{"id":485551,"date":"2026-05-15T06:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/485551\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:20:13","slug":"what-to-expect-from-the-2026-kilby-block-party-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/485551\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from the 2026 Kilby Block Party \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Riley Bode, the festival\u2019s head of marketing, told the Deseret News the festival expects around 30,000 attendees per day this year. Here\u2019s everything you need to know to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule and lineup<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The full schedule is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilbyblockparty.com\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kilbyblockparty.com\/schedule\">festival\u2019s website<\/a>, but the artists playing at the festival include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>Friday:<\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turnstile<\/li>\n<li>Modest Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Father John Misty<\/li>\n<li>Japanese Breakfast<\/li>\n<li>Pattie Gonia<\/li>\n<li>Ritt Momney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>Saturday:<\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The xx<\/li>\n<li>Alex G<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Dacus<\/li>\n<li>The Last Dinner Party<\/li>\n<li>Briston Maroney<\/li>\n<li>The Moss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>Sunday:<\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lorde<\/li>\n<li>Hayley Williams<\/li>\n<li>Blood Orange<\/li>\n<li>Magdalena Bay<\/li>\n<li>Flipturn<\/li>\n<li>American Football<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tickets<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">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\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.24tix.com\/event\/meekpq6hyfau7ozxlao6chvhxu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.24tix.com\/event\/meekpq6hyfau7ozxlao6chvhxu\">Fan Marketplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Weekend passes include unlimited reentry, while single-day passes do not. <\/p>\n<p>Directions and parking<img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.64;background-color:#F3F1F0;cursor:pointer\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LD3IARNEVRCIRFXAE7HOUGPES4.JPG\"  width=\"800\" height=\"487\"\/>The Utah State Fairpark entrance in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Kilby Block Party will take place at the Fairpark this weekend.  | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahstatefair.com\/p\/skatepark\/getting-here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.utahstatefair.com\/p\/skatepark\/getting-here\">Utah State Fairpark website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Festival tickets include free travel through all UTA public transportation services, including the FrontRunner train, TRAX light rail and buses. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rideuta.com\/Rider-Tools\/Schedules-and-Maps\/704-Green-Line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TRAX Green Line<\/a> has a stop across from the Fairpark. <\/p>\n<p>Food<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Kilby Block Party is a cashless event.<\/p>\n<p>Safety<img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50;background-color:#F3F1F0;cursor:pointer\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UHUPV3AFPFF35FOULGP6IX65X4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Music fans enjoy the 2025 Kilby Block Party featuring indie music. | Roho Foto, Kilby Block Party <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Although the festival has dealt with rainstorms in the past, this year promises warm and sunny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/weather\/forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/weather\/forecast\">weather<\/a> \u2014 temperatures should be in the mid-70s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bode said the Kilby team has taken extra steps this year to ensure guests\u2019 health and safety. This includes preparing extra shade structures, providing free water stations and having medical emergency staff on hand, including mental health professionals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">There will also be an increased security presence at the festival. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A list of prohibited items, including the festival\u2019s bag policy, can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilbyblockparty.com\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kilbyblockparty.com\/faq\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salt Lake City is about to welcome thousands of indie music fans for the seventh year of Kilby&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,19,17,337,27470],"class_list":{"0":"post-485551","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-news-feed-local"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116577149585524302","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}