Village Voice 4knots Music Festival (commonly known as 4knots), was a free, family friendly, one day music festival held in New York City. Launched in 2011, the festival featured indie rock artists. It was produced by the weekly paper and news site, the Village Voice. The festival replaced the Village Voice's former festival, the Siren Music Festival."Scrambling and Personalizing the Rock Timeline". New York Times, By JON PARELES, JULY 17, 2011
History
4knots 2011, the first year of the festival, was held on July 16, 2011 on Governors Island at South Street Seaport. The one-day lineup featured Mr. Dream, Eleanor Friedberger, Oberhofer, Davila 666, Titus Andronicus, and the Black Angels. Reviews for the 2011 festival were mediocre, with Stereogum saying "the respectable bill proved to be a good way to console yourself about not being at Pitchfork Fest in Chicago."4Knots Festival 2011 Recap – Stereogum
4knots 2012, the second year of the festival, was held on July 14, 2012 at South Street Seaport in New York City. The festival lineup included Archers of Loaf, Bleached, Crocodiles, Delicate Steve, Devin, Doldrums, Hospitality, Nick Waterhouse, Team Spirit and The Drums. During the concert a fire broke out, interrupting the show for brief period of time. Reviews of the 2012 festival improved from the year before."
4knots 2013 was once more held at the South Street Seaport, which had recently been restored after damage from Hurricane Sandy."7 Months After It Was Decimated By Sandy, NYC's South Street Seaport Hosted A Major Music Festival". Business Insider, Daniel Goodman, Jul. 1, 2013 The festival included performers Kurt Vile and the Violators, The Men, Parquet Courts, White Lung, Marnie Stern, Hunters, Reigning Sound, The Babies, Fat Tony, Heliotropes, and Steve Guns.Rock The Body Electric: Live Review: Reiging Sound 4Knots Festival 6/29/13 NYC The reviews were mixed.2013 Village Voice 4Knots Festival | Review | Grateful Web"4Knots Music Festival: June 29, 2013" . CMJ, July 1, 2013
In 2014, the festival was once more held at the South Street Seaport, in Webster Hall."Ab-Soul Shuts Down Webster Hall In NYC", XXL Magazine, July 13, 2014 In 2015, the festival was moved to Pier 84 at Hudson River Park."4Knots Music Festival Brings Rock Vibes Under Sunny Skies in NYC on July 11, 2015". Zumic Review + Photos, by Francesco Marano, July 13th, 2015 For the first time, the festival organizers charged admission to the festival."4Knots Music Festival Pier 84 / New York, NY". Elmore Magazine. Live Show Reviews | August 18th, 2015
References
External links 4Knots Music Festival (Facebook Account)