The initial talent for Voodoo 2010 has been announced. Muse (pictured), Ozzy Osbourne, Weezer, MGMT, Drake, Florence the Machine, Hot Chip, Metric, Deadmau5, and Interpol lead the lineup. There’s a diverse group of artists this year, from Icelandic artist Jonsi to the country-fied Jakob Dylan and Three Legs to Kermit Ruffins. Anders Osborne, Trombone Shorty, and Galactic, who all released albums this past year, are on the list. Minus the Bear, Cage the Elephant, and the Airborne Toxic Event have also confirmed.
The festival is scheduled for October 29-31. Three-Day weekend passes are on sale for$125 online, and will be $200 at the door. The LOA Lounge VIP passes are $375 online right now and will be $500 at the gate. Go to the Voodoo Web site for tickets and more information.
Here’s the confirmed lineup thus far:
Muse
Ozzy Osbourne
Weezer
MGMT
Drake
Florence and the Machine
Interpol
Hot Chip
Metric
Deadmau5
Street Sweeper Social Club
Jakob Dylan and Three Legs
Buckwheat Zydeco
Raphael Saadiq
Cage the Elephant
Minus the Bear
Janelle Monae
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Galactic with Guest
The Airborne Toxic Event
Jonsi
Innerpartysystem
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Rebirth Brass Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Big Al Carson
Stanton Moore Trio with Anders Osborne
Voice of the Wetlands All Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, George Porter Jr., Waylon Thibodeaux, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Johnny Sansone
The Soul Rebels
Theresa Andersson
Basin Street Records Revue featuring Kermit Ruffins, Dr. Michael White and Jeremy Davenport
George Porter, Jr. and his Runnin’ Pardners
Toubab Krewe
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Treme Brass Band with Uncle Lionel Batiste
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
The New Orleans Bingo! Show
The Happy Talk Band
Fleur De Tease Burlesque Revue
Rotary Downs
DJ Soul Sister
Honey Island Swamp Band
Rosie Ledet
Fatter Than Albert
Leo Jackson and the Melody Makers
AM
Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights
Shannon McNally
Creole String Beans
Locos Por Juana
Flow Tribe
Consortium of Genius
Luke Winslow-King
Noisician Coalition
DJ Quickie Mart
Debauche
Helen Gillet
The Local Skank
