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Goldenvoice has announced the lineup and date for the return of the First City Festival which is celebrates indie music and underground artists. The two day festival is scheduled for August 23rd and 24th and will take place at the Monterey County Fair and Event Center. First City Festival is named after Monterey’s claim as the official “first capital” of California, which eventually became one of the country’s most desirable vacation destinations. Musically, the city is well-known for the historic Monterey Pop Festival, as well as the annual Monterey Jazz Festival. In its debut year, FIRST CITY FESTIVAL attracted more than 10,000 attendees each day that enjoyed a line-up of 30+ bands including Passion Pit, MGMT, Modest Mouse, Capital Cities, Father John Misty, Neko Case and many others.

This year’s lineup has been announced and confirmed for the 2014 festival are:

BECK, THE NATIONAL, THE NAKED AND FAMOUS, PHANTOGRAM, BEST COAST, DAWES, CULTS, COCOROSIE, BLIND PILOT, LAKE STREET DIVE, TOKYO POLICE CLUB, GEOGRAPHER, UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, MIDLAKE, HOW TO DRESS WELL, SAN FERMIN, THE MEN, LO-FANG, MINIATURE TIGERS, SPEEDY ORTIZ, MIDI MATILDA, SLEEPY SUN, THE STEPKIDS, MIMICKING BIRDS, QUILT, MR LITTLE JEANS, THE LONELY WILD, THE FAMILY CREST, DOE EYE, COOL GHOULS, SURVIVAL GUIDE and more to be announced.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 9 at 10am via www.FirstCityFestival.com. Two-day GA tickets are $159.50 and VIP passes are $289.50 with no service fees and a “layaway” option. This year the ticket price includes unlimited access to carnival rides. Hotel and shuttle packages are available for purchase. The festival is all ages and will run from Noon until 11pm each day. All tickets are available at www.FirstCityFestival.com.

Make sure to plan ahead and pick up your tickets to this unique central coast festival and enjoy a weekend filled with great music, talented artists, unique USA Marketplace, Carnivalm Rides, Vaudeville Stage, full Craft-beer and wine garden, superb gourmet foods, and so much more. There will even be a Vinyl record marketplace curated by Beat Swap Meet. Great fun for the entire family!

~ Marisol

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