It’s been a long year. Scratch that, it’s been a veeerrrry long year. From social revolutions to the end of our occupation of Iraq, from the death of celebrities and dictators to a man who sneezes bullets and the mystery of planking, the world experienced a slew of emotions and all sorts of cultural and political upheaval in 2011. And that’s not even counting the plethora of music news that had the blogosphere abuzz this year.

So, as the question begs, what comes next? Well, 2012. If you were to believe certain factions, it’ll be the end of days. A more likely scenario, though, is that it will be another busy year, with people to meet, triumphs to celebrate, disasters to mourn, and a whole other set of memories to file away as we march perpetually onward toward the Great Unknown. A dreary prospect for sure, one that almost makes the impending Apocalypse sound warm and fuzzy. However, there is temporary respite in the form of New Year’s Eve.

New Year’s Eve is that magic night where one year is all but over. It’s the chance to stop worrying for a moment. It’s an opportunity to celebrate surviving the last 364. It’s the start of a whole new scheme or design for the upcoming 365. Rather than chugging cheap champagne and letting off fireworks, NYE should be commemorated with the one thing that makes any year bearable: music.

As we have for every other major celebratory occasion, CoS has your back with our handy-dandy New Year’s Eve 2011 Concert Guide. From the beaches of Miami to life in the City of Angels, and everywhere between, our guide has everything you’ll need to know to see your favorite bands live. Whether you’re planning to rock out with Patti Smith at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, get freaky with The Flaming Lips and Yoko Ono in Oklahoma City, or hit up BOTH of Kaskade’s NYE shows (in two different state mind you), our guide is the only New Year’s Eve accessory you need (save for maybe a noisemaker). Plus, if you’re not one to brave the weather and the sea of drunks, we’ll tell you what you should be watching on the old boob tube. The point is, if it’s happening on NYE, it’s in this guide. Your only concern will be how to get home and/or where to pass out at the end of the night.

If we’ve missed any gathering or shindig, please let us know in the comments below. Call this a cliché bit of writing, but we’d like to leave you with some parting words from the immortal Benjamin Franklin to guide you into what lies ahead: “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.”

See ya in 2012.

-Chris Coplan
News Editor

New York City

– AarabMUZIK, Balam Acab: 285 Kent

– Assembly of Dust: Mercury Lounge

– Avicii: Pier 34

– The Bad Plus: The Village Vanguard

– Charles Bradley, The Budos Band: Music Hall of Williamsburg

– Chuck Berry: B.B. King Blues Club

– Dark Star Orchestra: Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ)

– Deadmau5: Pier 36

– Deer Tick, J. Roddy Watson and the Business, Dead Confederate: Brooklyn Bowl

– Fitz and the Tantrums: The Gramercy Theatre

– Gogol Bordello: Terminal 5

– Gov’t Mule: Beacon Theatre

– Infected Mushroom: Best Buy Theater

– The Knocks: Gansevoort Park Avenue

– Laidback Luke: Pacha

– Lee Fields & The Expressions: The Bell House

– Los Lobos: City Winery

– Matt and Kim, Super Mash Bros., Body Language: Hammerstein Ballroom

– Neru: Webster Hall

– The New Deal: B.B. King Blues Club

– New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men: Roseland Ballroom

– Nick Catchdubs: Loreley

– Nosaj Thing: Glasslands

– O’Death: Spike Hill

– Patti Smith: Bowery Ballroom

– Phish: Madison Square Garden

– Steve Lawler: District 36

– Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: Maxwells (Hoboken, NJ)

Chicago

– Alkaline Trio: Metro

– Big Gigantic: Riviera Theatre

– Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears: Double Door

– Cage the Elephant, Sleeper Agent: Aragon Ballroom

– Cave: The Hideout

– Disco Biscuits, Future Rock: Auditorium Theatre

– The Hood Internet: Lincoln Hall

– Keys N Krates: Chicago Urban Art Society

– Local H: Bottom Lounge

– Murder By Death: Subterranean

– Old 97s: Intercontinental Hotel Grand Ballroom

– Rusko, Sinden, Switch: Congress Theater

– The Spits: Cobra Lounge

Los Angeles

– The Aggrolites: Alex’s Bar

– Benny Benassi, Paul Van Dyk, Kaskade, Dada Life: Anaheim Convention Center (White Wonderland)

