BRMC, Tokyo Police Club join Bumbershoot bill
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Tokyo Police Club, Fergie, and John Legend have joined the lineup for Seattle's Bumbershoot Music and Arts festival.
The festival has revelad its complete lineup, which also includes Kings of Leon, The Shins, Panic! At The Disco and Crowded House.
The 37th annual festival is set to take place September 1-3 at the 74-acre Seattle Center.
This year, festival organisers have introduced several greening initiatives such as using bio-diesel generators and banning Styrofoam to make it the greenest Bumbershoot in its nearly four-decade history.
The event also includes three comedy stages, a film component, visual art exhibitions and dance and theatre performances.
In addition, the songs of Nick Drake have been reinterpreted through film, writings, paintings and recordings and will be on display.
Date-specific tickets are currently available at a 30-percent discount for $25, and three-day passes are available for $75. Prices will increase to $95 for a three-day pass and $35 for one day beginning Friday (July 13). |
Green Day design limited-edition charity T-shirt
Green Day are lending their artistic hand to fashion design, and the proceeds will all go to help Amnesty International's latest campaign to save Darfur in Sudan.
Available on July 12, the Green Day Signature Series T-shirt will benefit Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to save Darfur and will be sold exclusively at Hard Rock locations around the world.
The band unveiled their own signature t-shirts on May 24, following in the footsteps of many artists before them including Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen.
In addition to the clothes, as previously reported the band have also contributed a John Lennon cover to charity album 'Make Some Noise: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur'. |
Faithless to play two London shows
UK dance titans Faithless have announced details of two new London shows.
The group will play two different venues over two nights in September.
The shows are at:
London Shepherds Bush Empire (September 10)
London Brixton Academy (11) |