Kilby Block Party – The Cosmic Clash

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Live music review: New Order back in Utah after 35 years at Kilby Block Party 2025

May 16, 2025 Greg Ackerman 552 Views Bernard Sumner, Brandon Flowers, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, Kilby Block Party, Kilby Court, live music, music festival, New Order, Review, The Killers, Utah State Fairpark

By now, most indie rock fans have heard about Kilby Block Party, the mid-tier sized festival that has taken place in Salt Lake City over the past six years. The paean to indie rock produced by S&S Presents has grown in stature in the music festival scene each year since it was founded in 2019 with a single-day event at its namesake Kilby Court’s location in SLC’s Granary district. This year’s expansion to a fourth evening of music was largely driven by the availability of England’s New Order who hadn’t played Utah in 35 years.

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Live music preview: Six bands to see at Kilby Block Party 2025

May 14, 2025 Greg Ackerman 627 Views Bui, Built To Spill, indie rock, Justice, Kilby Block Party, Kilby Court, live music, music festival, Nation of Language, New Order, preview, Rilo Kiley, rock n roll, S&S Presents, TV on the Radio, Utah State Fairpark, Weezer

he DIY spirit of Kilby Court runs through the heart of the SLC music scene culminating each May with Kilby Block Party at the Utah State Fairpark. This year’s edition has expanded to a fourth evening on Thursday, May 15. The fest runs through Sunday, May 18 with a lineup of bands that stands out among American music festivals this year. The added day was to accommodate the schedule of New Order who haven’t played Utah in 35 years. The rest of the lineup is mind blowing with acts like Beach House, Weezer and Justice who will perform in Salt Lake for the first time. Four-day passes and single day tickets are still available here. Read on to learn more about six bands to see at Kilby Block Party in 2025.

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Live music review: Kilby Block Party days two and three featured LCD Soundsystem, The Postal Service with Jenny Lewis

May 16, 2024 Greg Ackerman 2213 Views Belle and Sabastian, CSS, dance punk, Deathcab for Cutie, Dinosaur Jr, Guided By Voices, indie music, indie pop, indie rock, Jenny Lewis, Kilby Block Party, LCD Soundsystem, live music, music festival, Pond, Review, rock n roll, S&S Presents, Santigold, The Postal Service

The fifth Kilby Block Party celebrating 25 years of Salt Lake City’s most beloved DIY venue, Kilby Court was as good as billed last weekend as the upstart music festival concluded days two and three with standout performances not only by headliners LCD Soundsystem and The Postal Service with Jenny Lewis but scene-stealing sets by Belle and Sebastian, CSS, Pond and Santigold. Not since Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest has there been a mid-tier sized festival as well run, booked and executed.

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Live music review: Kilby Block Party on day one featured Vampire Weekend and a host of gifted female performers

May 11, 2024 Greg Ackerman 1689 Views Alvvays, Andy Shauf, Blondshell, Courtney Barnett, Ezra Koenig, indie rock, Joanna Newsom, Kilby Block Party, live music, music festival, prog rock, Review, rock n roll, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend

In Salt Lake City one of the most beloved and revered music venues is Kilby Court, the tiny, DIY performance space for which the Kilby Block Party music festival is named. Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the legendary club, organizers and venue operators, S&S Presents are also marking the fifth year of the festival with another stellar lineup that attracted fans from all over the country to the Utah State Fairpark for what is turning out to be an incredible weekend of musical performances. Friday’s lineup included Vampire Weekend and a host of gifted female performers including; Joanna Newsome, Courtney Barnett, Alvvays and Blondshell among others.