More details surface for Moby's Area: One tour
Electronic pop star Moby has firmed up additional details for his multi-act, multi-genre Area: One tour, which kicks off on July 11 in Atlanta, Ga.
Moby, OutKast , Incubus (East Coast dates), New Order (West Coast dates), Nelly Furtado (select dates), Paul Oakenfold, the Orb, Carl Cox, the Roots and Rinocerose are confirmed acts for the 16-city venture. Tickets for shows in Holmdel, N.J.; George, Wash.; and Denver go on sale on Saturday (4/28), and a portion of the proceeds from each show will go to a variety of charities, including Greenpeace and Lifebeat.
In describing his Area: One festival, Moby likened it to the Lollapalooza events of the early '90s.
"My reason for putting together Area: One is that there is a lot of music in the world that I love that does not always get the appropriate exposure," Moby said in a press release.
As with Lollapalooza, Ozzfest and the H.O.R.D.E. tours, non-musical attractions with advertising tie-ins will be prevalent at the Area: One events. Ford Focus, for example, is sponsoring an air-conditioned tent featuring such techno artists as Paul Oakenfold, the Orb, Timo Maas and the Innovators, the latter being a Detroit collective comprising techno godfathers Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.
July
11 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre (on sale 5/19)
13 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion (on sale 5/5)
14 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (on sale 5/5)
15 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach (on sale 5/5)
18 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (on sale 5/5)
19 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center (on sale 4/28)
20 - Montreal, Quebec - Parc Des Iles (on sale TBA)
22 - Toronto, Ontario - The Docks (on sale 5/5)
24 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre (on sale 5/5)
25 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center (on sale 5/5)
26 - St. Paul, MN - Midway Stadium (on sale 5/5)
28 - Denver, CO - Mile High Stadium (on sale 4/28)
31 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre (on sale 5/20)
August
2 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Thunderbird Stadium (on sale 5/5)
3 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (on sale 4/28)
5 - Devore, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion (on sale TBA)
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