Festivals in Brief: MidPoint, Playground, Middlewest

By Summer Dunsmore on August 24th, 2011 in Festivals in Brief, News

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As most of you know, Consequence of Sound‘s Festival Outlook is an online database featuring the latest news, rumors, and ticket information for the world’s many music festivals. Sometimes, though, it’s hard to keep up with everything. So, this is where our “Festivals in Brief” feature comes in.

This week brings a whole slew of lineup news, including ATP I’ll Be Your Mirror New Jersey, Catskill Chill Music, Camping, & Arts Festival, Middlewest, MidPoint Music Festival, Parklife, Playground Festival, and Voodoo Experience. Below, you can find all the pertinent information.

And while we have your attention, please be sure to bookmark Festival Outlook and follow us on Twitter. That way, you’ll get more timely updates! And if you see something missing from one of the thousand pages listed on Festival Outlook, please drop us a line, and we’ll fix it asap. Of course, tips are also welcome!

ATP I’ll Be Your Mirror New Jersey

When/Where: September 30-October 2, 2011 in Asbury Park, New Jersey (Convention Hall & Paramount Theatre)

What’s New: Company Flow, Public Enemy Performing Fear of a Black Planet, and Thought Forms

Who’s Playing: Portishead, Jeff Mangum, The Horrors, Battles, Mogwai, Cults, Beak>, Reggie Watts, Shellac, The Pop Group, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, DD/MM/YYYY, Deerhoof, The Album Leaf, and Peanut Butter Wolf

Tickets: $99 single-day and $249 3-day passes can be purchased on the festival’s website.

Catskill Chill Music, Camping, & Arts Festival

When/Where: September 9-11, 2011 in Hancock, New York (Camp Minglewood)

Who’s Playing: Umphrey’s McGee, Yarn, Zach Deputy, Schwizz, The Heavy Pets, Psychedelphia, Headtronics, John Brown’s Body, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Break Science

Tickets: $90 2-day and $105 for a 3-day passes can be purchased on the festival’s website.

Middlewest Music Festival

When/Where: September 9-10, 2011 in Dekalb, Illinois

Who’s Playing: Tokyo Police Club, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Geronimo!, Xerxes, The Felix Culpa, Native, Owen, Maps & Atlases, LA Dispute, Inspector Owl, Future Rock, Former Thieves, Cornmeal

Tickets: $30 single day and $50 2-day passes can be purchased here.

Midpoint Music Festival

When/Where: September 22-24, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Who’s Playing: Cut Copy, Okkervil River, Toro Y Moi, Deerhoof, Gang Gang Dance, Man or Astro-Man?, Washed Out, Xiu Xiu, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Album Leaf, The Joy Formidable, STRFKR, Suckers, Scattered Trees, Robert Ellis, Prussia, and Paper Bird

Tickets: $49 GA and $125 VIP passes can be purchased on the festival’s website.

Parklife

When/Where: September 24 – October 3, 2011 in Australia

Who’s Playing: Death from Above 1979, Lykke Li, Santigold, Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism, Diplo, Duck Sauce, Flux Pavilion, Katy B, Sebastian, Nero, and The Naked and Famous

Tickets: Tickets are $145 (GA) and $237 (“Most Expensive” Tix) and can be purchased via the festival’s website.

Playground Festival

When/Where: September 03-04, 2011 in Irvine, CA (Hidden Valley)

Who’s Playing: Game, Big Sean, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Panic! At the Disco, Shiny Toy Guns, The Bravery, Chiddy Bang, Nick Cannon (host), Mickey Avalon, Lil John, Game, Telefunk

Tickets: $100 2-day and single day passes can be purchased via the festival’s website.

VOODOO EXPERIENCE

When/Where: October 28-30, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana

What’s New: Mastodon and Cheeky Blakk

Who Else is Playing: Soundgarden, Blink-182, The Raconteurs, Snoop Dogg, Fatboy Slim, Social Distortion, My Chemical Romance, TV on the Radio, Girl Talk, Odd Future, Major Lazer, X, A-Trak, Cheap Trick, Portugal. The Man, The Bloody Beetroots, X, and Kreayshawn

Tickets: $150 3-Day and $450 VIP passes are available via the festival’s website.

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