DeLUNA FEST ANNOUNCES THE DATES FOR ITS 3RD ANNUAL EVENT EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON-SALE MARCH 1ST
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The 2012 Bonnaroo Lineup Has Arrived!
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| We know you’ve been waiting on this — perched on the edge of your seat, refreshing your web browser, salivating on your keyboard — and here it is. The 2012 Bonnaroo lineup has arrived. We hope you love it as much as we love you.Tickets for this year’s festival go on sale this Saturday, February 18 at noon EST on Bonnaroo.com. Purchase tickets in full, or opt for one of our special payment plans, available for both General Admission or VIP tickets.
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PDX ROCK FEST 2011 NATIVE NOIZE BATTLE OF THE BANDS
The Kahbang Festival Announces Full Event Schedule
| The KahBang Festival 2011 is proud to announce its full event lineup. The third annual festival will be held August 5th – 13th, and will feature over 50 bands and performers, 20 films, and numerous art exhibits across venues in downtown Bangor, and on the city’s historic waterfront. Music headliners will include My Morning Jacket, Lupe Fiasco, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, and Chromeo. In addition to KahBang’s strong music focus, the festival will continue its commitment to the best in art and film, fully transforming Bangor into an entertainment and cultural destination during the festival’s span. Festival and camping passes are on sale now at www.kahbang.com! MUSIC THE KAHBANG MUSIC FESTIVAL KahBang’s closing weekend (August 12th & 13th) will culminate the festival’s music portion, featuring 3 stages along the Bangor Waterfront. In addition to KahBang’s main stage performers, KahBang is proud to present its partnership with Dispatch Magazine and the new “ME Stage” featuring some of Maine’s best upcoming musicians. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH: Lupe Fiasco / Grace Potter & the Nocturnals / Atmosphere / Evidence / Atomic Tom / DOM / Blueprint / JamalHD / Prof / Stephaniesid / Roz Raskin & the Rice Cakes / Marion Grace / Kingsley Flood / When Particles Collide / Most of Us Can Stand / CJ the Kid / Dance Atlantic / Running Gags / Sea Level / Jeff Beam / Dean Ford / Headstart / The Modest Proposal / Grand Hotel / Huak SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH: My Morning Jacket / Chromeo / Surfer Blood / Lady Lamb the Beekeeper / Lazerdisk Party Sex / The Brew / Filligar / This Way / The Infinities / Brenda / Billy Libby / Writtenhouse / Endangered Speeches / John Nels / Pete Miller / Pete Witham & the Cozmik Zombies / Kenya Hall / Sly Chi / Will Gattis / The Milkman’s Union / The Lucid / Whitcomb / The Vanityites For more Information on these acts, visit www.kahbang.com/music/lineup. KICKOFF CONCERT IN WEST MARKET SQUARE On August 6th, KahBang’s music offerings will begin with a day of music and art in Bangor’s West Market Square. Headlining the show will be KahBang alums and fan favorites The Gay Blades, with supporting performances from The Vanityites, Dean Ford, The Class Machine, The Okay Win, and The 220’s. This event is free and open to the public, with KahBang VIP passholders enjoying a special viewing area and beer garden. Live music will last from 2-10pm, with late night events happening in downtown clubs and bars. KAHBANG @ NIGHT KahBang has partnered with downtown Bangor restaurants and bars to provide non-stop musical entertainment during the festival’s nine day span. Each night will showcase intimate performances by musical acts in venues across the city. For a complete listing of KahBang @ Night performers, visit http://www.kahbang.com/music/kahbang-at-night. FILM The film portion of The KahBang Festival 2011 will focus on music documentaries, emerging filmmakers, and comedy. Films will be presented at the historic Bangor Opera House. Featured Films · Bob and the Monster, Opening Night Film, August 5th @ 9:30pm · Dying to do Letterman, Closing Night Film, August 9th @ 7:00pm presented by “Champion the Cure Challenge” Additional Films in Competition · So Bad It’s Good: Once you start watching them, for some reason you can’t stop. These are the worst films ever made. Featuring Roadhouse(starring Patrick Swayze), Over the Top (starring Sylvester Stallone), and Starship Troopers. Additional information and showtimes can be found at www.kahbang.com/film. ABOUT KAHBANG |
ORLANDO CALLING – MAJOR NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL SET TO LAUNCH THIS FAL
FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE EXPANSIVE LINE-UP
ACROSS SPECTRUM OF AMERICAN MUSIC GENRES –
HEADLINERS THE KILLERS (SAT),
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
AND KID ROCK (SUN)
July 21, 2011, Orlando, Florida – A major new music festival is set to launch this Fall celebrating the rich and diverse music scene from across the U.S. with headliners Bob Seger, Kid Rock and The Killers. Orlando Calling will be a weekend long action-packed festival set in America’s entertainment playground of Orlando, Florida at the world famous Citrus Bowl Park. Featuring four stages of American Artists, Orlando Calling will present platinum-selling marquee acts, icons from the genres of Blues, Country, Rock, Alternative, Nu Folk and R&B. The Festival will also showcase exciting young talent emerging from the Central Florida area and across the nation. Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 23rd at 10am at www.orlandocalling.com. Ticket package details listed below.
