Adult Swim Festival, Day 2, with Run the Jewels, Big Freedia, Neko Case, Code Orange, Power Trip and more

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Run the Jewels at Adult Swim Festival (Photo by Samuel C. Ware)
Run the Jewels at Adult Swim Festival in 2018 (Photo by Samuel C. Ware)

The weekend’s Adult Swim Festival seemed criminally under-attended, considering the lineup, but there was no shortage of energy from the performers.

Run the Jewels capped Sunday’s Day 2 with a blistering performance that wrapped up a day of the fun, funny, weird, heavy and sublime. Two rock bands — Pennsylvania hardcore outfit Code Orange and Texas metalheads Power Trip — took care of the heavy with their late-afternoon sets. Big Freedia staged a twerk-off; Nick Rutherford invited fellow comedians (including Eric Andre) onto the Calico Stage to swat Wiffle balls filled with cash into the audience; Neko Case closed out the Tabby Stage with a sweet set; and “Rick and Morty” composer Ryan Elder, backed by a full orchestra, brought a full episode of the show to life, including songs such as “Get Schwifty” (featuring Open Mike Eagle and Father) and “Terryfold” (featuring Chaos Chaos).

And some people took a ride on a hot dog.

||| Also: Day 1 coverage

Photos by Samuel C. Ware