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Modest Mouse / Photo by Wendy Lynch
Modest Mouse, Snoop Dogg, Black Keys for Rothbury Festival
Of Montreal, Dresden Dolls, Gomez and more are also set for the newfound environmentally conscious event, set to hit Rothbury, MI July 3-6.
By William Goodman 05.02.08 11:16 AM
Modest Mouse / Photo by Wendy Lynch
Meet the latest addition to the U.S. summer music circuit: Rothbury Festival, an environmentally conscious event striving to draw attention to clean energy alternatives, slated to hit the Double JJ Ranch outside Rothbury, Michigan, from July 3-6, featuring sets from Modest Mouse, the Black Keys, Snoop Dogg, Of Montreal, Dresden Dolls, and Gomez, among others.
Who are these "others" you ask? Well, there's quite a few: Secret Machines, Sam Beam of Iron and Wine, 311, Thievery Corporation, Crystal Method (DJ set), Drive-By Truckers, Beth Orton, Citizen Cope, Primus, Ray LaMontagne , Sage Francis , Diplo, and Flosstradamus.
Jam bands aren't excluded, either: The bill boasts the likes of Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Michael Franti and Spearhead , Gov’t Mule , Phil Lesh and Friends, the Disco Biscuits , Medeski Martin & Wood , and Taj Mahal .
John Mayer, Jakob Dylan and the Green Mountain Rebels , Slightly Stoopid, Yonder Mountain String Band with Jon Fishman, and Zappa Plays Zappa will also appear.
Tickets for the event, presented by AEG Live, are on sale now, but check back to SPIN.com beginning Monday, May 5 for ticket giveaways.
Earfl.com and Rothbury are teaming up to give away a pair of weekend tickets to Rothbury AND an Epiphone guitar. It is as easy as recording a phone message. All you need to do is go to earfl.com/rothbury and record your favorite concert story by calling the number on the page, then register, and you will be automatically entered into a contest to win these prizes. Tell your story,
This is actually a really cool contest. It is fun to tell your story and I really want the Epiphone guitar. Check it out at earfl.com/rothbury
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