– DJ Quik: Key Club

– Duck Sauce, Diplo, Chromeo, Felix da Housecat, The Bloody Beetroots, LA Riots: Oak Canyon Park (Together As One)

– The Henry Clay People, Races: The Satellite

– Give Up the Ghost: Ukrainian Culture Center

– Jenny and Johnny, Cults: The Standard Hollywood

– John Digweed: The Avalon

– Junkie XL: Detroit Bar

– L.A. Guns: Whisky A Go Go

– Lupe Fiasco: Hollywood & Highland Center

– Musiq Soulchild: House of Blues

– Wanda Jackson, Best Coast, Dan Sartain: Club Nokia

San Francisco

– The Fresh & Onlys, Thee Oh Sees: Brick and Mortar Music Hall

– Furthur: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

– Kreayshawn: The Regency Ballroom

– The Limousines: Rickshaw Stop

– Maceo Parker: Yoshi’s

– Santigold, Amon Tobin Islam Live, Beats Antique, Claude Von Stroke,: Concourse Exhibition Center (Sea of Dreams)

– Primus: Great American Music Hall

– The Slip: Cafe du Nord

– Sonny & The Sunsets: Amnesia

– Talib Kweli: Sloane Squared

– Tedeschi Trucks Band, The New Mastersounds: The Warfield

– Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: The Fillmore

– X: Slim’s

– Yeasayer (DJ Set): W Hotel

– DJ Z-Trip: Fort Mason Center

London

– The 2 Bears: XOYO

– Adam Beyer: Fabric

– Ferry Corsten: Brixton Academy

– Gabby Young and Other Animals: Royal Festival Hall

– Gary Numan: All Star Lanes

– Gross Magic: The Victoria

– Joker, Brekage, Roska, Plastician, Sigma: Electric Brixon

– Kasabian, Chase & Status, Zane Lowe: The O2

– Toddla T: The Nest

– The Wedding Present: Dingwalls

Elsewhere

Aspen

– Jane’s Addiction: Belly Up

Athens (Georgia)

– MartyParty, Dubconscious: New Earth Music Hall

– of Montreal: Go Bar

– Reptar: Georgia Theatre

Atlanta

– Against Me!, Fake Problems, Franz Nicolay: The Masquerade

– Cake: Fox Theatre

– JJ Grey & Mofro: Variety Playhouse

– Kylesa: The Earl

– Naughty By Nature, Ed Kowalczyk: Hyatt Regency

– Perpetual Groove: Center Stage

– STS9: The Tabernacle

– Zac Brown Band: Philips Arena

Atlantic City

– Brand New: House of Blues

Austin

– Big Freedia: The Mohawk

– The Black Angels, Wooden Shjips, Ume: Emo’s East

– Bob Schneider, Quiet Company: Paramount Theatre

– Designer Drugs: Austin Music Hall

– Gary Clark Jr.: Antone’s

– Groupo Fantasma: Beauty Bar

– Hayes Carll: La Zona Rosa

– Penguin Prison: American Legion Hall

– Russian Circles: Red 7

– White Denim, Royal Bangs: The Empire Space

– Willie Nelson: Moody Theater

Australia

– Arctic Monkeys, Crystal Castles, Dan Deacon, The Naked and Famous: The Falls Festival (Lorne)

– Fleet Foxes, Beirut, CSS, CANT, Unknown Mortal Orchestra: The Falls Festival (Marion Bay)

Baltimore

– Carbon Leaf: Hyatt Regency

– SOJA: Baltimore Soundstage

Boston

– David Wax Museum: Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)

– Lucero: Paradise

– New York Dolls: New England Conservatory

Charlotte (North Carolina)

– Widespread Panic: Time Warner Cable Arena

Dallas

– Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory, MSTRKRFT, Neon Indian, Pendulum (DJ Set): Lights All Night

