Festivals!!!

This week has been a big week for music festivals.

On Saturday, Pitchfork announced that their three-day passes sold out in ONE FREAKING DAY. That has to be some kind of record.

Today brought even bigger news for those specifically in South Florida...

1) Langerado is back! Langerado is a baby of a music festival. It started modestly in 2003 as a one day festival at the Stadium Festival Fair Grounds in Fort Lauderdale, FL. There were 3,500 fans in attendance to see 15 bands on three stages. It was held annually, gradually climbing up the music festival chain, until 2008. In 2008, the festival took on a completely new character with over 85 bands playing on at least 5 stages with over 100,000 fans in attendance over the four days. My friends and I attended the second day at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation and had an absolute blast. This was the last year before it was cancelled in 2009 because of a lack of ticket sales, which has since been attributed to the recession. But, it's now 2011 and Ethan Schwartz and Mark Brown have revitalized the festival. The dates are set for October 8 - 9 at Markham Park in Sunrise, FL. Early-bird tickets go on sale TOMORROW at 11 am. There have yet to be bands announced, but Schwartz and Brown have said there will be 22 bands ranging from indie rock to electronica to modern roots over the two days. Click here for more information.

2) The third phase of the Ultra lineup was also released today. Admittedly, this is not as exciting as Langerado's rebirth, but it is still worthy of excitement. Click here for the complete lineup. It's sure to be a crazy weekend.

Best, Jonathan