Adult Swim has announced the lineup for their annual Adult Swim Festival. It is going to be a free virtual event this year, with Lil Baby and Karol G headlining. The festival will also feature performances from 21 Savage, Flying Lotus, Alessia Cara, Angel Olsen, DAWN, Moor Mother, Jo Firestone, The Armed, Sheer Mag, Colin Stetson, and Thou.
The 2021 Adult Swim Festival will last for two days, beginning on November 12th and ending on November 13th. It can be watched exclusively on Adult Swim’s Youtube channel.
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Adult Swim began the festival in 2018, and it has been held yearly ever since.
The festival will include panels for Adult Swim series’ ‘Ricky and Morty’, ‘Squidbillies’, ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force.’There will also be panels for highly-anticipated new shows ‘Smiling Friends’ and ‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus.‘
The ‘Rick and Morty’ panel will pit the voice cast against each other as they go head-to-head to determine who is the “Rickiest Rick” in the multiverse. The ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ panel will host cast and crew as they look back on the longstanding history of the series. Similarly, in the ‘Blade Runner’ panel, producers and directors of the project will look back on the franchise’s history. Finally, stars Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack will be discussing the upcoming series ‘Smiling Friends’ with unannounced guests.
The festival will also feature a watch along of fan-favorite episodes, selected by creators. In a live chat, viewers can get and offer real-time reactions and insight on their favorite shows.
Starting today, festival merchandise is available globally on the Adult Swim Festival website. The merchandise includes t-shirts, zip-up sweatshirts, a bomber jacket, Nalgene water bottle, and corduroy hat. The collection also features limited edition ‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast’ t-shirts.