Area Festival

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Area Festival


location = North America (touring)
years_active= 2001 - 2002
dates = July - August
genre = Electronic, Rock, Hip hop

The Area Festival was a music festival founded by popular electronic musician Moby, who asserted that he was "in large part, inspired by the ethos of Lollapalooza", [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1453647/04292002/bowie_david.jhtml] and wished to create a similarly "genuinely eclectic, interesting, alternative music festival". Moby organized the first such festival, called Area:One in 2001, and the sequel tour Area2, in 2002. The festival is currently on indefinite hiatus. The festival featured diverse genres of music. Besides headliner Moby, the main stage mostly featured rock and pop acts. The second stage was an air-conditioned tent where electronic, dance and smaller bands performed.

The 2001 Area:One acts included Moby, OutKast, New Order, Carl Cox, Nelly Furtado, Incubus, Paul Oakenfold, The Roots, The Orb, Rinôçérôse. Here is some video filmed live at the first Area Festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r0HsA3Kk9Q

The 2002 Area2 acts included Moby and David Bowie in alternating headlining slots: as well as Ash, Blue Man Group, and Busta Rhymes.

The festival also featured a DJ tent with a rotating list of artists.

The main sponsors for the tour were Intel, KMX, and Pepsi.

Area:One

This concert in 2001 featured:
* OutKast
* New Order
* Nelly Furtado
* Incubus
* The Roots
* Paul Oakenfold
* The Orb
* Carl Cox
* Rinôçérôse

Area2

This concert in 2002 featured:
* David Bowie
* Ash
* Blue Man Group
* Busta Rhymes
* John Digweed
* The Avalanches
* Tiësto
* Dieselboy
* DJ Dan

Area2 Tour Dates

Area was a three-week touring festival in the Summer of 2002,
* Sunday, July 28, 2002 - Nissan Pavilion Washington, DC
* Tuesday , July 30, 2002 - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, New Jersey
* Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
* Friday, August 2, 2002 - Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, New York
* Saturday, August 3, 2002 - Tweeter Center Boston, Mansfield, Massachusetts
* Monday, August 5, 2002 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
* Tuesday, August 6, 2002 - DTE Energy Music Center, Clarkston, Michigan
* Thursday, August 8, 2002 - Tweeter Center Chicago, Tinley Park, Illinois
* Saturday, August 10, 2002 - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
* Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater-Irvine, Irvine, California
* Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
* Friday, August 16, 2002 - The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Washington

ee also

* Moby founder of the Area Festival.

External links

* [http://www.moby.com/node/5659 Area2 Announcement from Moby]
* [http://www.mixupmusic.com Area festival find more...]
* [http://www.concertlivewire.com/area2.htm Area2 Photos and Writeup from ConcertWire]
* [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459117/12112002/moby.jhtml Moby Says Area Festival Probably Won't Return In 2003]
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1453647/04292002/bowie_david.jhtml Moby Taps Busta, Bowie, More For Area2]
* [http://voxonline.com/alternative/area2/index.htm Bowie, Moby are Stars in Area2; Festival offers multiple musical flavors]
* [http://www.concertlivewire.com/area2.htm Bowie Graciously Steals Host's Thunder; Area2 with David Bowie, Moby and others]
* [http://www.nyrock.com/worldbeat/04_2002/043002.asp Area Music Festival Returns This Summer; Area2 Lineup Includes David Bowie, Moby, Busta Rhymes, Carl Cox, John Digweed, More Acts to Be Announced]