Area Festival
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Genre | Electronic, rock, hip hop |
Dates | July–August |
Location(s) | North America (touring) |
Years active | 2001–2002 |
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", 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.
Acts
The 2001 Area:One acts included Moby, OutKast, New Order, Carl Cox, Nelly Furtado, Incubus, Paul Oakenfold, The Roots, The Orb, Rinôçérôse.
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:
- Moby
- OutKast
- Kelis
- New Order
- Gwen Stefani
- Nelly Furtado
- Incubus
- The Roots
- Paul Oakenfold
- The Orb
- Carl Cox
- Rinôçérôse
- Timo Maas
- Kevin Saunderson
- Derrick May
- Juan Atkins
Area:One Tour Dates
Area:One was a three and a half week touring festival in the Summer of 2001.
- Atlanta, GA; Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre – July 11, 2001
- Columbia, MD; Merriweather Post Pavilion – July 13, 2001
- Camden, NJ; Tweeter Center at the Waterfront – July 14, 2001
- Wantagh, NY; Jones Beach – July 15, 2001
- Wantagh, NY; Jones Beach – July 16, 2001
- Mansfield, MA; Tweeter Center – July 18, 2001
- Holmdel, NJ; PNC Bank Arts Center – July 19, 2001
- Clarkston, MI; DTE Energy Music Center – July 21, 2001
- Toronto, Ontario; The Docks – July 22, 2001
- Clarkston, MI; DTE Energy Music Center – July 24, 2001
- Tinley Park, IL; Tweeter Center – July 25, 2001
- Saint Paul, MN; Midway Stadium – July 26, 2001
- Denver, CO; Mile High Stadium – July 28, 2001
- Mountain View, CA; Shoreline Amphitheatre – July 31, 2001
- Vancouver, British Columbia; Thunderbird Stadium – August 2, 2001
- George, WA; Gorge Amphitheatre – August 3, 2001
- Devore, CA; Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion – August 5, 2001
Area2
This concert in 2002 featured: Main Stage
Stage Two:
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
- 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
The Docks, Toronto Ontario Canada
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Area Festival. |
- Moby, founder of the Area Festival.
- List of electronic music festivals
External links
- Area2 Announcement from Moby
- Area festival find more...
- Area2 Photos and Writeup from ConcertWire
- Moby Says Area Festival Probably Won't Return In 2003
- Moby Taps Busta, Bowie, More For Area2
- Bowie, Moby are Stars in Area2; Festival offers multiple musical flavors
- Bowie Graciously Steals Host's Thunder; Area2 with David Bowie, Moby and others
- Area Music Festival Returns This Summer; Area2 Lineup Includes David Bowie, Moby, Busta Rhymes, Carl Cox, John Digweed, More Acts to Be Announced