Tom Petty, Fiona Apple, others confirmed for Vegoose
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Widespread Panic , The Black Crowes , Fiona Apple and The Raconteurs are among the initial acts locked in for the second annual Vegoose music festival in Las Vegas.
Also among the roughly two-dozen acts on the roster thus far are The Killers, Guster, The Mars Volta, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, The Roots, Gomez, Built to Spill, Band of Horses and Jurassic 5. A complete list of confirmed artists is included below, and more acts will be announced in the coming weeks, according to organizers.
Tickets for two-day event, which is scheduled to take place Oct. 28-29 at Sam Boyd Stadium, go on sale Aug. 19 via the Vegoose website.
To coincide with the festival proper, organizers are also coordinating Vegoose at Night, a series of yet-to-be-announced nighttime concerts set to take place Oct. 27-Oct. 31 at venues throughout Las Vegas.
Vegoose is produced by Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment, creators of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
"We are busy preparing for another great party," Rick Farman of Superfly said in a statement. "Last year proved that Vegas, Halloween, and an amazing collection of bands set in a beautiful environment is a magical combination."
Vegoose 2006 roster:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Widespread Panic
The Killers
The Mars Volta
The Black Crowes
Fiona Apple
The Raconteurs
Keller Williams Incident featuring Keller Williams backed by the String Cheese Incident
Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley
Medeski Martin & Wood
The Roots
The Rhythm Devils feat. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman, Mike Gordon & Steve Kimock
G. Love & Special Sauce
Jurassic 5
Galactic
Praxis
Yonder Mountain String Band
Gomez
Built To Spill
Guster
Jim James of My Morning Jacket
Dr. Octagon aka Kool Keith
Band of Horses
Jamie Lidell
The Zutons
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