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The Ting Tings, Crystal Castles, Santogold and Bloc Party are all on the bill for the forthcoming 2009 Ultra Music Festival.
The two-day fest, which is part of the 24th annual Winter Music Conference, takes place March 27 and 28 at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami.
The festival, now in its 11th year, will also see performances by Hercules And Love Affair, Roni Sizeand Reprazent, The Presets, Cut Copy, Carl Cox, Tiesto, and Simian Mobile Disco.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Beirut, and Chairlift are set for the forthcoming Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival.
The festival, which celebrates Brooklyn bands, takes place from February 6-7 and 12-14 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and twelve other venues throughout New York.
Kaki King, Bear in Heaven, and Japanther are also on the bill for the event.
To purchase tickets for select shows head over to BAM.org.
Coldplay have found themselves at the center of a lawsuit brought against them by American guitarist Joe Satriani for plagiarism.
Satriani claims the band’s recent hit single, ‘Viva La Vida‘, ripped of his 2004 song ‘If I Could Fly‘.
According to BBC reports, Satriani claims that Coldplay’s song uses “substantial original portions” of his song.
Satriani is seeking a jury trial and wants “any and all profits” Coldplay have made from the track.
‘Viva La Vida‘ is a track off the band’s 2008 albumĀ ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends‘.
This isn’t the first time the track is claimed to have been ripped-off. Brooklyn indie band Creaky Boardpreviously accused the band of knowingly copying the melodies of ‘Viva La Vida‘ with one of their songs.
Vampire Weekend, The National and Patti Smith are all set to perform at the forthcoming Tibet House Benefit Concert.
The benefit concert, which raises money for Tibet House US to promote and preserve Tibetan culture, is set to take place February 3rd at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Tickets for the event run $30 - $85 and are currently on sale at the Carnegie Hall Box Office.
Glasvegas have announced the addition of a New York headlining date set for next year.
The band will headline Webster Hall on March 30, 2009.
The Webster Hall show will be preceded by a seven date North American jaunt kicking off in January that will include stops in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles.