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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
Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced
The long awaited, and much estimated, Coachella 2012 lineup has finally been announced. Refused and At The Drive In’s return to musical splendor is causing quite ruckus on the interwebz. Some people are touting this year as spectacular, while others are a bit disappointed (per the usual). Tickets go on sale this Friday the 13th at 12pm central –> Weekend One and Weekend Two.
Some that we’re excited about (in no particular order) are:
Black Keys
Yuck
Neon Indian
WU LYF
Jeff Mangum (!!!)
St. Vincent
Flying Lotus
A$AP Rocky
Big Pink
Gary Clark Jr.
La Roux
Wild Flag
Modeselektor
Company Flow
Gardens & Villa
Who’s setting your ears abuzz this year at Coachella?!?!
Adding to the Biz Dev team
Exciting things are happening here at Front Gate Tickets, and we’re absolutely stoked to announce the addition of two new Business Development hires: Steve Fore and Neal Gilbreath.
Steve made his merry way here from Musictoday, a division of Live Nation, where he was Director of Ticketing for five years. Not only did he succeed in expanding fan club ticketing for the likes of Kenny Chesney, The Black Keys, Phish and Tim McGraw while at Musictoday, but he also initiated “scalper-proof” ticketing solutions for artists, including NIN. We’re overjoyed to have him onboard and are thrilled about the future of Front Gate Tickets with Steve here by our side.
Neal recently joined the Front Gate Tickets team after a stint at Green Mountain Energy where he worked with festivals and events across the country to help reduce their environmental impact. He’s worked with fest mainstays Bumbershoot, Austin City Limits Music Festival and Kahbang Music & Arts Festival among others, and brings his excellent festival chops and varied experience to our budding sales and marketing team.
Please send out a warm, welcoming hug to our new additions. We’ll see you in 2012… surely the biggest, baddest and RADDEST year yet for Front Gate Tickets!
Halloweeny
“To be or not to be”… While Hamlet would be a pretty rad costume, I doubt your friends would recognize you as the esteemed prince and not the drunken, trust fund-sanctified ‘back-to-school’ conqueror (and who cares if they did?). But hey, don’t let that deter your dreams of impressing all your buds with a costume for the ages (or more appropriately, the weekend). Wanna ensure that your costume is a smashing success this All Hallows’ Eve? Here are some outfit inspiration ideas centered on everyone’s FAVE topic around here: music.
Robert Plant
Some say he’s the greatest front man to ever grace the stage; some say he should’ve worn more clothes (or should have at least covered some of that chest hair spillage). Either way, portraying Plant circa-1970 will undoubtedly raise eyebrows amidst of a gaggle of ghouls and gals. Now don’t go busting out off-key Led Zeppelin renditions to every poor soul within earshot, but if you have the physique to pull of this character of characters, we urge you to “Ramble On”!
Particulars:
- Curly wig
- Tight blue jeans
- Necklace (think vintage)
- Retro long sleeve shirt (unbuttoned, see below)
- Chest hair (a must!)
Rick Astley
If you have ever been “Rickrolled” (which more or less includes every online user), you’re definitely familiar with the genuine ginger, Rick Astley. While his angelic sound never took off (screw you, Huey Lewis and the News), his presence lingers in our hearts and minds to this day. Part your hair and get ready to administer a little “rickrolling” yourself!
Particulars:
- Red Wig
- Blazer
- Pleated Khaki pants
- Colorful polo (horizontal stripes)
- Amplified sound
TLC (T-Boz, Left Eye or Chilli)
In the endless pursuit for a suitable mate, so many took on the “No Scrubs” mantra, made popular by 90s RnB act TLC. When these three hit the scene, we didn’t know how to respond, but hoped they would show pity on us lesser beings. With spunk, charm and wit, they taught us not to compromise and to take charge of our own lives (cue the tears!). To immortalize their ever-influential career, grab a couple of sultry shirtless fellas and rock the original girl band style (sorry Destiny’s Child)!
Particulars:
- Colorful sports bra (accentuated with sequins, glitter, etc.)
- Baggy pants (see above)
- Beauty accessories (hairspray, nail polish, etc.)
- Stilettos (Pumps. In. The. Club.)
Okay, maybe our costume ideas aren’t the BEST you’ve ever heard, but we hope this at least kickstarts your costume creativity with a little musical musing. Now, go forth and pillage your neighborhood Goodwill/Salvation Army! We’ll leave you with some sounds that are sure to put your in the Halloween spirit…
*Playlist and blog created by Richard R. the intern
