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"Summer Music Festival Business Heats Up"
A fan's best chance to see live music this summer won't necessarily be scoring a ticket to a band's concert tour. More likely, your favorite artist will be playing one of the summer's major music festivals, rather than canvassing the country alone.With the introduction of 10 new festivals this year, this summer is shaping up to be an arms race between promoters hoping to woo fans with stellar lineups in order to get them to buy tickets often priced above $150.
C3 Presents added to the mix today, announcing the lineup to the Austin City Limits music festival in Texas. [Forbes]
Posted on April 15, 2008 6:06 PM
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I wish the NY area would get a festival.
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 6:50 PM
bring on the all points west bashing
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 6:55 PM
There's also this one:
http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/04/2008_capitol_hill_block_party_lineup_vam
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 6:59 PM
fuck the festivals when you have FREE mccarren pool parties. place is the best! and FREE southseaport el gunicho!!
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 6:59 PM
it's taken american promoters YEARS to realize what europe has been doing for a while now
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 7:38 PM
Festivals are gross. You all smell.
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 7:59 PM
does anyone know if dvid byrne is playing any other dates in the u.s.?
Posted by pd | April 15, 2008 8:07 PM
Thank you Captain Obvious (aka Anon 7:38)
Posted by CN | April 15, 2008 8:35 PM
all the fests look great, but Seattle has the rest of the country beat - damned - the summer starts with Sasquatch (REM, The Cure, Flaming Lips, Presidents, MIA, Death Cab, Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, Blue Scholars, Ozomatl...) then Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary Party (no big names but it'll be fun as shit), The Capitol Hill Block Party (Vampire Weekend, Hold Steady, Chromeo, Girl Talk, Les Savy Fav, Kimya Dawson) and then Bumbershoot. Unbeleivable.
Posted by Sally | April 15, 2008 8:44 PM
Yeah, but they have to live in Seattle.
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 10:05 PM
nothing like Seattle in the summer
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 10:19 PM
nothing like Battles in the summer. Or raising cattle while getting a hummer.
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 11:05 PM
first Touch&Go, now Sub Pop... when will we get Pavement, GBV, Pizzicato 5, Yo La Tengo and co. to play the Matador fest in NYC>?
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 11:06 PM
looks like someone had the brown acid.
Posted by Anonymous | April 15, 2008 11:28 PM
Think your band is good enough for Wembley stadium?
Fans get in for free...
Free tickets at:
www.goodenoughforwembley.com
Posted by Indie bands @ Wembley stadium... | April 16, 2008 5:37 AM
Who wants to pay a bunch of money to see indie bands in a huge crowd with bad outdoor sound when they can see the same bands in a small room with good sound? I never understood festivals.
Posted by x_x | April 16, 2008 10:35 AM
"Pavement, GBV, Pizzicato 5, Yo La Tengo and co. to play the Matador fest in NYC"
Pavement and YLT played at the last Matador bday party.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2008 10:50 AM