Our favorite NYC-based independent music festival is back for its seventh edition. The New Colossus Festival kicks off tomorrow and our guide to this year’s must-see acts is here! Our list includes 20 artists to catch at the festival. These acts range from Swedish shoegaze to Mexican psychedelic and Canadian minimal synth. See you out there!

This year’s edition of The New Colossus includes almost 200 bands. The five day event takes place March 4–9, 2025 at venues across Manhattan’s Lower East Side. We’ve picked 20 artists to see this year!