Monday, August 08, 2005

Why'd I have to read about this on the UK Yahoo homepage? :S

Monday August 8, 05:09 PM

Inaugural New York music fest renamed, expanded

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The inaugural New York music festival initially dubbed Across the Pond has been rechristened Across the Narrows.

Set for October 1-2 at Brooklyn's Keyspan Park and Staten Island's Richmond County Bank Ballpark, the event will feature headlining sets from Oasis, the Killers, Beck and the Pixies.

The Pixies will anchor the October 1 bill in Brooklyn, alongside Gang Of Four, Built To Spill, Rilo Kiley, Death From Above 1979, Mando Diao and Nine Black Alps. Simultaneously in Staten Island, the Killers will play with Interpol, the New York Dolls, British Sea Power, Lake Trout, Tegan & Sara and the Ordinary Boys.

The next day's shows will feature Beck, Belle & Sebastian, the Polyphonic Spree, the Raveonettes, Gang Gang Dance, Whirlwind Heat and a band to be announced in Brooklyn, and Oasis, Jet, Doves, the reunited Lemonheads, Kasabian, Jesse Malin, the Redwalls and an undetermined act in Staten Island.

Reuters/Billboard

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Enjoy your blog a lot - glad to see you're keeping at it.

I'll be in NY in September and again in November, to run in the Marathon. Wanna get a drink?

3:49 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do.

Some.

More.

Of.

These.

10:12 AM  

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