NASHVILLE |DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2005
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/
MITCH SCHNEIDER
VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE 2005
UPDATED LINE-UP ANNOUNCED;
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
ADDED TO MEMPHIS BILL
As the final plans are being put in place for this year’s VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE, festival organizers have released the updated–though not final–artist line-up. Both days of this year’s two-day, two-city concert event will be headlined by Nine Inch Nails. In addition, Queens of the Stone Age–who were on the New Orleans bill–have committed to both shows. Saturday’s New Orleans show will be held at Riverview Park (behind the Audubon Zoo) and doors open at 9:00 AM with the first performers taking the stage at 10:30 AM. On Sunday at Memphis’ AutoZone Park, gates open at 10:00 AM with live music beginning at 10:45 AM. In addition, in the days leading up to Sunday’s Memphis concert, local residents can enjoy a bit of New Orleans music via the free “Southern Comfort Presents Voodoo on Beale Street” concert series which will take place from Thursday-Sunday at the Beale Street Stage in downtown’s Handy Park.
“As the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans is a city built on the foundation of music. The Voodoo Music Experience is a meaningful way of thanking the people who are helping to bring New Orleans back. The concert will lift the spirit of our people and bring music back to our lives,” said Mayor C. Ray Nagin.
The show line-ups are as follows:
NEW ORLEANS:
MEMPHIS:
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SoCo/RS.com/Playstation
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TCB PLAZA STAGE
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| 10:00 AM
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Gates
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Gates
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Gates
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| 10:15 AM
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| 10:30 AM
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Set
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| 10:45 AM
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Samurai Deli
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| 11:00 AM
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10:45-11:15
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Mrs. Fletcher
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| 11:15 AM
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World Leader
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10:45-11:30
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| 11:30 AM
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Pretend
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| 11:45 AM
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11:15-12:00
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| 12:00 PM
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The Decemberists
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Negative Poles
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| 12:15 PM
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11:45-12:30
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| 12:30 PM
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12:00-12:45
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Set
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| 12:45 PM
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Mindless
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| 1:00 PM
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Self Indulgence
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The Giraffes
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| 1:15 PM
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12:45-1:30
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12:45-1:30
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| 1:30 PM
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The
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Set
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| 1:45 PM
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Secret Machines
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| 2:00 PM
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1:30-2:15
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Ghost |
| 2:15 PM
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HIM
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1:45-2:30
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| 2:30 PM
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2:15-3:00
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Set
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| 2:45 PM
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| 3:00 PM
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Cowboy Mouth
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King Wilke
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| 3:15 PM
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3:00-3:45
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2:45-3:30
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| 3:30 PM
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Set
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| 3:45 PM
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Better Than Ezra
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| 4:00 PM
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3:45-4:30
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Of Autumn
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| 4:15 PM
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3:45-4:30
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North Mississippi
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Set
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| 4:45 PM
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All Stars
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| 5:00 PM
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4:30-5:30
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Augustine
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| 5:15 PM
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4:45-5:30
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Set
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| 5:45 PM
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Cake
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| 6:00 PM
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5:30-6:30
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The Dan Dyer Band
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| 6:15 PM
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5:45-6:30
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| 6:30 PM
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Queens of the Stone Age
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Set
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| 6:45 PM
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6:30-7:30
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| 7:00 PM
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Will Hoge
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| 7:15 PM
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6:45-7:30
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| 7:30 PM
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Set
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| 7:45 PM
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The New York Dolls
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| 8:00 PM
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7:30-8:15
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On a Dead Machine
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| 8:15 PM
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7:45-8:30
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| 8:30 PM
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Set
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| 8:45 PM
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Nine Inch Nails
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| 9:00 PM
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8:15-9:45
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The Compromise
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| 9:15 PM
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8:45-9:30
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| 9:30 PM
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Set
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| 9:45 PM
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| 10:00 PM
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Carl Cox
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Free Sol
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| 10:15 PM
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9:45-10:45
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9:45-11:15
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| 10:30 PM
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Southern Comfort Presents Voodoo on Beale Street: (Free Shows)
Thursday October 27: Cowboy Mouth, Bonerama, The Dan Dyer Band, Theresa Andersson, American Princes, Beatin Path, Speakeasy, Rebecca Barry, and Backstreet Brass Band, The Giraffes
Friday October 28: Soul Asylum, American Princes, Tommy Womack, Beatin Path, Rebecca Barry, and Backstreet Brass Band
Saturday October 29: The Neville Brothers, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Cyril Neville and Tribe 13, American Princes, Papa Mali, Susan Cowsill, Beatin Path, Tommy Womack, Media Darling Records: DJ Quickie Mart and DJ Lady Fingaz, and Backstreet Brass Band
Sunday October 30: Dr. John, The Legendary JC’s, Beatin Path, Susan Cowsill, Media Darling Records: DJ Quickie Mart and DJ Lady Fingaz, American Princes, and Backstreet Brass Band
Originally set to take place in its home of New Orleans’ City Park, the VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE–known for its eclectic and intriguing mix of top-tier artists, iconic musicians, indie performers and local New Orleans favorites–was displaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This marks the first time in VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE’s seven-year history that the concert will take place in two cities and will serve as fund-raising event for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Monies raised from the Memphis concert will benefit the New Orleans Restoration Fund (NORF). NORF has been established as a donor-advised fund of Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) to support organizations dedicated to the restoration of New Orleans. Its mission is to provide for the basic human needs of the people of New Orleans and to also ensure that the cultural vitality and artistic identity of the city endure. NORF will support both national humanitarian organizations and local, grass-roots organizations directly committed to rebuilding the culture. NORF acknowledges the unique identity of New Orleans and is committed to cultivating and supporting these organizations that help the community to flourish.
The Audubon Nature Institute–among the groups who will receive a donation–is a private, not-for-profit member organization with a collection of world-class family institutions dedicated to “Celebrating the Wonders of Nature.” More than three million people each year visit Audubon facilities in New Orleans. Audubon operates the following facilities: Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Entergy IMAX Theatre, Audubon Park, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Audubon Center for the Research of Endangered Species, Freeport McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, Audubon Wilderness Park and Audubon Insectarium (scheduled to open in 2006).
Tickets for the Memphis Event are currently on sale through Ticketmaster and www.voodoomusicfest.com.
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