Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers and The Killers will headline Boston Calling this year, but they are not the only notable acts taking the stage at the 3-day festival.
The headliners will be joined by more than 50 artists, including more than 20 acts from the Northeast.
To highlight these local artists, MassLive will publish profiles on the acts leading up to the festival’s May 24 start date.
Highwater Haulers
Highwater Haulers is one of more than 20 local acts performing at Boston Calling 2024.Meaghan Casey
Highwater Haulers is a cosmic rock band from Boston and Providence whose sound incorporates old-school country, punk, rock, and more, the band’s website states.
Coming off the release of their debut album in March, the band is ready to take Boston Calling by storm for the very first time.
“To say we are thrilled and grateful would be an understatement,” the band told MassLive. “We can’t wait to be at the Orange Stage and rip it up with everyone this year.”
The members of Highwater Haulers were all solo musicians before they joined forces.
The band officially formed in 2020 after the members met while “jamming and hanging out with one another” once it was safe to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the Highwater Haulers’s members have been playing within the Boston music scene for more than a decade, this will be the first time that the band plays, and attends, Boston Calling.
“I think the celebration and focus on local music that Boston Calling has long provided is incredibly important and validating,” the band said. “Being a part of that spotlight is exciting and incredibly rewarding.”
Once Highwater Haulers jumps off the stage, the band will stick around to catch Sunday’s headliner Tyler Childers, who “has been a long-time influence” for the band.
You can keep up with Highwater Haulers by following the band on Instagram and Facebook.
Boston Calling will take place Memorial Day Weekend from Friday, May 24, until Sunday, May 26, at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston.
Fans looking to purchase tickets for Boston Calling can visit StubHub and VividSeats. More information about this year’s lineup and how to purchase tickets can be found here.
