Siren Festival Line-Up Revealed

Finally a festival worth attending.

Posted by: EJ at 05/31/05 12:10 PM | Reply
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Spoon and Brendan will be cool and Mates of State are always fun. the rest are pretty ehhh whatevs

Posted by: rachel at 05/31/05 12:13 PM | Reply
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Where did you find this info?

Posted by: Drew at 05/31/05 12:13 PM | Reply
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How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Posted by: EJ at 05/31/05 12:15 PM | Reply
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How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

pfft. You don't know? *rolls eyes*

Posted by: seiche at 05/31/05 12:51 PM | Reply
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no Axl Rose and Will Smith??

Posted by: clashed at 05/31/05 1:21 PM | Reply
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Here is our official press release:
The Village Voice Announces Initial Lineup for the 5th Annual Village Voice Siren Music Festival™ at Coney Island
Saturday, July 16, 2005

SPOON, MATES OF STATE, BRENDAN BENSON, VHS OR BETA, DUNGEN, Q AND NOT U, THE DEARS
and many more scheduled to perform

New York, NY (May 31, 2005) The Village Voice, the nation’s largest alternative weekly newspaper, is excited to announce the initial line-up for the 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL™ at Coney Island on Saturday, July 16th from 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m. Scheduled performers include Spoon, Mates Of State, Brendan Benson, VHS Or Beta, Dungen, Q And Not U, and The Dears, with many more to be announced.

This free, all-day, all-ages, music festival will feature live international, national and local bands performing on two outdoor stages in historic Coney Island. Now in its fifth year, the Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL™ has solidified its status as a leading outdoor indie rock event, drawing over 170,000 music fans last summer, establishing itself as a leader in showcasing indie rock veterans and emerging artists.

Budweiser returns to the Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL™ as the exclusive beer sponsor for the fifth consecutive year. Tower Records has signed on to be the exclusive music retail sponsor, Xbox will be the festival’s exclusive gaming console and Garnier Fructis the exclusive hair care. Other sponsors include: LG Mobile Phones, Music Player Live, Converse, Astroland and the US Army.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

Please visit www.villagevoice.com/siren for continued festival updates and general information.

Posted by: JB at 05/31/05 1:22 PM | Reply
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Could this lineup be any more boring? Snooze fest.

Posted by: Wow! at 05/31/05 1:28 PM | Reply
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They should get Matthew Good to go with this lineup.
That show could be the kick his US career needs.

Posted by: Shawn at 05/31/05 2:08 PM | Reply
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Man, seriously, VHS or Beta is one of the worst bands I have ever heard.

The bands this year are bands I would probably see if they were playing around my area but would not make a special trip for.

Posted by: Mar at 05/31/05 3:45 PM | Reply
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its kind of gross that the us army is a sponsor for this.

Posted by: mts at 05/31/05 4:38 PM | Reply
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Whoa! I do agree the lineup is snoozefest EXCEPT for Q and Not U. I had a friend push them on me for a whole year until I finally saw them live - so amazing!

They are a definite must see...

Posted by: clech at 05/31/05 9:09 PM | Reply
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maybe this year i wont get drunk, get heatstroke and then pass out face first in the sand...

Posted by: frankie at 06/01/05 1:50 AM | Reply
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are you kidding? Dungen are amazing and totally worth the trek out to Coney Island alone.

Posted by: z at 06/01/05 8:26 AM | Reply
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Yes, Q and not U is great, but they tour a lot and I've seen them at least 4 times. And I've heard some Dungen, and it's cool, but not worth the bus fare and standing in the hot NYC sun.

Posted by: Mar at 06/01/05 1:45 PM | Reply
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I heard Bryan Adams (that dhude from Whiskeytown) might headline? That would be sooo schweet to hear "Summer of '69" under the Coney Island sun.

Posted by: Miguel at 06/01/05 2:08 PM | Reply
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The lineup will never be as great as 2002 which featured Sleater-Kinney, the Shins, Les Savy Fav, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more y'alls

Posted by: DB at 06/02/05 2:14 AM | Reply
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Morningwood!!! This band, while not as widely know as some others, is probably one of the best live bands out there. They and The Dears alone are worth spending the day out there.

Posted by: dougie at 06/14/05 5:07 PM | Reply
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It's Ryan Adams who was in Whiskeytown.

Posted by: Michael at 06/18/05 10:50 AM | Reply
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