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Vegoose unveils initial lineup
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
August 9, 2006 at 10:49:00 AM | more stories by this author

Huge Las Vegas music festival, set for Halloween weekend, nabs Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Widespread Panic, The Killers, The Mars Volta, Black Crowes, Fiona Apple, Raconteurs, and the Roots, among others.

If Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza haven't given you your fill of massive, outdoor music festivals this year, you'll have another chance over Halloween weekend in Las Vegas.

Vegoose 2006 Vegoose 2006

Vegas, baby.

The two-day Vegoose festival unveiled its initial lineup today, a 25-band list that is jam-band laden but every bit as diverse as last year's, with both Kool Keith as Dr. Octagon, Fiona Apple, and the Yonder Mountain String Band sharing the stage.

The biggest name on this year's lineup is Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, touring in support of Petty's Highway Companion album. The Killers will also perform just a few weeks after the release of their much-hyped sophomore album, Sam's Town.

The festival will also include performances from The Mars Volta, Black Crowes, Apple, Raconteurs, Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, the Roots, G Love & Special Sauce, Jurassic 5, Galactic, Praxis, Yonder Mountain String Band, Gomez, Built To Spill, Guster, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Dr. Octagon aka Kool Keith, Band of Horses, Jamie Lidell, and the Zutons.

On the jam-band front, multiinstrumentalist Keller Williams will be backed by noodlers the String Cheese Incident, and former Grateful Dead drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman reform their 1970s-era percussion group Rhythm Devils, along with guitarist Steve Kimock and former Phish bassist Mike Gordon. Jazz-funk group Medeski Martin & Wood will perform with renowned saxophonist Maceo Parker.

As with last year, a host of shows dubbed Vegoose at Night will be held at Las Vegas venues before, during, and after the Sam Boyd event, with details to be announced.

The event will be held at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29. Tickets for two-day pass to the event will go on sale Saturday, August 19 at 10 a.m. on the festival's Web site. As in year's past, the event will feature several Halloween- and Vegas-themed attractions, such as an Impersonators Café, a Wedding Chapel, and a giant Great Evil Pumpkin.

The event, which is produced by Bonnaroo creators Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, debuted in Vegas last year.

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