In a surprise late-afternoon announcement, Electric Forest—the beloved two weekend music and camping festival in Rothbury, Michigan, which will take place from June 21st to 24th and June 28th to July 1st this year—has just expanded its lineup to include 40 additional artists. The festival, which announced its 2018 initial lineup at the beginning of December, also just announced a special new program called “Tickets For Teachers”, which perhaps was inspired by AEG’s Don Strasburg’s free concert ticket giveaway to educators earlier this week.

As Electric Forest explained in a press release about the new Tickets For Teachers program:

In celebration of the important work that teachers do, and in appreciation for the dedicated teachers in Western Michigan, Electric Forest is offering every full-time K-12 teacher in the counties of Oceana, Mason, Lake, Newaygo, and Muskegon the opportunity to apply to receive 1 GA Wristband to either weekend of Electric Forest 2018. Electric Forest producer Jeremy Stein states, “Electric Forest is inspired by the many voices who call for greater support and appreciation for teachers. We hope the festival can provide local teachers a deeper connection to community, a free-spirited exploration of the arts, and a well-deserved Summer recharge.”

Eligible educators can apply for Electric Forest’s new Ticket For Teachers program here. Additional information and application available here.

As for Electric Forest’s new lineup additions, the festival has announced a number of new performers for both weekends as well as for weekend one and weekend two. Notable additions for weekend one include Thundercat, Star Kitchen (featuring Marc Brownstein), and Supernatural Beings (featuring Joel Cummins, Kris Myers, Marcus Rezak, and Hash Vyas). Notable additions for weekend two include Claptone and Tennis Jacket (featuring Marc Brownstein and Jeremy Salken) in addition to two projects from veteran London jazz saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings—Sons of Kemet and the United States debut of The Comet is Coming.

You can check out the full roster of new Electric Forest addition below or on the festival’s website.

FIRST WEEKEND ONLY
Day Cart & Wig-Wam
Falcons
Fort Knox Five
Fury + MC Dino
K+Lab
Mount Kimbie
Slynk
Star Kitchen ft. Marc Brownstein
Stickybuds
Subfer
Supernatural Beings ft. Joel Cummins, Kris Myers, Marcus Rezak, Hash Vyas
Thundercat
Tortuga
Tsuruda
Wylie
XLP
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SECOND WEEKEND ONLY
Abjo
Boogie T.rio (Live Band)
Claptone
Elderbrook
Insightful
Kronika
LUTHI
LYFTD
Ossian
Sasha Marie
Sons of Kemet
Tennis Jacket ft. Marc Brownstein and Jeremy Salken
The Comet is Coming
The Whooligan

BOTH WEEKENDS
CharlestheFirst
Dub Trio
DYNOHUNTER
Kidswaste
Masi
Michigan Rattlers
Motion Potion
Mt. Joy
ProbCause
Sepiatonic