BANG! MUSIC FESTIVAL: DURAN DURAN AND DAFT PUNK TO HEADLINE BAN! MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH TIESTO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 IN MIAMI

AUGUST 24, 2006

FR:    ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO

DURAN DURAN AND DAFT PUNK TO HEADLINE
BANG! MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH TIËSTO
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 IN MIAMI

COMMON, THIEVERY CORPORATION, ROGER SANCHEZ,
KINKY, GEORGE ACOSTA,
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE AND MORE ADDED



Leading up to its ticket pre-sale on August 26, BANG! MUSIC FESTIVAL, the Southeast’s newest music gala set for Saturday, November 11 at Bicentennial Park in Miami, is pleased to announce the confirmation of additional headliners DURAN DURAN and DAFT PUNK.   The U.K. mega-group and French duo will top the bill of previously announced headliner Tiësto with acts Gnarls Barkley, Modest Mouse, Roger Sanchez and Los Amigos Invisibles for the day-long fete.  

Other new additions to BANG! include: Common, Thievery Corporation, Roger Sanchez, Kinky, George Acosta, Christopher Lawrence, Markus Schultz, DJ Icey, Yerba Buena, Cedric Gervais, Baby Anne, Truth, Edgar V, Spacemen, 4 Strings, Kevens, Filo & Perry, Austin Leeds, Jen Lasher and Devine And Emily Play.  The full line-up will be announced at a later date.

DURAN DURAN’s appearance at BANG! is a special live-performance engagement they are making in the midst of recording a new album.  Duran Duran is one of the most successful British bands with a career celebrating 25 years of continuous chart success and more than 70 million records sold.


For more information on the BANG! Music Festival, contact:
Alexandra Greenberg/MSO
818-380-0400 x223, agreenberg@msopr.com