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Hayley Williams of Paramore performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. on June 8, 2018.
Amy Harris/Invision/AP/ShutterstockTwo days of the inaugural When We Were Young Festival just wasn’t enough to meet demand, so promoters Live Nation have added a third date. The aptly named 2000s emo-pop festival will now return to Las Vegas for a second weekend on Oct. 29.
The festival was first announced on Jan. 18 as a single-day event on Oct. 22 featuring performances from Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Bright Eyes, AFI, The Used, Bring Me the Horizon, Boys Like Girls, Avril Lavigne and more. The stacked lineup also includes Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, We the Kings, Alkaline Trio, Manchester Orchestra, Dance Gavin Dance, the All-American Rejects, Anberlin, 3OH!3, Atreyu, the Ready Set, Jimmy Eat World, La Dispute, the Wonder Years, Hawthorne Heights, Car Seat Headrest and Wolf Alice.
The first date sold out immediately on Friday, prompting Live Nation to add a second date on Oct. 23, stating on social media, “Due to overwhelming demand, we have decided to add a second day. Same lineup each day.”
The festival will feature the same lineup on all three dates, with the exception of Alex G replacing Wolf Alice on Oct. 29 and La Dispute will not perform on the newly added date (Oct. 29).
There will be a presale beginning Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. PT for fans who sign up for early access to passes here. Following the presale, any remaining tickets still available will go on sale to the general public beginning Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. PT. General admission tickets start at $224.99, GA+ tickets start at $399.99 and VIP tickets start at $499.99. VIP cabanas will also be available to purchase for guests 21 years of age and older.
Not for the first time, Moby is speaking out against Donald Trump’s administration with clear frustration.
“The U.S. is collapsing under a deeply corrupt and shockingly ineffective administration,” the longtime electronic musician shared on social media. “These are unbelievably dark times.”
Moby went deeper into his thoughts through a video message, where he explained that people outside the United States keep asking Americans what is actually happening in the country.
“So many of my friends outside the United States keep asking me, ‘what the hell is happening over there?’ And honestly, we don’t even know,” he said. “The country is being controlled by one of the most corrupt, dangerous and incompetent administrations imaginable. Nobody fully understands what’s happening right now. These are very dark times in America.”
Moby joins a growing list of artists publicly criticizing Trump and MAGA politics, including Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Eminem and Billie Eilish.
Earlier this year, Moby uploaded another statement to social media where he addressed how people should respond following the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. “The real question isn’t whether people should feel horrified or outraged by what’s happening in the United States,” Moby explained in the Jan. 26 clip. “The question is what are we actually going to do about it?”
The musician and activist also encouraged people to protest, saying demonstrations are a constitutional right and something he believes Trump’s administration is attempting to weaken.
In the end, he urged people to vote regularly, “not only during the upcoming midterms, even though those matter, but also in every special election throughout the year.” He also encouraged supporters to “stop giving money to the scumbag corporations backing Trump and ICE. We all know who they are. Boycott them.”
His newest remarks arrive as the U.S. Justice Department unveils a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who claim they were unfairly investigated. At the same time, the Strait of Hormuz remains shut down following military action launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in late February without approval from Congress, leading to rising gas prices across the globe.
Throughout his independent music career, Moby has earned 10 entries on the Billboard 200 along with two songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and an enormous catalog of sync placements. Overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, he is viewed as one of the defining artists of his era. He scored two No. 1 albums there with Play from 1999 and 18 from 2002, alongside 18 top 40 singles and two nominations for Best International Male at the BRIT Awards.
Check out Moby’s newest social media post below.
