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Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup Announced!
On Wednesday, Chicago’s own Lollapalooza announced the lineup for this year’s music fest that’s chock full of rock, EDM, hip-hop, and indie favorites. It’s sure to be a hit with any music fan trekking to the festival this summer.
Headlining this year are Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, a reunited (and much anticipated show by) Black Sabbath, and Jack White.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
For the first time in festival history, electronic music has become an important player of Lolla with main stage headliners AVICII, Justice, Bassnectar, and Kaskade.
AVICII
Florence + the Machine, The Shins, a reunited At the Drive-In, Passion Pit, The Weekend, and Sigur Ros are also featured headlining acts.
Florence + the Machine
A couple of other highlights from the lineup that I am pretty stoked about are:
Get your Lolla passes here and check out the Lollapalooza website for the entire list of artists and to create and share your own custom lineup!
Erin L., Marketing Intern
Sam’s Burger Joint Facebook Ticketing
We’d like to introduce you to our fancy new-fangled feature… Facebook ticketing! The illustrious Sam’s Burger Joint in San Antonio, Texas is the first Front Gate Tickets partner to sport it, but we’ll be rolling it out like whoa in the future
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Already “like” Sam’s Burger Joint on Facebook? Perfect! Now you can buy tickets to any of their events right there on their Facebook page. The same info you’d see on Sam’s regular ticketing site is embedded straight into their page, making it uber easy to buy tickets, see info about performing bands and even sign up for their email newsletter.
Fancy eh? We’re taking a bow over here. Visit them on Twitter as well.. and stay tuned for more Facebook ticketing sites comin’ at ya!
A Huge Welcome to FOO FIGHTERS from Front Gate Tickets!
We are extremely excited to announce our latest artist ticketing partnership with the Foo Fighters. Front Gate Tickets will now be handling presales for the Foo Fighters on their forthcoming tour. The first batch of dates is on sale now at foofighters.frontgatetickets.com. Use the passcode LIMO to snag yours!
Foo Fighters are touring in support of their huge new album Wasting Light and have announced the first leg of their North American tour with more dates to come! We are thrilled to be working with Foo Fighters to bring you tickets to their shows before you can get them anywhere else. Check back often for more dates as they are added!
Tickets for the 2011 Nocturnal Music Festival – Texas are on sale now!
UPDATE:
Check out the official trailer for Nocturnal Festival Texas 2011!
The fest has also announced a bunch of awesome additions to its stacked lineup:
Crystal Castles // Above & Beyond // Ghostland Observatory // Bassnectar // Galactic // Excision // Chase and Status (LIVE) // Avicii // DJ Dan // Ed Rush & Optical // Gareth Emery // Kaskade // Mr. Oizo // Paul Oakenfold // Big Gigantic //Beats Antique // Chase & Status // Conspirator //Eskmo // Excision // Feed Me // Flarup // Funkagenda // Sander Kleinenberg // Savoy Live! // STS9 // Switch // Tipper // Zeds dead
Nocturnal Festival, a name made famous by the festival in California, has spread its reach to the great state of Texas. Last year’s festival lineup included acts such as Kid Cudi, Girl Talk, ATB, Lotus, Bassnectar and a ton of other heavy hitters in the dance scene, and this year’s fest should be no different. Nocturnal Texas is held April 29 and 3o, 2011 in Apache Pass (near Austin, TX). Tickets for the event just went on sale and this is sure to sell quickly given the acts that were present last year, so go grab your tickets now for what is sure to be one of the biggest dance parties of the year!
2011 Coachella Lineup Announced! Layaway Ticket Info!
In case you live under a rock or some have some other fancy method of avoiding information, I am here to inform you that the lineup for Coachella 2011 is out.
If you have never headed out to Coachella, this might be the year to do so. A ton of great artists including big names such as Kanye West, Kings of Leon, The Strokes, The Black Keys, Duran Duran, Arcade Fire, The Chemical Brothers and a bunch of other bands will be there to blow your mind, so go grab layaway tickets here (Jan. 21st they are back on sale). UPDATE – Tickets for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are now SOLD OUT.
Now my personal recommendation (especially for those of you who can’t or don’t want to cough up the full ticket price now) is to get layaway tickets. This means that you don’t have to pay the full ticket price up front. You can pay in equal 50% payments or put 10% down and then have equal payment for the rest of the cost. Sounds good to me too! Layaway tickets will be back on sale in two days (the 21st) so snatch them up. You do not want to miss this. UPDATE: Tickets are now sold out! Jump on it next year, and stay tuned for more great festival news!
Mountain Jam Announces 2011 Lineup!
The lineup for Mountain Jam 2011 (June 2-5, 2011) was announced yesterday and includes acts such as Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and a ton more! Head up to Hunter Mountain in upstate New York to get in on all the festivities. To grab tickets to the event, see the full lineup and get all the info you could ever want head over to the shiny new Mountain Jam website. Here are a few more bands to whet your appetite for more….
