Basilica Block Party makes a comeback this weekend after a two-year hiatus.

The two-day music festival takes place on two stages Friday and Saturday at Boom Island Park along the Mississippi Riverfront. It previously was held the weekend of the Fourth of July outside of the Basilica of St. Mary in Loring Park.

This year’s lineup includes headliners Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows, The Fray, NEEDTOBREATHE, Dean Lewis, Judah & The Lion, Yam Haus, Nur-D, The Mary Jane Alm Band, and more.

Basilica Block Party event manager Molly Cashman told Downtown Voices that organizers were hoping to strike a mix of old and new bands and to pick a new (hopefully dry) weekend that the festival could “own for years to come.”

St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk All-Stars will perform on the main stage Saturday afternoon in place of country music singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress, who checked herself into a treatment facility following her “National Anthem” flub during the MLB All-Star Game in mid-July, according to her announcement on Instagram. The local band, comprised of Prince collaborators who helped create the Minneapolis Sound, previously was scheduled to perform on the smaller stage.

St. Paul-based band Socktopus won the Battle of the Bands competition in June and also get the chance to play on the main stage Friday afternoon.

Kacey Musgraves performed at the festival in 2019. Photo courtesy of Basilica Block Party

Basilica Block Party launched in 1995 as a fundraiser for the Basilica of St. Mary. The festival was held annually until 2020, when it was canceled because of the pandemic, then returned in 2021 with much lower attendance and went on hiatus in 2022.

Previous headliners include Brandi Carlile, Cake, Death Cab for Cutie, Kacey Musgraves, Spoon, Weezer and Zach Brian.

Basilica Block Party announced its return earlier this year, with organizers saying they had to pivot to a new location due to an Xcel Energy project that’s taking place in the parking lot where the festival’s largest stage was always set up.

With a much larger footprint at Boom Island Park, Basilica Block Party will add a ferris wheel and “lean into the festival feel,” according to Cashman. It’s unclear whether the location will switch back to the event’s namesake venue. “We’re taking it year by year,” Cashman said.

Proceeds from Basilica Block Party fund the ongoing restoration of the Basilica of St. Mary, a 110-year-old Catholic church.

Tickets start at $99 for one day and $169 for both days. Re-entry is permitted.