Archive for Festivals
PHOTOS / VIDEOS: The Meter Men with Page McConnell @ Jazz Fest 2013
Much like last year's first Meters club show in NOLA in decades, a highly-anticipated late night show with The Meter Men (George Porter Jr., Leo Nocentelli and Zigaboo Modeliste) with Page McConnell was one of the toughest tickets of this year's entire Jazz Fest run. Luckily for those in the... more
Summer Set Music & Camping Festival: Passion Pit, STS9, Big Boi, Big Gigantic, Girl Talk and more
Last year's festival newcomer Summer Set Music & Camping Festival was one that came and went with relatively little fanfare, even though the lineup last year was insane. This year it's back with a new lineup that easily rivals last year's solid first year to market and the Midwest heads... more
Austin City Limits 2013: The Cure, Depeche Mode, KoL, Atoms for Peace, Muse and More
On Monday night, The Austin City Limits Music Festival announced its 2013 lineup and its definitely one of the strongest major festival lineups of the year marked by LMB favorites like Atoms for Peace, Wilco, The National, Queens of the Stone Age, Tame Impala, Phosphorescent, Portugal. The Man, Toro y... more
Jazz Fest TV Schedule: DMB, Gary Clark Jr., The Meter Men (+Page), WSP & More
The second week of Jazzfest is well underway with rainy weather dominating Thursday headlines (despite some stellar performances.) Things are looking dry for the rest of the weekend but attendees should bundle up because a cold front is moving in that could bring record low temps. Those of... more
North Coast Music Festival 2013 Lineup: Wu-Tang, Bisco, Big Gigantic, Paper Diamond and more
The lineup for this year's North Coast Music Festival was dropped last night on the interwebs, and headlining this year is a solid set of hip-hop, electronic and livetronica artists that will undoubtably be something worth seeing over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30th-Sept. 1st) in Chicago. First up of... more
Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 Lineup Announced
Insomniac has announced its full lineup for the 17th annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) at the Vegas Motor Speedway. The lengthy slate includes such acts as Avicii, Boyz Noise, Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, A-Trak, 12th Planet and more. Check out the list and poster below. ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL 2013 LINEUP ... more
JAM CRUISE 12: Thievery Corporation, Galactic, Les Claypool, Bootsy Collins, Lotus & More
Jam Cruise 12 will set sail from Miami on January 4th to the 9th on a brand new ship (MSC Divina, which looks amazing), with a boat-load (pun-intended) of talent. Set for 2014 is Thievery Corporation, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, Galactic, Robert Randolph, Bootsy Collins, George Porter Jr.,... more
Seven Must-See Sets on Bonnaroo’s Newly Released Schedule
A day after announcing who would be playing late nights on The Which Stage and in This, That and The Other Tents, the festival has announced the schedule for the 12th Annual round-the-clock music, comedy and arts festival in Manchester, TN. As with any of these mega fests, fans will... more
HIGH SIERRA 2013: Late Nights Announced
The 23rd edition of the High Sierra Music Festival is just over two months away (63 days, 8 hours...) and today the organizers rolled out their always-important late night schedule to go along with the impressive headliners (Robert Plant, Thievery Corporation, Primus) slated for July 4th weekend. Late night... more
Furthur Cancels Set @ BottleRock Napa Valley
Sad news from the Furthur camp, and yet not entirely out of left field after last week's bummer with Bob Weir falling on stage: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Furthur regretfully will be unable to appear as scheduled at BottleRock Napa Valley on Thursday, May 9. Grateful Dead & Furthur Co-Founder Bob... more
Bonnaroo Announces 2013 Late Night Lineup
The late night scene at Bonnaroo is arguably unparalleled on the American festival circuit when it comes to producing legendary, one-of-a-kind performances on a yearly basis. The festival has just announced this year's lineup and the following bands will be performing their set late night on the Bonnaroo stages this... more
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Weekend One)
A notably wet Weekend One at Jazz Fest 2013 is in the books and Jim Brock shares his images from B.B. King, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews Band, Voice of the Wetlands Allstars, John Mayer, Midnite Disturbers and more in the gallery below. Check them out loop back for more from... more
LouFest 2013: Wilco, The Killers, The National, Alabama Shakes, Jim James & More
St. Louis' LouFest has just announced the lineup for their annual music festival held at Forest Park's Central Field on September 7th & 8th, 2013. Headlining the festival are The Killers, Wilco and The National, along with an under-card of Alabama Shakes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Jim... more
SETLIST: Dave Matthews Band @ Jazz Fest 2013
Dave Matthews Band returned to the Big Easy on Sunday afternoon to help close out weekend one of Jazz Fest 2013 with a shortened (due to inclement weather) set on the main Acura Stage on the 15th Anniversary of Before These Crowded Streets. Check out the setlist below. A big... more
HIGHLIGHTS / TWEETS: Day One at Jazz Fest 2013
There truly is nothing like Day One at Jazz Fest. Once one steps foot on the sacred Fairgrounds for the first time, all the forethought, plotting and planning that goes into crafting an idyllic and tailor-made Fest experience starts unfolding, evolving and happening. As is always the case, the magic... more
It’s Jazz Fest Time In New Orleans
The cubes are out, the late night grids are full and the time has come: It's Jazz Fest season in New Orleans! For those who can't make the trip, AXS TV (Ch. 340 on DirecTV) will broadcast the festival on television for the very first time from April 26th... more
Robert Plant Added to High Sierra Music Festival’s Lineup
Big news for fans of the intimate High Sierra Music Festival -- the voice of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant was just added to the top of the lineup! On Thursday, July 4th, Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters will kick off the four-day festival with what HSMF says... more
Dumpstaphunk To Play Special Meters Set Tonight @ Wanee Festival
Dumpstaphunk will perform an extra special Meters Tribute set tonight at the Wanee Festival in Live Oak, FL this evening. The band headlines tonight's opening night festivities with a set from 10:45pm-1:00am. This comes nearly a year after Ivan Neville's band played a full set at Tipitina's with entire The... more
OUTSIDE LANDS 2013: Paul McCartney, NIN, RHCP, Phoenix, Gary Clark Jr. & More
Outside Lands just announced the lineup for their sixth annual Music & Arts gathering in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park (August 9-11) and it's a stellar and diverse list. Paul McCartney will headline along with the newly configured Nine Inch Nails, the Chili Peppers, who just came off a... more
Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam and more to Play NOLA’s Voodoo Experience 2013
New Orleans' annual Voodoo Experience is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2013, and, as they did last year, the festival made an extra early initial announcement, this time revealing the first 15 acts to make up the festival's lineup. Notably, Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor will return to City... more
R. Kelly Makes Surprise Appearance with Phoenix at Coachella
The big news coming out of Coachella's second day was a surprise appearance by R. Kelly (not a hologram) who appeared on stage during Phoenix's headlining set and performed a mash-up of "1901" and "Ignition (Remix)." Rumors of Daft Punk sharing the stage with their fellow French musicians proved... more
