We’ve got yet another new festival to tell you about, and this one takes place nine miles from Denver. The inaugural Mile High Festival will feature five stages of music spread out across 24 soccer fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on July 19-20. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer will be headlining the Mile High, which boasts more of a mainstream lineup than some of the other festivals in the area. Oh, and we’d be remiss to not mention that Michael Franti and Spearhead will be in the house.
I love Mikey and Spearhead, but how do those guys get on every single festival lineup? While you ponder that question check out our latest batch of links:
- Harp Magazine goes the way of Creem, Tracks and Circus [via LHB]
- Perez Hilton shows some love for the stylings of the Avett Brothers
- Van Halen reschedules all of the dates they just cancelled
- Duff McKagan claims Velvet Revolver will open for Led Zeppelin
- Radiohead look to the fans to create their next music video
- Matt Pond pulls a reverse-JJ Grey, by changing his band’s name
- Brooklyn Vegan tracks the confirmed 2008 Summerstage concerts
- Do The Math details a crazy night in the life of The Bad Plus
- As always Uncle Neddy lays out the NYC shows of the week
And now for something completely different here’s 50 Animals with Drinking Problems from our friends at Best Week Ever. We especially dig number 22.
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If you go, have fun. Too much schwag in the lineup to warrant the ticket cost, and remember…it’s promoted by AEG Live…which is of the same cloth as Live Nation/Clear Channel. Don’t let the different name fool you. When it comes to Colorado music festivals, I’ll gladly stick to Telluride, Rockygrass and Folks Fest.