QOTSA, Gnarls Barkley, Black Keys Play SoCo Shows
As it so often does, Southern Comfort is rising back up, ready to return. (Though this time, you'll want to run to your local parking lot-- and not the nearest sink-- to catch the action.)
Like last year, the SoCo Music Experience will bring a series of free music festivals to cities across America, where 21-and-overs may guzzle the pink-hued whiskey-like-substance and jam out to the strains of some fine tunes.
First up is Atlanta, which will host a SoCo shindig featuring Queens of the Stone Age, Ghostland Observatory, and Ryan Shaw on May17 in Centennial Park. June 28 finds SoCo in Denver's Coors Field's Central Parking Lot, playing host to Gnarls Barkley and Bassnectar. The Black Keys sit atop a bill in the Ace Parking Lot at San Diego's Petco Park September 6.
Madison, Wisconsin will host an event September 6, Saratoga Springs, New York will follow suit September 13, and Tempe, Arizona will close things out October 18. As you can imagine, lineups for the other dates will follow eventually. Though these people do make booze for a living, so don't expect it before noon.
SoCo Music Experience:
05-17 Atlanta, GA - Centennial Park: Queens of the Stone Age, Ghostland Observatory, Ryan Shaw
06-28 Denver, CO - Coors Field Central Parking Lot: Gnarls Barkley, Bassnectar
08-23 San Diego, CA - Petco Park's Ace Parking Lot: the Black Keys
09-06 Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center's Willow Island: lineup TBA
09-13 Saratoga Springs, NY: location and lineup TBA
10-18 Tempe, AZ - Tempe Market Place: lineup TBA
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