmate, Val Chillmore, Wallace Hound and The Zoniez.

"The only rule we have is all of them have to be very good live bands," Bradley said in 2023. "All of these bands are very live battle-tested. And I can guarantee you, all of them put on a really good show."

More holdovers from last year: Tempe Noise Pop Takeover is free to attend, and it's a fundraiser for a local nonprofit. This year, donations will benefit the Abortion Fund of Arizona.

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Jennifer Goldberg is the Music and Culture editor of Phoenix New Times. She joined the New Times staff in February 2016. In her role, Jennifer writes and publishes profiles of both local and regional musicians, previews upcoming performances and provides guides on the best of Phoenix’s entertainment scene. She also oversees the Best of Phoenix. Jennifer previously worked for Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. During her career, Jennifer has received awards from the Arizona Press Club, the Arizona Newspaper Association and the American Jewish Press Association. She holds a bachelor’s of arts in English from Arizona State University.

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