VOODOO EXPERIENCE: NAMED “BEST FESTIVAL” IN NEW ORLEANS IN OFFBEAT’S BEST OF BEAT MUSIC BUSINESS AWARDS

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DATE: JANUARY 22, 2010

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN

VOODOO EXPERIENCE
NAMED “BEST FESTIVAL”
IN NEW ORLEANS
IN OFFBEAT’S BEST OF BEAT MUSIC BUSINESS AWARDS

SETS 2010 DATES
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31

For the first time in its 11-year run, the VOODOO EXPERIENCE last night earned the “Best Festival” award from New Orleans’ OFFBEAT MAGAZINE’s Best of the Beat Music Business Awards, marking a first for VOODOO, the youngest of the festivals in the region. The annual Best of the Beat Awards honor and celebrate the New Orleans music scene.

“Being voted festival of the year in New Orleans, the world's greatest festival city feels pretty special,” says Stephen Rehage, founder/producer VOODOO EXPERIENCE.

Last year, OFFBEAT noted: “…as an event, Voodoo seemed to realize its potential most perfectly this year. The urban Burning Man/freak festival vibe meant simply being on the grounds was always interesting, and the booking was distinctive…” And USA TODAY said VOODOO “departs from typical fests that helicopter into cities with self-contained packages of music and arts. Voodoo integrates the region's culture and sounds, this year booking such area favorites as Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, Beausoleil and Irvin Mayfield.”

The 2010 VOODOO EXPERIENCE is set for Friday, October 29, Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months.

Here’s some additional acclaim for the 2009 VOODOO EXPERIENCE:

ROLLINGSTONE.COM: “Voodoo Experience ’09 annexed New Orleans’ City Park last weekend for three days of music and festival madness, and people partied hard. They rocked out to the interstellar grooves of the Flaming Lips, the ballsy arena rock of Kiss, the brash rhymes of Eminem, among many others.”

SPIN.COM: “New Orleans knows how to throw one hell of a Halloween party. This weekend, Eminem, KISS, Jane's Addiction, the Flaming Lips, and many other acts gathered in the Big Easy's City Park for the 11th annual Voodoo Music Experience.”

JAMBASE.COM/ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM: “‘Worship the music.’ It's Voodoo Experience's tagline and the sentiment seemed to sum up the New Orleans festival…Voodoo Experience was a like a three-day vacation in one of our nation's finest cities, and I'm already looking forward to seeing what's in store for 2010. The Big Easy was the place to be for Halloween, and the Voodoo organizers did an admirable job of assembling a wildly diverse, bizarre lineup that'll stick out in the ole memory bank for years to come as one of the zanier, most rockin' Halloweens ever.”

LA.COM: “…the mother of all Halloween music festivals took New Orleans by storm for three days–literally!…in classic NOLA style, hordes of music fans…gathered for the 11th annual ‘ritual’ in City Park.”

NEWORLEANS.COM: “Voodoo Experience ends with a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the park…with a little bit of something for everyone, and even more in between, it's clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that this year's Voodoo Music Experience was another great success.”

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For more information contact:

MSO 818.380.0400

Marcee Rondan x248 marcee@msopr.com

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VOODOO EXPERIENCE: NAMED “BEST FESTIVAL” IN NEW ORLEANS IN OFFBEAT’S BEST OF BEAT MUSIC BUSINESS AWARDS SETS 2010 DATES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31