Voodoo Music Experience Adds Major Bands to Lineup
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It seems that not even hurricane Gustav can slow New Orleans' Voodoo Music Experience, as festival officials -- unfazed by the recent storm and others on the way -- have added even more bands to the event's lineup.
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The Mars Volta, N.E.R.D., TV on the Radio, Butthole Surfers, Fishbone, Irma Thomas, and Ben Jelen, among others, will join the likes of R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, Death Cab for Cutie, and the rest of the previously announced bill at the Big Easy's City Park October 24-26.
And despite the challenges, festival founder/producer Stephen Rehage says backing down was never an option. "I remembered all the struggles of 2005's [hurricane Katrina] and the options we might have to consider, but not moving forward this year never crossed my mind."
Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster and thetenthritual.com.
09.14.08 3:42 PM
The Tenth Anniversary of Voodoo Music Experience should not be missed. A myriad of musical experiences -- over 100 bands on three stages. http://www.thetenthritual.com/ Acts not to overlook - Erykah Badu, Grace Potter (soulful rock n' roll revival of Janis Joplinesque+Bonnie Raittish) punk/rockabilly energy of Reverend Horton Heat, the inspiring John Boutte (did he really just hit that note?), R.E.M. and the Blind Boys of Alabama….