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The Catalpa Festival will launch its first year in existence by featuring The Black Keys and Snoop Dogg as headliners. The New York fest, which will take place July 28 and 29 on Randalls Island, will also feature TV On the Radio, Girl Talk, A$AP Rocky and Matt and Kim.
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According to the press release, “The inaugural Catalpa Festival is striving to be a pioneering New York festival, unique in its programming, atmosphere and aesthetic. With as much an emphasis on site artistry, interactive experiences and experimentation as the musical entertainment itself, Catalpa is filling what we see as a gap for an event quite beyond the ordinary in New York City. A meeting point for creativity, Catalpa will feature over 40 performers from many musical genres including Blues, Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Reggae and Indie. Art installations of all scales, bespoke event structures and enough unique elements will be present to transform people out of their ordinary setting and into an environment more fantastic.”
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Snoop, who will headline the second night, previously announced that he will be performing his album Doggystyle in full at the festival. The disc was released back in November 1993 and featured a slew of guest stars, including Warren G and Kurupt. It’s unclear if any of those guests (or a Tupac hologram) will be joining Snoop onstage but it’s a good incentive to hear out to Randalls Island. Plus, the festival will also involve the High Times Magazine Reggae Stage, the Inflatable Church of Sham Marriages and a Silent Disco. So, basically, how can you go wrong?
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Does this all sound enticing? You can currently score a general admission weekend pass for $139.99 or a VIP weekend pass for $239.99. And, if you are insanely rich and like spending money on ridiculous things, you can even buy an Ultimate VIP Cabana experience that includes a hot tub. And it’s only $10,000 for ten people! For tickets and more information head here.
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Check out the full lineup here. Are you going to attend the new Catalpa Festival? Tell us in the comments.
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