The National is bringing Homecoming Festival back on May 8

Sarah Brookbank | Cincinnati Enquirer

The National is bringing back its Homecoming Festival in 2020.

The National, whose members were all born in Cincinnati, teased the return on social media, posting "HOMECOMING" imposed over a picture of the band.

On Tuesday, the band announced Homecoming Festival will return May 8 to May 10 at Smale Riverfront park, in conjunction with MusicNow.

The public pre-sale will begin on Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. and regular ticket sales will begin Nov. 22.

A lineup will be announced on Nov. 20.

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The National brought the Homecoming music festival to the shores of the Ohio River back in 2018 but didn't return for a second iteration in 2019.

The inaugural Homecoming Festival featured some 20 acts on two outdoor stages during the course of two days at Smale Park at the end of April.

The festival featured the National, Feist, Father John Misty, the Breeders and Future Islands. As part of the citywide MusicNow Festival, the event attracted some 16,000 people, according to organizers.

The picture posted to social media on Monday included the caption, "I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees." The line is from their song Bloodbuzz Ohio.

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