The Killers, will perform a rare US show, their first public appearance in over two years, as Saturday night’s headline act. Sunday night’s headliner, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, will perform on an outdoor festival bill for the first time in decades, and for a rare and unique Festival appearance, Kid Rock will join the bill. Other artists will include seminal indie rock actsThe Raconteurs and Pixies, and the popular folk rock ensemble, The Avett Brothers. ** Full list of announced performers below.
Festival fans will be able to experience all the action from the multiple stages and performance areas in a way that is accessible, inclusive, and designed as a shared celebration of American music heritage and culture. Additionally, a ‘coffee house’ venue will spotlight traditional folk, bluegrass, jazz and other legacy artists, and will promote the work of local and regional artisans, visual artists, and craft vendors.
Produced by Festival Republic, Europe’s most accomplished independent festival promoters, Orlando Calling promises to bring a genuine festival feel to an urban environment. Melvin Benn, CEO of Festival Republic who produces Glastonbury Festival as well as Reading, Leeds, Latitude and Big Chill in the UK and Electric Picnic in Ireland, Hove in Norway and Berlin Festival in Germany brings all his experience to the Florida market for the first time.
“I am massively excited at the thought of creating an American Music Festival in the sunshine state. Orlando Calling has been a long-term dream for me to realize as has been my desire to reunite a working relationship with Liam Lynch of Authentic, my creative producer,” said Benn. “This will be the first of many festivals to be held on an annual basis in this wonderful city, and to be able to present such amazing artists in the first year is very special indeed.”
Fans will be able to enjoy a downtown music festival in a major regional hub, utilizing local hotel accommodations and free and frequent shuttle bus service directly from downtown to the festival site at the Florida Citrus Bowl Park. Additional late night shows and other activities are planned throughout the weekend in Downtown Orlando.
“Orlando Calling will add another unique, cultural opportunity for our community that will also provide additional economic impact throughout Central Florida,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. “We are excited to host this event in the recently renovated Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium and to continue to bring more concerts and other events like this to that venue.”
“What makes Orlando the most visited destination in the country, with more than 51 million visitors last year, is that it continually offers new experiences for visitors from across the Globe. Visit Orlando constantly seeks new events and partners and Orlando Calling is a perfect marriage of two great brands – Orlando and Festival Republic – that creates a unique music festival experience,” said Gary Sain, president and CEO of Visit Orlando. “It adds a really exciting music component to our world-renowned theme park attractions, growing dining and nightlife scene, world-class downtown and more.”
Additional information will be available at www.orlandocalling.com
ARTIST LINE-UP
All dates and stage times are TBD and this schedule is subject to change.
SATURDAY:
The Killers
Pixies
The Avett Brothers
The Roots
The Raconteurs
Gogol Bordello
O.A.R.
Iron and Wine
Pete Yorn
Gavin DeGraw
Jenny and Johnny
Drive By Truckers
Civil Twilight
Lucero
Dr. Dog
Justin Townes Earle
Felice Brothers
Ben Sollee
Renee & The Translators
SUNDAY:
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Kid Rock
Doobie Brothers
Dwight Yoakam
Buddy Guy
Warren Haynes Band
Chris Isaak
Brandi Carlile
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Michelle Branch
The Flatlanders
Los Lonely Boys
Blues Traveler
Justin Townes Earle
The David Mayfield Parade
The Supervillains
TICKETING PACKAGES
Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 23rd at 10am at www.orlandocalling.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000.
