Flaming Lips, Roots, Girl Talk to rock Des Moines festival

This Independence Day, Des Moines will welcome what appears to be Lollapalooza's Midwestern baby sister at Iowa's own inaugural summer music festival 80/35. In addition to Iowa localites, the fest will feature the Flaming Lips, The Roots, Yonder Mountain String Band, Drive-By Truckers and Girl Talk on July 4 and 5.

And in case you were wondering, 80/35 stands for the juncture of Interstates 80 and 35 in downtown Iowa in Western Gateway Park.

As one Iowan MySpace user puts it, "I pooped a little when I heard the Lips were coming to town!"

There you have it, folks. Iowa's excited, and we're excited for Iowa.

Related links:
80-35.com
DesMoinesMC.com
80-35 on MySpace

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