Treasure Island Festival Reveals Epic Line-Up!

14July2009

Here’s the official info as of today, no more rumors, MGMT and the Flaming Lips will headline the two days of the third annual Treasure Island Music Festival, to be held in the middle of San Francisco Bay on Oct. 17-18.

The Saturday lineup, which is more on hip-hop and dacne orriented, includes MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, the Streets, Crown City Rockers, Dan Deacon, DJ Krush, Federico Aubele, LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, Murs, Passion Pit, Tommy Guerrero, and our favorite South Bay local “Busy People,” The Limousines.

The 13 acts on Sunday’s more rock-oriented bill include the Flaming Lips, the Decemberists, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, the Walkmen, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Sleepy Sun, Spiral Stairs, Thao Nguyen, Vetiver and Bob Mould.

Two-day tickets go on sale at noon Tuesday, with a limited quantity of “early bird” tickets going for $99.99. After that, two-day tickets go up to $115.00. A VIP two-pack — which includes parking on the island, preferred viewing area of the Bay and probably some celebrity sightings– goes for $249.99. You can see all the details at the Treasure Island website or go directly to Ticketmaster.

One-day tickets for $65 will go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m.