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Lotus
- Portugal. The Man
- Soulive
Front Gate Tickets 2010 Staff Picks
As we near the end of 2010 and prepare for a new year to begin, here are some year end lists for our Top 10 (or some number close to that) Albums of 2010…mostly. I will be updating the list over the next few days as lists roll in. Enjoy! By the way, these lists are posted as received…
Ashley
- Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (Oct. 2009)
- Taylor Swift – Speak Now (mock all you want!)
- Sarah Jaffe – Suburban Nature
- John Prine – In Person & On Stage
- Ryan Adams – III/IV
- Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
- Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed Drinks
- Wolf Parade – Expo 86
- M.I.A. – MAYA
- The Magic Numbers – The Runaway
Brent
- Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More (2009)
- Kid Cudi- Man on the Mood II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
- Yeasayer- Odd Blood
- Neil Young – Le Noise
- Daft Punk -Tron Soundtrack (yeah i know it’s a soundtrack, but it’s fucking daft punk)
Kerstin
- The National – High Violet
- Spoon – Transference
- Best Coast – Crazy for You
- The Morning Benders – Big Echo
- The Black Keys – Brothers
- The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt / Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird EP
- Aloe Blacc – Good Things
- Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away
- The Roots – How I Got Over
- Beach House – Teen Dream
- The Walkmen – Lisbon
- Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
- Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More (2009)
Matthew
- Hot Chip – One Life Stand
- LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
- Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
- The Chemical Brothers – Further
- Cee Lo Green – The Ladykiller
- Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark, Twisted Fantasy
- Beach House – Teen Dream
- Free Energy – Stuck on Nothing
- Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son of Chico Dusty
- Miami Horror – Illumination
Gotta also mention…
- Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
- Robyn – Body Talk
Lauren
- LCD Soundsystem “This Is Happening”
- Sleigh Bells “Treats”
- Local Natives “Gorilla Manor”
- Delorean “Subiza”
- The Drums “The Drums”
- The Black Keys “Brothers”
- Arcade Fire “The Suburbs”
- The National “High Violet”
- Robyn “Body Talk”
- Childish Gambino “I Am Not A Rapper”
Jeff
- Ray Lamontagne – God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise
- Broken Bells – Broken Bells
- Robert Plant – Band of Joy
- The Black Keys – Brothers
- Eric Clapton – Clapton
Tess
- Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (2009)
- The Black Keys – Brothers
- Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
- Ke$ha – Cannibal (don’t hate, she’s awesome)
- Crash Kings – Crash Kings (2009)
- Broken Bells – Broken Bells
- Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer
- Girl Talk – All Day
- Spoon – Transference
- Band of Horses – Infinite Arms
Lollapalooza Day 3: Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons played an exceptional closing day set that once again packed out the Playstation stage to the gills. The band, which has been gaining significant traction in the US after the release of their terrific album Sigh No More, serenaded the crowd with their beautifully harmonizing vocals and hand clapping, foot stomping folk ballads. Their unique sound lent itself quite well to the festival setting and they seemed right at home in front of the sea of people who came to see them.
Mumford and Sons are embarking on a fall tour that will see them travel through Europe, the UK, then back to the US for a run of dates that will see stops in many of the cities that the band played on their previous tour. After catching them at Lollapalooza, I would highly recommend catching them if you get the chance. Dates for the tour are listed below, including a show at Stubb’s!
Lollapalooza Day 2: Empire of the Sun!!
This was a set that I definitely did not want to miss this weekend, and as I made it down into the tiny photo pit, I began to realize that I was not the only one who felt this way. A DJ was keeping the crowd warm (well steaming really) and dancing frantically before Empire even took the stage, and it was clear that this was going to be something a little different from the other Lolla sets that day. If you have walked into Perry’s at any time you know what I mean, and this was Perry’s at its peak. Security personnel did their best to keep the sweat drenched crowd hydrated, constantly going back for more and more waters that they reached over the rail and poured into the mouths of grateful audience members. The crowd was ready for something special, and when Empire took the stage, they got it.
The live version of Empire made its first appearance ever in the states when it stopped in Chicago this weekend for its Lolla set, so no one knew what to expect from the crew. The full band, complete with dancers, costumes and a fittingly extravagant stage setup delivered an energetic set that left everyone in the crowd wanting more.
Lollapalooza Day 2: Cut Copy!
Cut Copy got down to business at Lollapalooza for their set on the PlayStation stage (literally, look at those outfits – straight from the office). Their set consisted of cuts from both of the band’s studio releases as well as a couple of unreleased tracks that should appear on their forthcoming LP. Highlights included “Time Stands Still,” “Hearts on Fire,” and “Lights and Music” which the band used to open the set for the energetic afternoon crowd.
