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Coachella releases tickets for 2013 festival
Cashing in on Coachella 2012's rampant success, advanced sale tickets for the music and arts festival's 2013 installment were made available a mere month after the California festivities concluded.
"We are excited to announce Coachella 2013 will again be held over two consecutive weekends," boasts the official website of the high profile Coachella Valley festival. The addition of two weekends was new for the festival last year, and something that Coachella producer Goldenvoice chose to continue in 2013 to meet the high demand for tickets. Advanced passes went on sale Thursday, May 17 at 10a.m. PDT, and will be available through the following Thursday, May 24 10p.m. PDT, or until sold out. "Then general sale will happen early next year," the site optimistically notes, so those who missed the first round shouldn't fret.
California politician resold Coachella wristbands for campaign fundraiser
California Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez is facing a public relations pickle following revelations that he resold 25 wristbands for the always popular Coachella Music Festival.
While Coachella's organizational parent company Goldenvoice outlines on the Coachella website that the festival does not "tolerate scalping of any kind at all," those same rules apparently do not apply to local California politicians. Pérez's campaign spokesman Josh Pulliam told The Desert Sun newspaper that Goldenvoice "specifically approved the campaign purchasing tickets for a campaign fundraiser."
Lollapalooza announces lineup, three-day passes sold out
Shortly after announcing Black Sabbath will headline this year's Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, three-day passes for the event sold out. Secondary ticket brokers are hoping music fans will turn to them for their ticket to the popular music festival.
Lollapalooza, taking place August 3-5 at famed Grant Park, brings music and culture to thousands of fans each year. According to Chicago-based radio station WBEZ 91.5 last year's 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza drew an estimated crowd of 270,000.
SXSW takes over Austin with new music and technology
The popular South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX, logged another successful outing this March 2012, featuring some memorable moments as well as some unexpected ones.
Running from March 9 to March 18, the festival is actually three separate events in one: the well-known music event that features over 2,000 artists playing in over 90 Austin-area venues, a film festival, and "SXSW Interactive," which is an event that focuses on technological advances.
Madonna, Bonnaroo tickets on sale this weekend
With its headliners announced this week, tickets for the annual Bonnaroo festival are among the onsales for the weekend ending February 20 as compiled by TicketNews.
Bonnaroo, which was first launched in 2002, is unique from many other music festivals in that it strives to be environmentally friendly while catering to a wide array of music tastes. Set to be held this June in Tennessee, organizers recently announced that the festival headliners will be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Phish, and the newly reunited Beach Boys.
Ticket sales, acts announced for 2011 Lollapalooza Aftershows
Before Grant Park opens its gates to festival goers for Lollapalooza 2011, music fans around Chicago will have had the chance to catch some of the event's performers on a smaller stage.
Over the course of August 3-6, festival organizers have booked nearly 30 club concerts throughout the Windy City. The official Lollapalooza Aftershows will feature acts also slated to perform during the August 5-7 festival weekend.
Bonnaroo 2012 dates, ticket presales announced
The 2011 edition of the popular Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival may have just ended, but its organizers are already looking ahead to next year. Earlier today, June 16, organizers confirmed dates and the earliest round of presales for the festival's 11th year.
Bonnaroo 2012 will run June 7-10 at Great Stage Park, a 650-acre farm in Manchester, TN, that has hosted the festival since its 2002 inception.
Coachella 2012 to span two weekends with identical lineup
After another season of record attendance and fast ticket sales, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will undergo one notable change when it returns in 2012.
The 13th annual Coachella will once again take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. But rather than occupying the club grounds for just three days in April, the 2012 event will be there for two back-to-back weekends: April 13-15 and April 20-22.
Eminem, Coldplay among Lollapalooza 2011 headliners
With just about three months to go and ticket sales already well underway, a lineup has finally been revealed for Lollapalooza's 20th anniversary. Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Muse will headline the August 5-7 festivities in Chicago, IL.
Other acts atop the billing include My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5 and A Perfect Circle. The full lineup — with more than 120 performers and DJ acts — is available below. Exact performance dates and times have not yet been announced.
The Strokes to play Madison Square Garden concert ahead of Coachella, Bonnaroo
New York City-based rock crew The Strokes are awaiting the release of their first album in five years. To celebrate the effort — and launch a 2011 calendar filled with high-profile performances — the band has planned a blowout hometown concert.
The critically acclaimed rock quintet, fronted by Julian Casablancas, will headline an April Fool's Day show at the 20,000-capacity Madison Square Garden Arena. The show is a much larger affair than The Strokes' usual mid-sized club and theatre shows, and Rolling Stone marks it as the band's biggest NYC event to date.


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