It's a little bit outside our usual range of coverage, but AC Entertainment's latest festival venture is worth noting: MoogFest, set for Halloween weekend in Asheville, is "a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert Moog," the inventor of the synthesizer.
The lineup looks like it will be heavy on electronic and dance pop; the announced headliners are Massive Attack, MGMT, and Thievery Corporation. The full lineup will be announced on July 27; tickets go on sale July 30.
The lineup looks like it will be heavy on electronic and dance pop; the announced headliners are Massive Attack, MGMT, and Thievery Corporation. The full lineup will be announced on July 27; tickets go on sale July 30.
AC ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES MOOGFEST 2010 OCTOBER 29-31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC,
MASSIVE ATTACK, MGMT, THIEVERY CORPORATION CONFIRMED TO APPEAR
FULL SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED JULY 27; TICKETS ON SALE JULY 30.
AC Entertainment--creator and producer of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts
Festival, Big Ear Festival, and Vegoose--is proud to announce MoogFest 2010,
a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer,
Robert Moog, to be held Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC.
Confirmed artists Massive Attack, MGMT, and Thievery Corporation will be
joined by over 25 additional internationally renowned artists performing in
multiple venues throughout downtown Asheville, including the Asheville Civic
Center Arena, the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, and Asheville's renowned
world-class club, the Orange Peel.
In addition to the festival's extraordinary musical offerings, attendees
will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, engage with artists
in panel discussions, enjoy visual art exhibitions, installations and film
screenings, and explore their own musical creativity with a variety of Moog
instruments.
The complete schedule of artists and events for MoogFest 2010 will be
announced on July 27, and tickets will go on sale July 30.
Asheville, the adopted hometown of Bob Moog, offers a spectacular setting
for the MoogFest experience. Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Western
North Carolina, Asheville's relaxed and unique character, along with its
rich and exciting cultural heritage, have made it a prime getaway and
tourist destination for over 100 years. AC Entertainment has been an active
force in the cultural scene of Asheville, NC, for nearly 20 years, booking
and presenting well over 3,000 concerts and events of all sizes during that
time.
Asheville is the headquarters of Moog Music, the company Bob Moog formed in
1963. Moog's push for continual innovation permeates the company's culture
to this day. In 2008, they produced the groundbreaking Moog Guitar and more
projects are currently in development. 2010 marks a landmark in the
company's history as the 40th anniversary of the Voyager, one of the most
popular of the Moog synthesizers, which will certainly be a focus of the
MoogFest weekend.
"Bob Moog changed the course of music as we know it," says AC
Entertainment's founder Ashley Capps. "He put new worlds of sound literally
at the fingertips of musicians, unleashing a creative revolution. We're
thrilled and honored to be able to celebrate his extraordinary legacy in the
place that he called home and we hope to do so for many years to come."
Clearly, MoogFest 2010 will be an essential pilgrimage for music fans and
sonic adventurers from all over the world.
Visit moogfest.com for more information and updates about the festival.
For more information about Moog Music and its founder, Bob Moog, visit
moogmusic.com.
MASSIVE ATTACK, MGMT, THIEVERY CORPORATION CONFIRMED TO APPEAR
FULL SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED JULY 27; TICKETS ON SALE JULY 30.
AC Entertainment--creator and producer of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts
Festival, Big Ear Festival, and Vegoose--is proud to announce MoogFest 2010,
a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer,
Robert Moog, to be held Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC.
Confirmed artists Massive Attack, MGMT, and Thievery Corporation will be
joined by over 25 additional internationally renowned artists performing in
multiple venues throughout downtown Asheville, including the Asheville Civic
Center Arena, the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, and Asheville's renowned
world-class club, the Orange Peel.
In addition to the festival's extraordinary musical offerings, attendees
will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, engage with artists
in panel discussions, enjoy visual art exhibitions, installations and film
screenings, and explore their own musical creativity with a variety of Moog
instruments.
The complete schedule of artists and events for MoogFest 2010 will be
announced on July 27, and tickets will go on sale July 30.
Asheville, the adopted hometown of Bob Moog, offers a spectacular setting
for the MoogFest experience. Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Western
North Carolina, Asheville's relaxed and unique character, along with its
rich and exciting cultural heritage, have made it a prime getaway and
tourist destination for over 100 years. AC Entertainment has been an active
force in the cultural scene of Asheville, NC, for nearly 20 years, booking
and presenting well over 3,000 concerts and events of all sizes during that
time.
Asheville is the headquarters of Moog Music, the company Bob Moog formed in
1963. Moog's push for continual innovation permeates the company's culture
to this day. In 2008, they produced the groundbreaking Moog Guitar and more
projects are currently in development. 2010 marks a landmark in the
company's history as the 40th anniversary of the Voyager, one of the most
popular of the Moog synthesizers, which will certainly be a focus of the
MoogFest weekend.
"Bob Moog changed the course of music as we know it," says AC
Entertainment's founder Ashley Capps. "He put new worlds of sound literally
at the fingertips of musicians, unleashing a creative revolution. We're
thrilled and honored to be able to celebrate his extraordinary legacy in the
place that he called home and we hope to do so for many years to come."
Clearly, MoogFest 2010 will be an essential pilgrimage for music fans and
sonic adventurers from all over the world.
Visit moogfest.com for more information and updates about the festival.
For more information about Moog Music and its founder, Bob Moog, visit
moogmusic.com.
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