– The Polyphonic Spree, Centro-matic: House of Blues

– Quinton and Miss Pussycat: Zubar

Denver

– Flux Pavilion, Doctor P: Colorado Convention Center

– Gauntlet Hair, Pictureplane: The Larmier Lounge

– Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad: Cervantes’ Other Side

– Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Orgone: Cervatnes Ballroom

– Ladytron (DJ Set): City Hall

– Pretty Lights: 1stBANK Center (Broomfield, CO)

– Railroad Earth: Ogden Theatre

– Truckasauras: The Summit

– Ween: The Fillmore

Detroit

– The Detroit Cobras: Magic Stick

– Greensky Bluegrass, The Macpodz: Majestic Theatre

– Maze featuring Frankie Beverly: Masonic Temple

Greenville (South Carolina)

– The Avett Brothers: Bi-Lo Center

Houston

– Blue October: House of Blues

– Christopher Lawrence: Stereo Live

– Young Jeezy: Reliant Arena

Lake Tahoe

– Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Thievery Corporation, The Glitch Mob, Childish Cambino, A-Trak, Theophilus London, YACHT: Snowglobe Music Festival

Las Vegas

– Chris Brown: Pure Nightclub

– Guns N’ Roses, Sebastian Bach: The Joint

– John Legend: Pearl Concert Theater

– Kaskade: Marquee

– NOFX, Lagwagon: House of Blues

– Paul Oakenfold: Rain

– Steve Angello: XS Nightclub

– Stevie Wonder: Cosmopolitan

Louisville (Kentucky)

– The Pass: Butchertown Pub Studios

Miami

– The Heavy Pets: Tobacco Road

– Spam All-Stars: The Catalina Hotel

Minneapolis

– Dawes: Varsity Theater

– EOTO: Skyway Theater

Milwaukee

– Skrillex, Dillon Francis: The Rave

Nashville

– Bassnectar: Bridgestone Arena

– Moon Taxi, Apache Relay: Exit/In

New Orleans

– Big Sam’s Funky Nation: The Joy Theater

– Black Lips: One Eyed Jacks

– Dr. John: House of Blues

– Funky Meters: Tipitina’s French Quarter

– Galactic, Anders Osborne: Tipitina’s Uptown

— Rebirth Brass Band: Howlin’ Wolf

Northampton (Massachusetts)

– Josh Ritter: Calvin Theater

– Rubblebucket: Pearl Street Nightclub

Oklahoma City

– The Flaming Lips, Yoko Ono: Brickstown Events Center

Orlando

– Trivium, Sevendust, Black Tide: House of Blues

– Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables: Hard Rock Live

Ottawa

– Electric Six: Mavericks

Philadelphia

– Clutch: Trocadero

– Eternal Summers, Bleeding Rainbow: Level Room

– Good Old War, River City Extension: Theatre of Living Arts

– Lotus: Festival Pier

– Man Man (DJ Set), Dr. Dog (DJ Set), Sun Airway (DJ Set): Johnny Brenda’s

– Smoking Popes: North Star Bar

Phoenix

– Meat Puppets: Clubhouse Music Venue

Portland (Maine)

– moe.: State Theatre

Portland (Oregon)

– Leftover Salmon: Roseland Theater

– Nurses, Radiation City: Mississippi Studios

– Pierced Arrows: Ash Street Saloon

– Red Fang: Star Theater

– Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers: The Crystal Ballroom

– Talkdemonic: Misson Theater

San Diego

– Fedde Le Grand, Porter Robinson, Hardwell, Bart B More: Valley View Casino Center (OMFG! NYE)

– Kinky: 4th & B

Seattle

– Mustard Pimp: King Cat Theatre

– Starfucker, Champagne Champagne: The Crocodile

St. Louis (Missouri):

– Cowboy Mouth: Old Rock House

– Devon Allman’s Honeytribe: Blueberry Hill

– Excision: Koken Art Factory

– Umphrey’s McGee: The Pageant

Toronto

– Elliot Brood: Lee’s Palace

– Kyuss! Lives: Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla Cabaret & Lounge

