The Village Voice Announces Date for 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) at Coney Island Saturday, July 16, 2005

The Village Voice Announces Date for 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) at Coney Island Saturday, July 16, 2005

NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Village Voice, the nation's premier alternative newsweekly, is excited to announce the Saturday, July 16th date for the 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) at Coney Island, 12:00 noon-9:00 p.m. This free, all-day, all-ages, music festival will feature live national and local bands performing on two outdoor stages in historic Coney Island.

Now in its fifth year, the Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) has solidified its status as a leading outdoor indie rock event, drawing over 170,000 music fans last summer. Since its inception, the Village Voice produced Siren Music Festival(TM) has established itself a leader in showcasing indie rock veterans and emerging artists. Past performers include:

* 2004: Death Cab For Cutie, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead,
Blonde Redhead, Mission Of Burma, Har Mar Superstar, TV On The
Radio, Electric Six, The Fiery Furnaces, The Fever, Constantines,
Vue, The Thermals, The Ponys, Your Enemies Friends

* 2003: Modest Mouse, Idlewild, The Datsuns, Hot Hot Heat, Sahara
Hotnights, Radio 4, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, !!!, The Kills, Northern
State, The Dirtbombs, The Pattern, Oneida, and The Witnesses

* 2002: Sleater-Kinney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Donnas, Mooney Suzuki,
Liars, The Shins, shannonwright, Les Savy Fav, The Von Bondies,
Pretty Girls Make Graves, Rye Coalition and Bob Log III

* 2001: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Guided By Voices, Superchunk, Man or
Astro-Man?, Quasi, Rainer Maria, Peaches, Enon, The Black Heart
Procession and The Incredible Moses Leroy.

Budweiser returns to the Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) as the exclusive beer sponsor for the fifth consecutive year. Tower Records has signed on to be the exclusive music retail sponsor.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

For more information please call: 212-475-3333

Programming & Booking: siren@villagevoice.com

Event Sponsorships & Sales:
Sean Pierce x14157
spierce@villagevoice.com

Ashley Clarke x 12032
aclarke@villagevoice.com

Press:
Jessica Bellucci x15052 jbellucci@villagevoice.com

For additional information please visit: http://www.villagevoice.com/siren.

CONTACT: Jessica Bellucci, +1-212-475-3333 x15052, or
jbellucci@villagevoice.com

Source: The Village Voice

Web site: http://www.villagevoice.com/siren

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