We already flipped out about the announcement that Radiohead will be headlining two, count 'em, two nights of the inaugural All Points West Music and Arts Festival at New Jersey's Liberty State Park August 8-10. Now, finally, we've been given the rest of the story concerning the lineup of this event, which is being put on by the same folks as Coachella. The remaining one-third of the festival's headline space will be occupied by none other than the oft-shoeless songster Jack Johnson, fresh off the release of his latest album, Sleep Through The Static.
The ever-casual Johnson's certainly been making the festival rounds, headlining Hawaii's Kokua Festival in April, Coachella the following week, and Bonnaroo two months later. (He fils the spot in the Bonnaroo lineup originally thought to belong to Led Zeppelin, no less...)
Rumors have been flying about the two headlining acts for about a month, since the Vineland Festival, which took place less than two hours from the All Points West festival site, was canceled because of the competition.
Radiohead will headline both Friday and Saturday night, then Johnson will pick up the reigns for Sunday night.
As expected for any three-day event, loads of people will be playing. So far, the line-up includes the following: Underworld, Kings of Leon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power, The Roots, The New Pornographers, Youssou N'Dour, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Metric, CSS, Girl Talk, Chromeo, The The Go! Team, Amadou & Mariam, The Black Angels, Sia, The Felice Brothers, K'Naan, Jason Isbell, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Alberta Cross, The Virgins, Black Kids, Mates of State, Duffy, Forro in the Dark, Nicole Atkins, Juana Molina, Little Brother, Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead and Your Vegas.
Tickets for the festival go on sale Friday, Feb. 29 at 12 noon (EST) through Ticketmaster. Single day passes are going for $89 and three-day passes are $258. Additional information is available at APWFestival.com.
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