Category Archives: Festivals

Lollapalooza 2010: Lady Gaga, The Strokes, Soundgarden And The Rest Of The Winners

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Kyle Anderson

The weather is starting to warm up and the days are getting longer, which means we are inching that much closer to the summer festival season. Coachella and Bonnaroo have been booked for months, and now the final member of the three biggest summer fests has finally announced its lineup. They certainly saved the best [...] Continue reading →

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Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, Green Day Set for Lollapalooza: Perry Farrell on 2010’s Big Lineup

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Daniel Kreps

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After a few rounds of a Wheel of Fortune-style guess-the-lineup game, Perry Farrell and the organizers of Lollapalooza have revealed the full list of artists scheduled to appear at the 2010 festival, which will take place August 6-8th at Chicago’s Grant Park. This year boasts the Illinois fest’s most eclectic and bold-faced-named slate of [...] Continue reading →

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Vampire Weekend, The National Rock Eclectic Big Ears Festival

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Matt Hendrickson

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When you think of classic college towns, Knoxville, Tennessee doesn’t exactly spring to mind. Unlike Athens, Georgia, or Chapel Hill, North Carolina, whose respective universities spill into the downtown streets creating a vibrant, eclectic social hub, the University of Tennessee buttresses “The Strip,” a mostly soul-crushing stretch of countless fast foot chains and down [...] Continue reading →

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Libertines Reunite for Reading and Leeds; Guns n’ Roses, Arcade Fire, Blink-182 Set to Headline

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Daniel Kreps

Photo: Quinton/WireImageGuns n’ Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink-182 have been recruited to headline this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals, but the big news for the August 27-29th U.K. events is the reunion of the Libertines, who will perform together for the first time since their breakup six years ago. Weezer, Paramore, Modest Mouse, Queens of [...] Continue reading →

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Newport Folk Festival Nabs Yim Yames, Avett Brothers, Levon Helm and More

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Daniel Kreps

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For over 50 years, the Newport Folk Festival has convinced the biggest names in music to pack up their acoustic guitars and make the journey to Rhode Island, and this year will be no different. Organizer George Wein’s 51st annual fest will feature My Morning Jacket’s Yim Yames, Levon Helm’s Ramble on the Road, [...] Continue reading →

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M.I.A. Set to Bring Up-and-Comers to HARD Fest in NYC and L.A.

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Kevin O'Donnell

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M.I.A. will return to the stage this summer with two festival dates in New York and L.A — and she’s bringing along plenty up-and-coming protégés from her N.E.E.T label to support her, including hotly tipped acts Sleigh Bells and Rye Rye. The Sri Lankan MC has scheduled two dates in New York and L.A. [...] Continue reading →

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Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, Drive-By Truckers Bring Big Guitar Rock to SXSW

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Michael Hoinski

Photograph by Tony LandaNight two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between satiating fans with classics and testing new material without trying their patience.
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Stone Temple Pilots Debut Songs, Rock With Robby Krieger at SXSW

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Steve Appleford

Stone Temple Pilots are not a band many could have expected to survive two full decades. Even acts without the internal wounds of serious addiction and ongoing conflict rarely make it this long, but when STP emerged onstage at the Austin Music Hall for a special performance at South By Southwest on Thursday, they delivered [...] Continue reading →

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SXSW 2010 Day Two Twitter Marathon: 26 Reports, From GZA to the xx

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Rolling Stone

On day two of SXSW, you could see the mechanisms of the hype machine in full effect. The current crop of buzz bands (the xx, Surfer Blood, Bear In Heaven) packed their rooms wall-to-wall. However, bands who had their moment but still release excellent albums (Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Vivian Girls) had more modest crowds. [...] Continue reading →

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Paul Wall And Chamillionaire Welcome You To SXSW

Posted on March 18, 2010 by James Montgomery

Once again, MTV News has packed up the stick mics and headed down to Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest, the gut-busting, eardrum-shattering celebration of bands, beer and BBQ (and gifting suites) that grabs the Longhorn State by the short hairs once a year and doesn’t let go until it’s good and ready.
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Spoon, Broken Bells Grab the Spotlight as SXSW 2010 Launches

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Michael Hoinski

Photograph by Krista De La RosaBroken Bells made a lot of noise the first day of the SXSW Music Festival with their “pop-up” show at a parking garage on Red River Street in downtown Austin. It took place at 1:00 pm and was packed to capacity. That trend continued at their Wednesday night NPR showcase [...] Continue reading →

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SXSW 2010 Day One Twitter Marathon: 27 Reports, From Andrew WK to Paul Wall

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Rolling Stone

Day one of SXSW 2010 didn’t have a big show for everyone to whisper about and try to sneak into — although Lemmy’s name was bandied around quite a bit. Instead, fans of niche genres celebrated their own victories big and small. Andrew WK returned with his new band after a long hiatus, rappers Paul [...] Continue reading →

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Pete Wentz, Gym Class Heroes Kick Off 2010 SXSW Festival

Posted on March 13, 2010 by MTV News

By Matt Harper
The 2010 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival began Friday (March 12) with the premiere of the heavily-anticipated comic book flick “Kick-Ass,” but anyone familiar with Austin’s famed annual festival knows that music takes center stage during this week-and-a-half. And in keeping with that spirit, Ustream held their own kick-off party and invited Gym [...] Continue reading →

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Tour Tracker: Lilith Fair, Camp Bisco and Bonnaroo

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Daniel Kreps

A trio of festivals bolstered their lineups today: the nomadic Lilith Fest added Kelly Clarkson, the Bangles, the Go-Go’s and many more to its already stocked lineup. The Disco Biscuits’ 9th annual Camp Bisco, taking place July 15-17 in Mariaville, New York, recruited LCD Soundsystem, Thievery Corporation and Ween for this year’s fest. Speaking of [...] Continue reading →

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Sasquatch 2010: My Morning Jacket, Pavement And The Rest Of The Winners And Losers

Posted on February 16, 2010 by MTV News

The march towards the 2010 festival season continues (we’re only about a month away from the South by Southwest Festival to launch it in earnest, and then a month later Coachella will properly kick things off). On Monday night (February 15), the latest lineup was unleashed, this time for Sasquatch, the annual Memorial Day Weekend [...] Continue reading →

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My Morning Jacket, Pavement, MGMT Set For Sasquatch! Festival

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Daniel Kreps

Photo: Schwartz/Getty My Morning Jacket, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem and the previously announced Pavement will take the stage at this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival, invading Washington State’s Gorge on Memorial Day weekend, May 29th to 31st. The National, Ween, Public Enemy, Massive Attack, She and Him and the Hold Steady will also perform at [...] Continue reading →

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Rothbury 2009 in Photos: Bob Dylan, The Dead, Nas, More

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Rolling Stone

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This weekend Rothbury, Michigan celebrated July Fourth with the second annual Rothbury Festival, a multi-day event featuring Bob Dylan, the Dead, Nas, Girl Talk, the Cool Kids and many more. Check out all the live action in our photo gallery:
• Rothbury 2009: Bob Dylan, The Dead, Girl Talk and More Onstage in Michigan

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