Consequence of Sound‘s Festival Outlook is an online database featuring the latest news, rumors, and ticket information for the world’s many music festivals. Sometimes, though, it’s hard to keep up with everything. So, this is where our “Festivals in Brief” feature comes in.
This week brings a whole slew of lineup news, including Voodoo Experience, Rifflandia, Outside Lands, Electric Zoo, Epicenter, Pygmalion, TakLiberty, 4Knots, Truck America, and more. Below, you can find all the pertinent information.
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AUDIOTISTIC
When/Where: July 3o at Nos Events Center in San Bernadino, CA
Who’s Playing: Crystal Castles, Diplo, Major Lazer, Lil B, Doctor P, Flux Pavilion, Benga, Datsik, Porter Robinson, Chris Lake, The Cool Kids, Chiddy Bang, Plastician, Super8 & Tab, Bingo Players, AC Slater, Daedelus, Bobby Burns, Zoo Brazil, Moren Breum, Mat Zo, Jaytech, araabMUZIK, and Showtek
Tickets: $55 GA passes are available via the festival’s website.
ELECTRIC ZOO 2011
When/Where: September 2-4 at Randall’s Island Park in New York, NY
What’s New: High Contrast, Daedelus, SBTRKT, Josh Wink, Egyptrixxx, and Tokimonsta
Who Else Is Playing: Tiesto, David Guetta, Armin Van Buren, Moby (DJ Set), Chromeo, Diplo, Richie Hawtin, MSTRKRFT, Boys Noize, Ferry Corsten, ATB, Plastikman Live, Super Mash Bros, Dubfire, Benny Benassi, Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Tiga, and Rusko
Tickets: $249 GA passes, $294 GA passes with ferry trips included, and VIP options are available via the festival’s website.
EPICENTER 2011
When/Where: September 24th at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA
Who’s Playing: Limp Bizkit, Staind, P.O.D., Puddle of Mudd, Papa Roach, Skillet, Five Finger Death Punch, and Redlight King
Tickets: On sale Saturday, June 25th at 10 am PDT via Livenation.com
4KNOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
When/Where: July 16th at South Street Seaport in New York, New York
What’s New: Yeasayer (DJ Set), Dan Deacon (DJ Set), and Mr. Dream
Who Else Is Playing: The Black Angels, Titus Andronicus, Oberhofer, Eleanor Friedberger, and Orbits
Tickets: Free!
OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL 2011
When/Where: August 12-14 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA
What’s New: Eskmo, K. Flay, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Kelley Stoltz, and Arann Harris and the Farm Band
Who Else Is Playing: Muse, Phish, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Deadmau5, The Shins, MGMT, Girl Talk, The Decemberists, John Fogerty, Erykah Badu, Beirut, The Roots, Arctic Monkeys, STS9, Big Boi, Big Audio Dynamite, and Warren Haynes Band
Tickets: $199.50 GA passes and $450 VIP passes are available via the festival’s website.
PYGMALION MUSIC FESTIVAL
When/Where: September 21-24 in
What’s New: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Gang Gang Dance, Joan of Arc, Bass Drum of Death, Bear Hands, The Luyas, MiM0SA, and Marty Party
Who Else Is Playing: Explosions in the Sky, Cut Copy, Braid, Toro y Moi, The Dodos, Washed Out, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, Japandroids, STRFKR, The Hood Internet, and Owen
Tickets: $65.00 GA passes are available via the festival’s website.
RIFFLANDIA FESTIVAL 2011
Where/When: September 22-25 in Victoria, British Columbia
Who’s Playing: Broken Social Scene, Ra Ra Riot, Blackalicious, De La Soul, The Cave Singers, AWOLNATION, Suuns, Braids, Pepper Rabbit, The Knocks, and USS, with many more acts still to be announced
Tickets: Wristbands go on sale Friday, July 8th at 10am via the festival’s website.
TAKLIBERTY FESTIVAL 2011
When/Where: September 18th at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ
Who’s Playing: Coldplay, Richard Ashcroft,The Kooks, Two Door Cinema Club, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Grafitti 6
Tickets: General public tickets ($49.50 – $109.00) go on sale Friday, June 24th at 10am EDT via Livenation.com
TRUCK AMERICA 2011
When/Where: September 9-11 at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY
Who’s Playing: Okkervil River, The Hold Steady, Ra Ra Riot, and Wye Oak
Tickets: $99 early-bird tickets are available via the Ticketweb.com.
VOODOO EXPERIENCE 2011
When/Where: October 28-30 in New Orleans, LA
What’s New: Major Lazer, Social Distortion, Mates of State, Fitz & the Tantrums, Givers, and The Stone Foxes
Who Else Is Playing: Soundgarden, Girl Talk, My Chemical Romance, X, Portgual. the Man, City and Colour, Soul Rebel’s Brass Band, and Ozomatli
Tickets: $150 three-day weekend passes and $450 VIP passes are available via the festival’s website.