NASHVILLE |
DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2011
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN
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THE VOODOO EXPERIENCE
PRESENTED BY STEPHEN REHAGE
ANNOUNCES 2012 DATES:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
“10 DAYS OF VOODOO”
CELEBRATION KICKS OFF
FIRST ANNUAL
“VOODOO HOLIDAY”
OF PRE-SALE TICKETS FOR 2012
As 2011 comes to a close, THE VOODOO EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY STEPHEN REHAGE will celebrate the season with the first annual Voodoo Holiday. Kicking off Wednesday, December 14 with the 10 Days Of Voodoo holiday giveaways, concert-goers will have the chance to purchase three-day 2012 VOODOO EXPERIENCE weekend passes starting as low as $77 for a GA weekend pass. Early ticket buyers are also automatically eligible for a variety of daily VOODOO prizes through Friday, December 23. Each day random daily drawings will take place and winners will be notified by email and announced via the Voodoo Blog (on the Voodoo website), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/voodooexperience) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/VoodooNola). The 2012 VOODOO EXPERIENCE will take place in New Orleans’ City Park, Friday, October 26, Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, 2012.
For every Voodoo Holiday ticket purchased, each buyer becomes eligible for that day’s gift as part of the 10 Days Of Voodoo festivities. Beyond VOODOO specific presents (VIP upgrades, $100 gift certificates for VOODOO EXPERIENCE merchandise), the 10 Days Of Voodoo gifts include: gift certificates for a $100 Basin Street Records shopping spree (featuring new releases from the Grammy-nominated and past VOODOO artists Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, Irvin Mayfield and more), a $120 certificate to Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse (French Quarter), a $100 certificate to Sylvain Restaurant (French Quarter) and a $100 certificate to Ste. Marie Restaurant (Central Business District). In addition, all early ticket buyers will automatically be gifted with a three-month subscription to Red Bull’s Red Bulletin Magazine (a modern lifestyle magazine focusing on sport, people, art and culture designed to break new ground).
The Voodoo Holiday ticket prices–the best price of the year–are as follows: three-day weekend GA passes are $77, three-day LOA Lounge VIP weekend passes are $222 and three-day LOA Lounge VIP weekend passes with parking are $266. Concert-goers can also utilize VOODOO EZ Pay on any ticket purchase over $150. EZ pay allows fans to pay their balance in five equal payments with the first payment (1/5 of the overall balance) charged upon purchase. The second payment and each subsequent payment will be billed on the day of the month the ticket was purchased until paid in full. Tickets are available via www.thevoodooexperience.com utilizing Elevate’s easy online shopping experience–with helpful customer service–that allows buyers to print their own tickets.
Distinguished as the final musical celebration of the annual U.S. music festival season, next year’s VOODOO EXPERIENCE will mark VOODOO’s 14th consecutive year. The 2012 Halloween weekend line-up will feature top-tier and innovative artists from a variety of musical genres, plus reflect the multitude of cultures that define this historic and beloved American city. Once again, concert-goers will worship the music throughout VOODOO’s three unique performance areas: Le Plur, VOODOO’s dedicated dance space which celebrates an amazing list of electronic talent from around the world; Le Ritual where the main stage worships the music of the world’s most renowned artists; and Le Flambeau’s two performance spots (Preservation Hall Tent and the WWOZ Stage) which honor the roots and history of New Orleans music and its inspiration on others. Each of VOODOO’s individual performance areas is enhanced by the use of interactive art set amid City Park’s lush lagoons, bayous and one of the largest collections of mature oak trees in the world.
Here are some quotes about this year’s (2011) THE VOODOO EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY STEPHEN REHAGE:
“…it was easy to see why this city remains perpetually proud of not only its own storied music history, but its ability to throw one hell of a cool Halloween party.”
— Rolling stone.com, 10-31-11
“Voodoo Music Experience Hypnotizes New Orleans…New Orleans’ Voodoo Music Experience has become a Halloween weekend tradition, bringing some of the biggest artists on the map to the Big Easy for a three-day throwdown…flipping through this gallery counts as a SPIN-approved way to celebrate Halloween.”
— Spin.com, 10-31-11
“The 13th annual, three-day Voodoo Fest wrapped up Sunday, Oct. 30, before 10 p.m., but don’t let that early night fool you. Anyone who attended from start to finish took in more than 35 hours of live music since the gates opened Friday at 10 a.m., with headliners, such as Soundgarden, Blink-182, The Raconteurs, Ray Davies, Cheap Trick, The Original Meters…Music fans tucked into South Louisiana dishes from the line of food booths, enjoyed a great view of the city skyline from a Ferris wheel and tried to make a mechanical bird flap its wings at one of the dozen art installations at the Voodoo Music Experience site in City Park.”
—Nola.com, 10-31-11
“This year’s Voodoo came as close as it ever has yet to realizing the idea of integrating the larger rock/pop world with New Orleans music…the gap between acts meant that the people who used to spend the day camped between stages went to the other stages more.”
—Offbeat (LA), 10-31-11
“Voodoo Experience works usual magic to close…Sunday’s rich and varied music at the final day of the city’s annual Halloween weekend music festival, Voodoo Experience…”
—The Advocate (Baton Rouge), 10-31-11
“Now (appropriately) in its 13 year on the grounds of City Park, Voodoo continues to prove why it’s one of the longest-running festivals in the Southeast and still one of the most popular. In fact, Voodoo’s popularity spans from audience members to performers alike…It’s everything beyond the music, though, that makes Voodoo a unique experience for festival-goers…”
—The Birmingham News (Alabama) 10-31-11
More information about the 2012 VOODOO can also be found at www.thevoodooexperience.com.
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