– The Sadies: Horseshoe Tavern

– Steve Aoki, Thomas Gold: Kool Haus

Vancouver

– Tiësto: Pacific Coliseum

Washington, DC

– Animal Collective (DJ Set), Le Tigre (DJ Set), ANR (DJ Set): 1800 L Street NW (BYT NYE)

– Drive-By Truckers, Booker T, Alabama Shakes: 9:30 Club

– Gucci Mane: Love Night Club

– Morgan Page: Fur Nightclub

– Painted Face: Rock and Roll Hotel

On TV

– Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (ABC): Lady Gaga, Florence and the Machine, Blink-182, Nicki Minaj

– New Year’s Eve with Carson Daily (NBC): Drake, The Roots, Cee-Lo Green

– NYE in NYC (MTV): J. Cole

– Coldplay New Year’s Eve: An Austin City Limits Special (PBS)

Other notable acts include Skrilex, Duck Sauce, 2manydjs, Groove Armada (DJ Set), Flux Pavilion, Carl Cox, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Bassnectar, Chase and Status, The Bloody Beetroots, A-Trak, Laidback Luke, Little Dragon, Neon Indian, SBTRKT, Flying Lotus, Miike Snow, and Pretty Lights.

Also on the bill are Fedde Le Grand, Knife Party, Steve Aoki, Magnetic Man, Zeds Dead, Porter Robinson, Sven Vath, Sander Van Doorn, Borgore, Doctor P, Metronomy, Jack Beats, 12th Planet, Skream! + Benga, Steve Lawler, Joris Voorn, Katy B, and more. Check out the entire first phase, broken down by day, in poster form below. And stay tuned to our Festival Outlook for additional lineup news and updates.

Three-day and VIP passes, priced at $299.95 and $599.95, respectively, are now on sale. Visit the festival’s website for complete ticketing info.

Other notables acts include TV on the Radio, Social Distortion, Mastodon, Band of Horses, Ray Davies, The Original Meters, Dr. John and the Lower 911, OFWGKTA, Major Lazer, X, The Bloody Beetroots, A-Trak, Boots Electric, Cheap Trick, Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano, and Kreayshawn.

Rounding out the bill are Ani DiFranco with Ivan Neville and Herlin Riley, Portugal. the Man, Mates of States, Keller Williams, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Wombats, The Limousines, Claude VonStroke, Cheeky Blakk, Ozomatli, City and Colour, DJ Z-Trip, Daedelus, MyNameIsJohnMicahael, Lee Burridge, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, and Givers. You can find the day-by-day breakdown here.

Three-day passes are priced at $150.00 and can be purchased via elevate.com. Also available are VIP packages with or without parking. You can find complete ticketing information here.

The Beetroots are more than happy to bring stage diving to unsuspecting clubs worldwide. Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, the creative force behind the tandem, and fellow DJ Tommy Tea are now adding Edward Grinch to form The Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77. And this new creation is even more explosive than the Power Rangers Megazord.  Rifo now mans the guitar, bass, and synths with Tommy Tea on controllers and Grinch on drums. Still playing much of the early material, the trio now reinterprets the bangers with an aggression and energy that is just not possible while stationed behind a mixer. The videos below demonstrate the group’s new look.

And now US audiences can see what all this commotion is really about. After Rifo and Tommy Tea play an exclusive DJ set at Miami’s Mansion on October 13th, the DeathCrew will head to New York and begin a tour encompassing the rest of October and early November. While the stage presence for the upcoming tour has greatly expanded, the setting will remain intimate and undoubtedly turn quite raucous. A complete list of dates follows, and if you happen to live in Texas, California, or Vancouver, you have the privilege of experiencing the event more than once.

The Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77 2010 Tour Dates:
08/13 – Irun, ES @ Ficoba
08/14 – El Ejido, ES @ Creamfields Andalucia
08/20 – Kiewit, BE @ Pukkelpop
08/21 – Bigginghuizen, NE @ Lowlands
08/24 – Nice, FR @ Crossover Festival
08/25 – Montpellier, FR @ La Villa Rouge
08/26 – Aix en Provence @ La Mistral
08/27 – London, UK @ Led Festival
08/28 – Charleville-Mezieres, UK @ Le Cabaret Vert
09/03 – Manchester, UK @ Uni
09/04 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic Festival
10/13 – Miami Beach, FL @ Mansion Night Club (Exclusive DJ Set)
10/15 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/16 – Montreal, QC @ Telus Theatre
10/17 – Toronto, ON @ Guvernment
10/18 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/21 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/22 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
10/23 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/26 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/28 – El Paso, TX @ Club 101
10/29 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium/Expo Center
10/31 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
11/03 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/04 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
11/05 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
11/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

As the premiere event in dance-music, Ultra continues to increase both international participation and diversity within the ever expanding electronic music genre. Performers from all 50 states and nearly 60 countries performed during the event’s two days, which inherently contributes to the growing number of artists, record labels, and sub-genres. According to co-founder Russell Faibisch, “Dubstep really blew up over the last 12 months, so we decided to combine it with drum ‘n’ bass and create ‘dub ‘n’ bass’.”

With the majority of dub n’ bass performers spinning on the Biscayne Stage, located immediately upon entering the gates, the genres growing popularity became evident as the crowd steadily grew during the mid-afternoon. With most of the crowd favorites not scheduled until after 3:30 pm, fans took full advantage of acts like Nero, Freq Nasty, Planet of the Drums, and Andy C to get limbered up and sweaty for the long day to come.

Artist collaborations also highlighted Saturday’s performances. Damian Marley and Nas took to the Main Stage just after 3 pm.  While the group seemed far removed from the rests of the day’s acts, reggae and the Marleys have become so ingrained in Miami the fit seemed slightly more natural. The duo mixed electronic overtones into hits from Welcome To Jamrock and included tracks from the upcoming May 18, release Distant Relatives. While each man possesses a strong individual sound, the back-and-forth between the two vocalists worked well during their collaborative tracks.

As evening approached, the international duo of German-born Boyz Noize and London-based Erol Alkan took to the Biscayne Stage. Their set marked two events: the first glimpse of Deadmau5 helmets and the only time Consequence of Sound witnessed CDs used for mixing/sampling. Whatever the source, samples from “Lemonade”, “Death Suite”, and “Waves” resulted in high velocity fist pumping and the visually pleasing pogo.  Often it seemed the duo were attempting to play Twister on the turntables, but always managing to become untangled.

Photos by Santiago Felipe

Other than the surprise Deadmau5 collaboration to close out Ultra, the collaboration between Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki and Dim Mak artists The Bloody Beetroots, Death Crew 77 was the most unexpected set of the festival. During last year’s performance, the Bloody Beetroots performed a typical turntable DJ set. Saturday night’s performance included the bass, guitar solos, turntables, vocals, classical piano scales, Steve Aoki stage diving, and a level of energy that seemed unsustainable.  If the Beetroots were not on your radar, put them firmly in the center now! Click here for a video of the madness.

Italian DJ Benny Benassi ushered in a cool Miami evening, but also the the star-studded Main Stage talent. Re-mixing “Purple Haze” among dance anthems “Satisfaction” and “Electro-Sixteen” Benassi kept the audience frenzied throughout his set.  The energy became palpable, amidst the humid Miami evening, when Kelis joined Benassi onstage for their collaboration “Spaceship” wearing a metallic silver face mask and silver lace-up boots.

Joined by an additional percussionist, Maxi Jazz and Sister Blizz of Faithless made their South Florida debut at Ultra 2010.  While the audience may not match that of levels in the UK, the Faithless faithful eagerly awaited the opportunity to hear classic singles like “Reverence” and “Insomnia” plus new releases from The Dance.

While much of the festival audience had rushed to the Main Stage with hopes of getting close within a mob of 50,000 people, many electronica purists traveled to the Biscayne Live Stage to witness the monumental performance of Orbital. Not having played in the states since 2004, Phil and Paul Hartnoll performed a captivating set. The brothers know all the tricks. With the ability to improvise over complex acid house beats, many would hail the Orbital set as the performance of the festival.