Single Day Tickets:
$80 – Stage One Field Access and Reserved Seating options
$165 – VIP
2-Day Weekend Tickets:
$145 – Stage One Field Access and Reserved Seating options
$285 — VIP
** Summer incentive ticket pricing in effect through August 31 only
Bonnaroo 2011
Bonnaroo 2011
Bonnaroo celebrated it’s tenth anniversary with an all out assault of the senses adding the “Big Ass Water slide”, a giant cuckoo clock, parachutists dropping thousands of blinking lights over the entire festival as Arcade Fire wrapped up its Friday evening set and fireworks after Eminem’s show on Saturday. The cell phone service is much improved from past years.
The festival attendees estimated at nearly 100,000 fought through searing heat, extreme dusty fields and crowded tents the entire weekend. Restroom lines where long and free water was at a premium. Fans waited as long as nine hours for a prime spot in front of the stage for their favorite bands. The daytime crowd outside the main stage was estimated at 50,000 for Mumford and Sons at the Which Stage.
Celebrities were in force backstage and in the pit area of shows. Ron Jeremy took in Grace Potter and Mumford and Son’s. Kareem Abdul Jabbar, John, Waters and Faith Hill along with members of SNL and visited with musicians and attend many shows.
The Festival is a well organized machine that takes everything into consideration outside the music to insure the safest and most convenient surroundings possible considering the site is held on what was once acres of farmland.
The festival began on Thursday, I watched parts of shows by Futurebirds, Freelance Whales,The Walkmen, The Sleigh Bells and Deerhunter.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday was a non stop race from stage to stage trying to catch all the music possible, its quite exhausting fighting the heat, crowds and walking miles through the site.
Sometimes you just stop and take in the happenings around you. Watching people lined up at the mushroom fountain to get their best version of a shower and cool off for the day. You have to notice the attire of the diverse crowd, from bikinis to tie dye and everything you can imagine in between.
Although the fan base is getting younger in the seven years I have attended, there are all ages of people and everyone seems to get along and its a peaceful event, everyone is there to enjoy the music and the sites of the festival.
It’s impossible to take in even half of the music, comedy and other events of the festival. You are forced to plan your activities during this event and always leave with regrets over what you didn’t get to before leaving.
Bonnaroo is a marathon not a sprint, I didn’t see everything but here is my lists of the best events of the weekend.
As the event has progressed more bands are limiting the amount of photographers, so don’t look for Eminem, Buffalo Springfield or Arcade Fire photos. It’s a sad trend that I don’t expect to change.
Best Performances
My Morning Jacket – Louisville’s finest has become one of the finest live bands you will ever see.
Arcade Fire
Buffalo Springfield – “Keep on Rocking in the Free World” was the standout song of the festival
Robert Plant -mixing Zeppelin songs with his latest music made for a classic set
Eminem even us non hip hop fans liked this show
The Super Jam with Dr John and Dan Auerbach and guests
The Warren Haynes Band- a rock soul filled sho
Gregg Allman Band- still the best blues voice in rock
Dr John and The Meters
The Black Keys
Allison Krauss
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
The Decemberists
Loretta Lynn still a legend
Shows I wish I had seen.
- Deer Tick
- String Cheese Incident – Human Moth held over stage by helium balloons and a 30 ft dinosaur.
- Explosions in the Sky
- The League Comedy Show
- Primus
Most Impressive bands I haven’t listened to.
- Florence and The Machine- Largest audience ever in the This Tent history
- GraveYard- Swedish band sounds like early Black Sabbath
- Deer Hunter
- The Sheepdogs
- Gary Clarke Jr – serious blues
- Smith and Westerns
- Mavis Staples- incredible voice
Bonnaroo 2011 The crowd from Strokes point of view
Bonnaroo 2011 Super Jam with Dan Auerbach and Dr John
Florence and The MachineAllison Krauss
My Morning Jacket
Neil Young
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