| All Points West Music & Arts Festival | |
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| Genre | Music / Arts |
| Dates | First Weekend in August |
| Location(s) | Liberty State Park Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
| Years active | 2008-2009 |
| Founders | AEG Live Goldenvoice Liberty Event Management Highline |
| Website | www.apwfestival.com |
The All Points West Music & Arts Festival was an annual music and arts festival held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. First held in August 2008, it was hosted by Goldenvoice/AEG Live events, the same company that hosts the similar annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival every year in Indio, California. The event lasts all day, from noon to about midnight, for eleven and a half hours per day. All Points West 2009 was held on July 31, August 1 and 2 featuring both music, comedy and art, much like its counterpart in Indio. The large scale art installations were organized by Paul Clemente
2008 Line-up
Friday, August 8
- Radiohead
- Andrew Bird
- CSS
- Duffy
- The Duke Spirit
- Forro in the Dark
- Girl Talk
- The Go! Team
- Grizzly Bear
- Joe Mangrum Art Installation "Pyramid"
- Little Brother
- Lowry
- Mates of State
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- The New Pornographers
- Underworld
- Pawnshop Roses
Saturday, August 9
- Radiohead
- Alberta Cross
- Animal Collective
- The Black Angels
- Chromeo
- Exit 105
- The Felice Brothers
- Kings of Leon
- K'naan
- Lily Holbrook
- Metric
- Nicole Atkins
- The Roots
- Sia
- The Virgins
- Your Vegas
Sunday, August 10
- Jack Johnson
- Amadou & Mariam
- Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
- Ben Jelen
- Cat Power
- De Novo Dahl
- Earl Greyhound
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
- Jason Isbell
- Matt Costa
- Neil Halstead
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Rogue Wave
- The Secret Machines
- Trey Anastasio
2009 Line-up
Friday, July 31
- Jay-Z
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Vampire Weekend
- The National
- Fleet Foxes
- MSTRKRFT
- Q-Tip
- The Pharcyde
- Organized Konfusion
- The Knux
- Ra Ra Riot
- Seasick Steve
- Telepathe
- Shearwater
- Heartless Bastards
- Flying Lotus
- College Humor Live
- Arj Barker
- Eugene Mirman
- Bo Burnham
Saturday, August 1
- Tool
- My Bloody Valentine
- Gogol Bordello
- Arctic Monkeys
- Neko Case
- The Ting Tings
- ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
- Crystal Castles
- St. Vincent
- Tokyo Police Club
- The Cool Kids
- Kool Keith
- Cage the Elephant
- Chairlift
- White Rabbits
- Electric Touch
- The Postelles
- Black Gold
- College Humor Live
- Tim & Eric
- Judah Friedlander
- Jim Jefferies
Sunday, August 2
- Coldplay
- Echo & the Bunnymen
- MGMT
- The Black Keys
- Elbow
- Silversun Pickups
- Mogwai
- We Are Scientists
- Ghostland Observatory
- Etienne De Crecy
- Lykke Li
- Akron/Family
- College Humor Live
- Janeane Garofalo
- Todd Barry
- La Roux
Due to inclement weather, the doors for the festival were not opened until 4pm on Sunday. All acts scheduled to go on stage prior to 4pm were cancelled, including:
References
- Lustig, Jay (2008-01-21). "All Points West festival on track for Liberty State Park". Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- La Roux announce North American tour NME June 19, 2009
External links
- All Points West Official Website
- All Points West Official Facebook Fan Page
- All Points West Twitter Page
- All Points West MySpace Page
- Official Online Store of the 2008 All Points West Music & Arts Festival
- APW Official Photo Gallery
- APW Newsletter Signup
- Metromix.com festival coverage
- HonestTune festival coverage
- APWphotos.com Photo Gallery