DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON
VOODOO EXPERIENCE
OPENS TREASURE TROVE OF LIVE VIDEO ARCHIVES
FEATURING TEN YEARS
OF VOODOO MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
PREVIEW NOW AT
WWW.THETENTHRITUAL.COM;
SET TIMES ANNOUNCED FOR
THIS YEAR’S
THE TENTH RITUAL
CELEBRATION
This year’s VOODOO EXPERIENCE–one of the most enduring large-scale music festivals in America–will feature performances from more than 150 acts that will perform on six stages in three distinct areas: Le Ritual, Le Flambeau and Le Carnival, each of which highlights a unique side of the personality of New Orleans. Marking the end of the U.S. festival season, this year’s VOODOO EXPERIENCE line-up features REM, Nine Inch Nails, Lil Wayne, Stone Temple Pilots, The Mars Volta, Erykah Badu, DeVotchKa, Joss Stone, Wyclef Jean, TV on the Radio, Panic at the Disco, N*E*R*D, plus such New Orleans greats as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty, George Porter, Irvin Mayfield, Ivan Neville, Hot 8 Brass Band and the New Orleans Bingo Show (full line-up with set times attached and at www.thetenthritual.com/?content=schedule).
Tickets are on sale now via www.thetenthritual.com and Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com). All tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. General Admission single day tickets are available as of Friday, September 5 at $50 and $125.00 for weekend passes; LOA VIP Experience passes are offered for $450 which includes 3-day admission with in/out privileges, reserved parking, full bar services with discounted drinks, New Orleans cuisine with exclusive menu items, private bathrooms, exclusive experiences and more.
This year’s VOODOO EXPERIENCE partners include Miller Lite, Southern Comfort, PlayStation, AXE Body Spray and Pickup Pals, MSN, Natural American Spirits, Southwest Airlines, Marriott, Fuse TV, Westwood One, Spin, The Fader, Filter, Alarm, Relix, Iprong, Nola.com, WWOZ, WDSU, Offbeat Magazine, Antigravity, Where Y’at Magazine, New Orleans Magazine, and Big Easy.
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