Damian Marley Joins Ranks of BANG! Performers

Acclaimed reggae artist Damian "Junior Gong" Marley has been announced as the final addition to Miami's BANG! Music Festival lineup, scheduled for November 11th, 2006.

On the heels of Welcome To Jamrock, hailed as one of the greatest reggae albums of 2005, Marley will perform on the BANG! Main Stage along with Modest Mouse, Common, Duran Duran, Gnarls Barkley, and others.

Marley, the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, won a Grammy award for his 2002 release Half Way Tree. He has proclaimed himself and his musical contemporaries to be "new leaders of the old school," and has garnered critical acclaim for his powerful, socially aware lyrics and innovative, eclectic musical style.

The full BANG! Music Festival lineup includes:

Main stage:

Duran Duran
Gnarls Barkley
Modest Mouse
Damian “Jr Gong” Marley
Common
Oh No! Oh My!
Atomic Tangerine
Big Bang Radio

Second live stage:

Thievery Corporation
Kinky
Los Amigos Invisibles
Yerba Buena
Kevens
Haiku
Galaxy Girl
Bea and Hirofumi Ohta

House stage:

Daft Punk
Roger Sanchez
Steve Angello
Sebastian Ingrosso
Misstress Barbara
Cedric Gervais
Ivano Bellini
Tom De Neef
Austin Leeds
Patrick M
Matt Martinez
Armand S.

Trance stage:

Tiësto
George Acosta ft. Truth
Christopher Lawrence
Markus Schultz
4 Strings
Edgar V
Filo & Peri
Kinesis
Gerry Cueto

Breaks stage:

DJ Icey
Hyper
Spacemen
Baby Anne
Monk
Merlyn
Jen Lasher
Devine & Emily Play
Johnny Dangerously
Storm
Hydraulix
Seasunz
Speechless
Phase 2

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