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RUMOR: Spring Awakening Festival – Skrillex, Daft Punk & more @ Soldier Field in June?

by Nick Isasi on Feb 6, 12

in Festivals,Rumors

http://www.springawakeningfestival.com/

Earlier today I happened upon a half finished web page for something called Spring Awakening Music Festival. This supposed festival is slated to hit June 16th and 17th in . The half finished web page wasn’t up for long, so I wasn’t able to lurk the page for long, but on the page was , , , text that read “ to headline”… and a scrolling banner that showed none other than the duo known as . Some of us can dream, right?

The website claimed tickets would be $90 for the two day pass, and $180 for a VIP two day pass. Check out the screenshots I got: READ MORE

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Ultra Music Festival XIV Lineup Announced

by Justin Ward on Dec 27, 11

in Festivals

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The lineup for one of the nation’s biggest electronic music festival, Miami’s annual , was just announced late last week right before Christmas. This is an absolutely stacked affair and I don’t recommend anyone skip on this if they like the untz. The fest returns to Miami’s downtown Bayfront Park area and will be happening from March 23-25, 2012 as part of Music Week in Miami. Tickets are already on sale.

And you should really think about buying tickets for this one if you’re in the area and/or spending money on South by Southwest just isn’t your thing. The highlights are plentiful in our eyes with the lineup on day one featuring , , and , along with Justice, , and on day two, and then finally SBTRKT, , and on day three. Wow, right?!

Read on for the full lineup and stay tuned for their phase two of the artist announcements; I’m not sure tickets will last too long for this one, though… READ MORE

Jam Cruise for UNTZ: Holy Ship! 2012

by Justin Ward on Nov 30, 11

in Festivals

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Woah, sorry for the silence around here, folks. Life has been wonderfully busy in my world, and I’ve had no time to digest all the awesome year-end stuff that’s coming out now. But more important to me looking back on 2011, I need to get on previewing the awesome year ahead in live music now that 2012 is well within our sights.

The first thing we’ll obviously have an eye on in 2012 is the annual music festival, the sold-out floating music festival for funk, untz, groove and jam lovers. But the weekend before, the same boat will be departing for the Holy Ship! festival, a strictly untz, whomp and dubstep floating event. Look at the lineup they have planned: READ MORE

North Coast Music Festival: Chemical Brothers, Umphreys, Bisco, Flying Lotus and more…

by Justin Ward on May 29, 10

in Festivals

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www.northcoastfestival.com

Last night during the second set of Umphrey’s McGee on Couch Tour, we got an announcement from keyboardist Joel Cummins regarding a festival that the band was going to be a part of in on Labor Day weekend. The festival is called the North Coast Music Festival and it’s going to be some serious heat for live music that weekend in the city. To get a lineup like this in Chicago starts to provides options to people besides the behemoth that is Lollapalooza, and the smaller and more eclectic and banging mix for your buck seriously puts this in good contention to be a standout festival of the year. Let’s hope for some bomb collaborations.

Check out their Twitter page here and follow along for the official lineup announcement. We have it on good authority that this is the lineup we’ll be seeing when it gets dropped.

2010

Lineup:

Nas & Damian Marley





Paul Van Dyk


& the County




Jakob Dylan & Three Legs










Seriously tight. Who’s already planning their weekend there?

Update:

The daily schedule has been announced…

Day 1 – Friday, September 3, 2010 – $35
The (Live), Paul Van Dyk, Pretty Lights, Paul Kalkbrenner, Orchard Lounge

Day 2 – Saturday, September 4, 2010 – $35
Umphrey’s McGee, Moby (DJ Set), De La Soul, Cold War Kids, Jay Electronica, Boys Noize, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Benga, Future Rock, Jakob Dylan & Three Legs, Van Ghost, Two Fresh

Day 3 – Sunday, September 5, 2010 – $35
Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, The Disco Biscuits, Benny Benassi, Flying Lotus, Mayer Hawthorne & The County Green Velvet (Live), Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Phantogram, Loyal Divide