DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2007
GO METRO:
LA WEEKLY DETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL
OFFERS METRO RIDERS FREE TICKETS TO
LA WEEKLY DETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL music fans have one more reason to come downtown this Saturday, October 6:
The chance to win a pair of free Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2008 tickets.
Concert-goers who take public transportation to this Saturday’s festival can enter the contest by bringing their Metro ticket dated October 6th to the Goldenvoice booth upon arrival (anytime before 9:00 PM) to enter to win. In addition, music fans need not worry, as the Metro will still be running after the music ends.
LA WEEKLY DETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL–produced by the LA Weekly and Goldenvoice–is the daylong, all-ages, live music festival that’s set amidst the backdrop of downtown Los Angeles; the line-up is as follows:
City Hall East
2:00-2:30 The Pity Party
2:50-3:20 Nico Vega
3:40-4:20 The Cool Kids
4:50-5:35 The Noisettes
6:00-6:45 Kinky
7:10-8:00 Satellite Party
8:30-9:30 Teddybears
10:00-11:30 Bloc Party
City Hall South
2:00-2:30 Mink
2:50-3:20 Scissors for Lefty
3:40-4:10 The Deadly Syndrome
4:30-5:05 Johnossi
5:30-6:10 Shout Out Louds
6:40-7:25 Autolux
7:55-8:40 Moving Units
9:10-10:10 Justice
10:10-11:45 Busy P, DJ Medhi, Sebastian, Kavinsky, So Me
City Hall West
1:00-2:00 DJ Darren Revell
2:10-2:40 Augie March
3:05-3:40 The Aggrolites
4:00-4:40 The Aliens
4:55-7:10 Comedians of Comedy
7:30-8:15 The Raveonettes
8:50-9:30 Celebrity Skin
10:00-11:00 Turbonegro
City Hall Plaza
Noon-1:30 Bruce Perdew
1:30-3:00 Travis Keller
3:30-4:30 Franki Chan
4:30-8:00 Busy P, DJ Medhi, Sebastian, Kavinsky, So Me
8:00-9:30 Le Castle Vania
9:30-10:30 DJ Paul V
In addition, look for many of the acts to participate in signings at the Virgin Tent. The signing times are as follows:
3:00pm Augie March
3:30pm Mink
4:00pm The Aggrolites
4:30pm Scissors for Lefty
5:00pm The Deadly Syndrome
5:30pm The Aliens
6:00pm Johnossi
7:00pm Shout Out Louds
7:30pm Kinky
8:00pm Comedians of Comedy
8:30pm Perry Farrell
10:15pm Teddybears
There are two festival entrances:
The Main Entrance (Will Call, Cash, Guest List, ATM, Metro contest!) is located at the intersection of Main St and 2nd Street. The Secondary Entrance (Ticket holders + Cash sales only) is located at the intersection of Los Angeles St. and Temple.
For a full map of the grounds, click here:
http://www.laweekly.com/detour/images/content/map.jpg
To get to this weekend’s LA WEEKLY DETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL:
BY METRO RAIL
(www.mta.net; 1-800-Commute)
MetroRail Stop: Civic Center Station
(1st& Hill St.)
BY CAR
Traveling on the 101 FWY:
Exit Los Angeles St., head South then park starting at LA Mall, 2nd/Los Angeles, Japanese Village Plaza or Mall, 5th/Los Angeles
OR
Head North then park starting at El Pueblo/Olvera St., Chinatown, Union
OR
Head North then park starting at El Pueblo/Olvera St., Chinatown, Union Station
Traveling on 110 FWY:
Exit 9th Street (ONLY), head East then North (left) on to Main St. and park starting at 6th/Main
Traveling on the 10 FWY:
Exit at Alameda, head North and park starting at 4th Street, Arts District, 1st/Alameda, Olvera Street, Chinatown
For downtown maps visit:
Tickets for the LA WEEKLY DETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL are available via all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at 213-480-3232 or 714-740-2000; or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $35.50 in advance with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Tree People (http://www.treepeople.org). Note: this show is rain or shine and the lineup is subject to change.
LA WEEKLY DETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL sponsors include Boost, Time, Warner Cable, Monster, Virgin Megastore, Whole Foods, Indie 103.1, KCRW and Guitar Center.
Press Contacts:
MSO 818-380-0400
Marcee Rondan marcee@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson kashton@msopr.com
Alexandra Greenberg agreenberg@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider mschneider@msopr.com
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GO METRO: LA WEEKLY DETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL OFFERS METRO RIDERS FREE TICKETS TO COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2008