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MBV invites indie icons to ATP fest
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
April 23, 2008 at 12:22:00 PM | more stories by this author

Reunited My Bloody Valentine to play blockbuster NY event, along with Built to Spill, Meat Puppets, Thurston Moore, Tortoise, Mogwai, many more.

That sound you heard late yesterday was indie kids' heads exploding.

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The UK-based All Tomorrow's Parties unveiled its inaugural ATP New York event, tapping the reunited My Bloody Valentine to make its first US appearance in 16 years and also curate the festival.

The three-day ATP New York, which will take place Sept. 19-21, will be held at Kutshers Country Club in the upstate town of Monticello, approximately 100 miles from New York City.

In keeping with ATP's "Don't Look Back" series, in which bands perform their classic albums in entirety, My Bloody Valentine has landed some indie icons to do just that.

Built to Spill will reach back 11 years for a performance of its Perfect From Now On, Tortoise will play Millions Now Living Will Never Die, the Meat Puppets will take on their classic Meat Puppets II, and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore will play his 1995 album Psychic Hearts.

Also confirmed to appear are Shellac, Mogwai, Polvo, F*** Buttons, Autolux, the Drones, Low, Wooden Shjips, Edan, and Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra.

Tickets are limited to 3,000 and go on sale Friday at ATPFestival.com

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Lokar
Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! At last, My Bloody Valentine are in the same place at the same time again. Maybe someone will even record it.
Posted 04/27/2008 6:06pm
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