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

Staff Editor on October 8th, 2018

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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