“Coldplay, Tool and the Beastie Boys will headline the second annual All Points West Music & Arts Festival, to be held July 31- Aug. 2 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan,” reports Billboard.
I always wondered why the poster or website never say that. They make it sound like APW is somewhere in the sticks the way Coachella is. “Tickets go on sale April 3. Single day tickets are $89, while three-day passes start at $199. Organizers are offering several lay-away options as well. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Friends of Liberty State Park, which is working to make environmentally friendly improvements to the venue.”
Be it eco-friendly sticks or eco-friendly metropolis, I want to go to All Points West. Sure, Radiohead isn’t on the roll like it was last year, but I’m sure Coldplay and the Beasties will try to make up for that.
The full three day 2009 All Points West lineup is: Continue reading →



