Hippo Campus is an indie rock band from St. Paul, Minnesota. They are signed to Grand Jury Records in the United States and Transgressive Records in the UK. They have performed at South by Southwest, Lollapalooza, Red Rocks, Conan, and Reading and Leeds. In November 2015, they played a sold out show at the iconic venue First Avenue. They have also played support shows for large-scale acts such as My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, The Mowgli's, Walk the Moon, and JR JR. Hippo Campus recently supported Little Comets on their UK tour. The first date of the tour was on 12 February 2016 in Leeds.

In April 2016, Hippo Campus was announced as one of the bands selected to perform at the 2016 iteration of Rock the Garden.