“Satan” sent chills through spectators spines, and the fan favorite “Halcyon + On + On” incorporated samples from “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi and Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” evoking more emotions than any other house artist would even attempt. To express their gratitude for all those in attendance, the brothers were each kind enough to thank fans for watching them after so such a lengthy hiatus.

For many people unaccustomed to the local Miami electronic scene, Ultra was the first opportunity to hear the colorful Afrobeta. Even at a festival with 300 acts, this two-some consisting of  Cuci Amador and Tony Smurphio, has a totally unique sound. Located somewhere in-between Peaches, Crystal Castles, and an 8-bit video game, Afrobeta’s bubble-gum house was quite a major shift from the preceding Orbital set.

Prior to closing out Ultra with Deadmau5, festival veterans Ghostland Observatory delivered their brand of Austin-infused electronica to several hundred fans. With a live show that includes dozens of lasers, their famous green smog machine, and glowstick battles, Ghostland’s stageshow fit perfectly into late-night at Ultra. Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner delivered “Shoot ‘em Down”, “Club Soda”, “Sad Sad City”, and “Move with Your Lover” with a level of vigor equal to that of the adoring fans remaining at the stage.

Over the last three years, Deadmau5 has become a perennial headliner. Creating beats with a naturally repetitive quality, Joel Zimmerman continues to keep yearly attendees guessing what’s next, unlike other several other Ultra mainstays. What a better way to change things up than adding Tommy Lee on drums and Sofia Toufa on vocals? Deadmau5 continues to demonstrate his ability to headline premiere dance-events the world over, leading toward IDMA awarding him the Best Electro Track, Best Solo Artist, and Best American DJ awards for 2010.

Expect even bigger things for Ultra 2011. With sold out tickets and a lack of capacity to host any more artists, Ultra 2011 was announced to be transitioning into an even larger three-day event. Sleep feels very warranted, but next year can’t come faster.

All pictures not noted courtesy of Alex Broadwell

Deadmau5, Tiesto, Groove Armada, Swedish House Mafia, and The Crystal Method have been tapped to headline this year’s festivities, set to take from March 26-27. Also scheduled to appear are The Disco Biscuits, Faithless Sound System, Ghostland Observatory, Infected Mushroom, the Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am, Armin van Buren, and Carl Cox, who will perform twice during the festival.

As a whole, the phase one portion of Ultra Music Festival 2010 looks like this:

A-Trak, Above & Beyond, Afrobeta, Alex Metric, Armin van Buren, ATB, Bassbin Twins vs. Uberzone, Bassnectar, The Bloody Beetroots, Carl Cox, Crookers, The Crystal Method, Deadmau5, Diplo, The Disco Biscuits, Dirty South, Eddie Halliwell, Eric Prydz, Evil Nine, Faithless Sound System, Felix da Housecat, Freeland, Ghostland Observatory, The Glitch Mob, Green Velvet, Groove Armada, Infected Mushroom, Kevens, Lotus, LTJ Bukem, Major Lazer, Plump DJs, Pretty Lights, Rabbit in the Moon (3D), Rusko, Skream, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Tiesto, Will.i.am

Additional acts will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Advance two-day and VIP passes are currently available for purchase. Head to ultramusicfestival.com for additional details.

As mentioned, the festival takes place from March 26-27, 2010 in Miami, Florida. It will serve as the closing event for the annual, equally electro heavy Winter Music Conference.

Hat tip to Nicholas for the help…

Fresh off news on Coachella’s decision to tap Muse and Glastonbury’s love affair with Bono, the super indie friendly San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival (as it now is known) has unveiled its initial lineup for 2010. As it stands now, Pavement and the Pixies, aka the previously announced headliners, will be joined by the likes of Wilco, The Fall, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions, Panda Bear, The New Pornographers, The Antlers, The Bloody Beetroots, The xx, Wild Beasts, and Here We Go Magic.

Primavera Sound 2010 goes down from May 27-29 at Parc Del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain. Tickets, priced at 95 € ($142.50), are currently on sale. Hit up primaverasound.com for all the necessary details.