The MFW crew is currently passing through Asheville, North Carolina — one of our favorite cities on the East Coast. Of course a city this rad must have a unique music festival. Moogfest, which debuted in October last year, is back again in 2011 with an even larger lineup. Three days of music along with a promising art exhibit/talk from the legendary Brian Eno makes Moogfest the Halloween destination.
The Rundown
Where: Asheville, NC
When: October 28-30, 2011
Tickets: $202/3 -Day Pass. Check site for single day tickets.
The Lineup
Moby, TV on the Radio, and Chromeo kick off Friday night. Saturday features the Flaming Lips (a must see live show), along with STS9, Crystal Castles, and Battles. Sunday’s headliners include Passion Pit, Umphrey’s Mcgee, and Ghostland Observatory. See the full lineup down below.
The Scene
Moogfest takes place at about half a dozen different downtown venues. If you’ve never been to Asheville, it’s worth the trip. In between shows, you will find an abundance of fun bars, tasty restaurants, and hipster coffee shops. Your best bet for value lodging is to cram into a room at the Four Points Sheraton which puts you in walking distance from damn near everything.
Full 2011 Lineup:
| Active Child |
| Adrian Belew Power Trio |
| Amon Tobin: ISAM |
| Anika |
| araabMUZIK |
| Atlas Sound |
| Austra |
| Baths |
| Battles |
| Beak |
| Beats Antique |
| Brand Brauer Frick |
| CANT |
| Causing A Tiger |
| Childish Gambino |
| Chromeo |
| Cloudland Canyon |
| Crystal Castles |
| Dan Deacon |
| Emancipator |
| EOTO |
| Fine Peduncle |
| Flaming Lips |
| Flying Lotus |
| Ford & Lopatin |
| Ghostland Observatory |
| Glasser |
| Gold Panda |
| Grimes |
| Hans-Joachim Roedelius |
| Holy Fuck |
| Special Disco Version featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney |
| John Maus |
| Kode9 |
| Little Dragon |
| Lunzproject |
| M83 |
| MathGames |
| Matthew Dear |
| Mayer Hawthorne & The County |
| Mimi Goese & Ben Neill |
| Moby |
| Moon Duo |
| The Naked and Famous |
| Neon Indian |
| Oneohtrix Point Never |
| Passion Pit |
| Savoy |
| SBTRKT |
| Shazhad Ismaily |
| Stickmen |
| STS9 |
| St. Vincent |
| Suicide |
| Tangerine Dream |
| The Antlers |
| The Drums |
| Tim Hecker |
| Toro Y Moi |
| TV on the Radio |
| Twin Shadow |
| Umphrey’s McGee |
| Warm Ghost |
| Wham City Comedy |
| Yacht |
| Zomby |