Music Festivals – Multiple Choice
If you’re in the Northeast United States this weekend, you may be in luck! It seems like summer music festivals are becoming all the rage, and who would want to turn down fun in the sun with some of your favorite artists? I give you a last minute Plan A and Plan B for your aural pleasure. Which appeals most to you? Find out after the jump.
Plan A:
All Points West Music & Arts Festival
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
Friday, August 8th – Sunday, August 10th
The All Points West Music & Arts Festival begins today and is a three-day, multi-stage music and arts festival at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. Dubbed by some as the “Coachella of the East Coast,” this first annual festival has some pretty big shoes to fill. Liberty State Park is a historic location offering panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan skyline. All Points West was chosen as the name for the festival because immigrants who came to Ellis Island would go to the Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal (which is still on Liberty State Park’s grounds) and then board trains for ‘all points west.’ In keeping with the theme, the stages will be named after trains – Blue Comet (main stage), Bullet and Queen of the Valley.
Radiohead makes me happy. However, I was definitely disappointed to see the lack of electronic acts and DJs this year. Hopefuly, they don’t make the same mistake at the sophomore festival! Peep the set times below.
A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit “Friends of Liberty State Park.” The Friends of Liberty State Park is an open space advocacy volunteer organization dedicated to the park’s future as a free, green and non-commercial, urban waterfront oasis.
Single Day Tickets: $89.00 + applicable service fees
Friday, August 8th
BLUE COMET STAGE
The Go! Team 2:30-3:15pm
Michael Franti & Spearhead 3:45-4:30pm
The New Pornographers 5-6pm
Underworld 6:30-7:45pm
Radiohead 8:30-10:30pm
BULLET STAGE
Pawn Shop Roses 1-1:30pm
Little Brother 2-2:45pm
Forro in the Dark 4:15-4pm
Duffy 4:30-5:15pm
CSS 5:45-6:45pm
Girl Talk 7:15-8:15pm
QUEEN OF THE VALLEY STAGE
Lowry 1:30-2:15pm
The Duke Spirit 2:45-3:30pm
Mates of State 4-4:45pm
Grizzly Bear 5:15-6:15pm
Andrew Bird 6:45-8pm
Saturday, August 9th
BLUE COMET STAGE
Chromeo 2:30-3:15pm
Metric 3:45-4:30pm
Animal Collective 5-6pm
Kings of Leon 6:30-7:45pm
Radiohead 8:30-10:30pm
BULLET STAGE
Exit 105 1-1:30pm
Alberta Cross 2-2:45pm
The Felice Brothers 3:15-4pm
The Virgins 4:30-5:15pm
The Black Angels 5:45-6:45pm
The Roots 7:15-8:15pm
QUEEN OF THE VALLEY STAGE
Lily Holbrook 12:45-1:10pm
Your Vegas 1:30-2:15pm
Nicole Atkins 2:45-3:30pm
K’NAAN 4-5pm
Sia 5:30-6:45pm
Sunday, August 10th
BLUE COMET STAGE
Amadou & Mariam 2:15-3pm
Rodrigo y Gabriela 3:30-4:30pm
Cat Power 5-6pm
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals 6:30-7:45pm
Jack Johnson 8:30-10:30pm
BULLET STAGE
De Novo Dahl 2:40-3:20pm
Matt Costa 3:50-4:30pm
Jason Isbell 5-5:40pm
The Secret Machines 6:10-7pm
Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB 7:30-8:30pm
QUEEN OF THE VALLEY STAGE
Neil Halstead 1:30-2:15pm
Rogue Wave 2:45-3:30pm
Ben Jelen 4-4:45pm
Earl Greyhound 5:15-6:15pm
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals 6:45-8pm
Plan B:
Virgin Mobile Festival
Pimlico Race Course
5201 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Saturday August 9th – Sunday August 10th
Head on over to Baltimore and rock out all weekend long at this festival on 140 acres. Virgin Mobile Festival is a spin-off from the V Festival held in the UK. Enjoy three stages lined with LED video walls and armed with line array sound, dork out to the art installations, be dazzled by various performance artists, and watch out for lighting bolts from the tesla coil. I’m personally drooling over the line-up at the Dance Tent! Check it out below.
Tickets are still available online at Ticketmaster
$97.50/One-day General Admission
$175/Two-day General Admission
*$1.50 from every ticket is given to charity
Saturday, August 9th
NORTH STAGE
Cat Power 12-12:50pm
Duffy 1:10-1:55pm
The Swell Season 2:15-3:05pm
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings 3:25-4:15pm
Rodrigo y Gabriela 4:35-5:25pm
Citizen Cope 5:45-6:35pm
Wilco 7-8:15pm
Jack Johnson 8:45-10pm
SOUTH STAGE
KT Tunstall 12:15-1pm
Gogol Bordello 1:20-2:10pm
Lupe Fiasco 2:30-3:25pm
Bloc Party 3:45-4:35pm
The Offspring 5-6pm
Chuck Berry & The Silver Beats 6:30-7:30pm
Foo Fighters 8:15-10pm
DANCE TENT
JDH & Dave P 12-12:30pm
Erol Alkan 12:30-1:45pm
DJ Dan & Donald Glaude 1:45-3:15pm
Soulwax 3:35-4:35pm
Steve Lawler 4:45-6:10pm
Ferry Corsten 6:10-7:40pm
Underworld 8-10pm
Sunday, August 10th
NORTH STAGE
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 12-12:45pm
Shudder to Think 1:05-1:55pm
Paramore 2:15-3:05pm
Taking Back Sunday 3:30-4:30pm
Iggy & The Stooges 4:50-5:50pm
Stone Temple Pilots 6:20-7:35pm
Nine Inch Nails 8:05-10pm
SOUTH STAGE
Hollywood Undead 11:30am-12pm
The Go! Team 12:20-1:05pm
Andrew Bird 1:25-2:10pm
She and Him 2:35-3:25pm
Lil’ Wayne 3:50-4:50pm
The Black Keys 5:15-6:15pm
Bob Dylan 6:45-8pm
Kanye West 8:30-10pm
DANCE TENT
Chromeo 12:30-1:30pm
Rabbit in the Moon 1:50-3:20pm
Deadmau5 3:30-5pm
Richie Hawtin 5-6:30pm
Moby (DJ set) 6:30-8pm
Armin Van Buuren 8-10pm
Links:
All Points West Music & Arts Festival
Virgin Mobile Festival
