Kruder & Dorfmeister (live), She & Him, Miike Snow
and More!
OCTOBER 16 & 17, 2010
Two-Day and VIP Tickets on Sale July 13 @ 1pm EST / 10am PST
Single Day Tickets Available July 16 @ 1pm EST / 10am PST
San Francisco, CA - July 12, 2010– The gorgeous, panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay will serve as the backdrop for LCD Soundsystem and Belle & Sebastian when they headline The 2010Treasure Island Music Festival presented by Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment.The fourth annual festival, which takes place on Treasure Island over two days - October 16th and 17th – will carry on the tradition of featuring some of the music world’s most exciting artists. This year’s stellar lineup, in addition to LCD Soundsystem and Belle & Sebastian (making their first Bay Area appearance in four years), is a who’s who of the dance/electronic and indie rock worlds, including The National, BrokenSocialScene, She&Him, Deadmau5, Kruder&Dorfmeister (live) (with one of their first U.S. performances since 2001), MiikeSnow, !!!,Superchunk, SurferBlood, DieAntwoord, LittleDragon, FourTet, RogueWave, Ra Ra Riot, Monotonix, Phantogram, The Sea & Cake, Phosphorescent, HolyFuck, Jamaica, Wallpaper, Papercuts, MausHaus and TheMumlers. (See full list below.)
Two day and VIP tickets go on sale tomorrow at 1pm EST/10am PST via the Treasure Island website: http://www.treasureislandfestival.com. Single day tickets will be made available on Friday, July 16th at 1pm EST/10am PST. A limited amount of reduced price early bird tickets will be available. Full ticketing details are as follows:
Single Day - GA $67.50
Two-Day - Early $99.99
Two-Day - GA $119.50
Single Day VIP Two Pack $249.50
Two-Day VIP Two Packs $475.00
Selected for its stunning, picturesque views, Treasure Island lays just off the coast of Yerba Buena Island in the San FranciscoBay. When the festival of the same name began in 2007, it quickly became one of the premiere music events of the fall concert season thanks to its consistently fresh and exciting lineups (the festival has never repeated an act) and its intimate feel. A sellout crowd of just over 12,000 music fans per day descended on the decommissioned naval base last year to see headliners MGMT and The Flaming Lips. By splitting each day into genre-specific artists – the first day features dance/electronic artists, while the second features indie rock bands – the festival has previously hosted a wide range of acclaimed artists since its inception, including M.I.A., Modest Mouse, The Raconteurs, Justice, Spoon, Thievery Corporation, Vampire Weekend, Girl Talk, MSTRKRFT, The Decemberists and many more.
In addition to providing music lovers with the coolest artists and an incredible setting, Treasure Island Music Festival ensures that attendees never miss a note of music. With two stages that alternate between bands, rather than having them play simultaneously, concert-goers have the chance to literally hear every note of every artist for the entire weekend. When not watching bands, festival attendees can hop over to the Treasure Chest, the festival’s interactive village full of games, a live mural wall, a photo booth, local craft vendors and more. This,combined with a 60 ft. Ferris Wheel, gourmet food vendors from local San Francisco businesses, a refillable water program, and buses to and from the festival loaded with Wi-Fi make the Treasure Island Music Festival one of the most amazing and unique music experiences of the year.
This year’s logo for the Treasure Island Music Festival was designed by local San Franciscan Jeff Canham (http://www.jeffcanham.com/). Previous years logos have been supplied by Shepard Fairey, Jason Munn (of Small Stakes) and Josh Cochran.
Established in San Francisco in 1993, Noise Pop is the leading independent music festival in the Bay Area. Over the last 18 years Noise Pop has provided exposure to some of the top emerging artists, many of whom have gone on to widespread acclaim, including the White Stripes, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes, Magnetic Fields and Wolfmother. In 2006 Noise Pop began expanding the scope and presence of its established brand into year-round events (including the Treasure Island Music Festival) in the Bay Area and beyond that celebrate all forms of independent culture, music, film, art and merchandise to an ever expanding community.
Since its inception in 2003, Another Planet Entertainment has produced and promoted over 1,000 events with artists as diverse as Radiohead, Dave Matthews Band, Neil Young, Daft Punk, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Metallica and Kanye West. A Bay Area staple, Another Planet is the exclusive promoter for the Greek Theatre (Berkeley), Fox Theater (Oakland), The Independent (San Francisco) and Harvey’s Outdoor Amphitheatre (Lake Tahoe.) Another Planet also produces two major yearly festivals in San Francisco – Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and Treasure Island Music Festival. In its first year of operation, Another Planet was selected by a vote of its concert industry peers as “Promoter of the Year” in the United States by Pollstar Magazine. In 2004 and 2005, Another Planet was pleased to be named “Independent Promoter of the Year.” In 2009 Another Planet Entertainment was named “Best Cultural Improvement” by the East Bay Express, and the Fox Theater as “Best Venue.” http://www.apeconcerts.com/
After some last minute rescheduling of their Hiro Ballroom shows, She & Him performed their first ever NYC show at Webster Hall last night. They were truly fantastic, despite Zooey’s illness last week. The first Hiro show on Monday was canceled while Ms Deschanel dealt with a fading voice, but tickets for both shows were honored at Webster Hall. A few days of saving her larynx did wonders and last night’s show was tremendous. The band also performed a rollicking version of “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, with the help of Yo La Tengoas part of the backing band. Fun!
Maybe it’s because spring has finally sprung in New York City or because I’m just in the mood for some total classics, but today, all I feel like listening to is Simon and Garfunkel. Is there a better album than Bookends for a day like today? Is there a better song than “Bridge Over Troubled Water” for any day at all? Does “America” make us long for the heady days of the late 60’s? (Click on that link to see the perfect use of this song in a film starring the lovely Zooey Deschanel.) The answers are “no,” “no,” and “yes,” in case you were wondering.
But bringing up Paul Simon allows me to talk about one of my other favorite things, which are The Rutles. The Rutles: All You Need is Cash was a film put out in the 70’s by Eric Idle and some of the Python crew spoofing the story of The Beatles and it remains one of our favorites to this day. If you haven’t seen it, you really must hunt it down, if only for its amazing cameos - including George Harrison (!), a very young and good looking Mick Jagger, some of the 70’s SNL folks (Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, etc.) and, tying it all together, Paul Simon. You can watch his bit here:
Tickets: $20 ($12 NYU Students, $16 NYU faculty, staff, alumni) *On Sale NOW at The Skirball Center!* Tickets are $12 with NYU student ID and $20 without.
Must have NYU ID to purchase advance tickets.
Limit 2 advance tickets per NYU ID.
NYU student pre sale today through Saturday at the Skirball Center’s Shagan Box Office, 566 LaGuardia Place. Hours: Tues-Sat noon-6.
She & Him announced two shows on Thursday and they both sold out in a matter of minutes! Luckily the band, who just released their first album Volume One and saw it debut at number 81 in the Billboard 200, have added two more gigs. Tickets will go on sale this Wednesday. We think it’d be smart to move really quickly on the ‘ol Ticket Master on Wednesday morning.
