The Killers, Wilco, The National, Alabama Shakes to Headline LouFest [UPDATE - Tickets On Sale Now]

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Wilco (pictured) shares top billing with the Killers.
[Update May 3: LouFest tickets are on sale now! Click through this link to purchase yours.]

It's official! No need for further speculation, the LouFest lineup has been announced.

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 3, at 10 a.m. You can purchase them at www.loufest.com. A limited number of $75 two-day early-bird passes will be available for those quick on the draw. Regular passes will be $95 after that.

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People Bitching About LouFest: Presented to You by the Internet

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This week's LouFest lineup announcement has stirred up a lot of conversation in the city of St. Louis. The festival's new partnership with C3 Presents has served as a lightning rod of sorts: There are those who are excited about the veteran production company's ability to draw some big names, and then there are those who are afraid of LouFest becoming a cookie-cutter festival, indistinguishable from the many other summer events that occur each year.

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LouFest Lineup 2013: Here Is Our Best (Educated!) Guess

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Fill in the blanks, win a two-day pass to LouFest.
This morning LouFest launched a guessing game for its 2013 lineup, releasing a Wheel of Fortune-like thing with fill-in-the-blank band names and plans to release one letter a day between today and Monday, April 29. The first clue is the letter "U," which makes nine appearances in the lineup. In the coming days subsequent letters should reveal most of the bands.

Immediately speculation ran wild on LouFest's Facebook page, with some obvious acts all but outed and others hotly debated.

Submitted for your perusal, approval and/or rejection, here's RFT Music's best guesses for LouFest's 2013 lineup.

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Get Your LouFest Presale Tickets Today Through the Event's Newly Launched Website

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LouFest presale tickets will be available today through the event's fancy, newly launched official website. These early-release tickets will be $50 for the full weekend, as opposed to the $75 tickets to be released in May, or the $95 full-price tickets that will be available when those sell out.

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LouFest Update: Lineup to Be Announced in Late April

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Jason Stoff
Girl Talk at last year's LouFest.
Last night C3 Presents -- the company that will be partnering with LouFest this year, also responsible for Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Festival -- hosted a "Media Happy Hour" at Five Bistro. Many members of the local media were in attendance -- in addition to RFT Music, there was the Post-Dispatch, Go Magazine, Eleven Magazine, KDHX and CBS. And probably more that we didn't get a chance to talk to.

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-LouFest Will Be September 7-8, 2013 In Forest Park


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LouFest Will Be September 7-8, 2013 In Forest Park

Categories: LouFest

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Jason Stoff
Girl Talk at last year's LouFest.
The dates of this year's LouFest have been announced! The beloved local event will be taking place in Forest Park again this year, over the weekend of September 7 and 8. Here's the announcement from LouFest's official website:

Hey St. Louis, we're officially back - in a big way! That's right, LouFest will be rocking Forest Park once again, but this year we'll see you September 7-8, and we'll be bringing a new weekend experience St. Louis has never seen. Sign up below for exclusive updates on the 2013 Lineup, ticket announcements, and more!

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-Our Complete LouFest Coverage


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LouFest Joins with Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Producer: What Will it Mean?

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Jason Stoff
The confetti has barely settled on LouFest year three: Despite some uncooperative weather, this year's incarnation, featuring headliners Girl Talk and the Flaming Lips, was its biggest yet, with some 12,000 in attendance. And today, its organizers have an announcement that will dramatically change the festival in Forest Park going forward: LouFest has entered a partnership with C3 Presents, which is most well known as the producer for massive events Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.

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The Best and Worst of LouFest 2012, According to the Fans
The 18 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day Two
Dinosaur Jr at LouFest, 8/25/12: Review, Photos and Setlist
The 17 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day One


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Good Times Aboard the Golf Cart Valet at LouFest 2012

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Brian Heffernan
Call-A-Cart driver Mark Minden with Jen and her friends.

When much of LouFest's Saturday crowd was heading for shelter under the tents, the Stagners are making a break for their black sedan parked probably 500 yards away. If getting rain-soaked was lethal, this would certainly be a suicide run.

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The Best and Worst of LouFest 2012, According to the Fans
The 18 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day Two
The Flaming Lips at LouFest, 8/26/12: Review, Photos and Setlist
LouFest Rainout Live Blog
Dinosaur Jr at LouFest, 8/25/12: Review, Photos and Setlist
The 17 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day One

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The Ten Best Dancers at LouFest: GIFs

Categories: GIFS, LouFest

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There was some kick-ass stuff happening on stages this weekend at LouFest. But the stars of the show were in the crowd. This is a particularly relaxed music festival, and plenty of people camp out with blankets and folding chairs. That is not what the booty-shakers and head-bangers below were doing.

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Good Times Aboard the Golf Cart Valet at LouFest 2012
The Best and Worst of LouFest 2012, According to the Fans
The 18 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day Two
The Flaming Lips at LouFest, 8/26/12: Review, Photos and Setlist
LouFest Rainout Live Blog
Dinosaur Jr at LouFest, 8/25/12: Review, Photos and Setlist
The 17 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day One


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The Best and Worst of LouFest 2012, According to the Fans

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Kholood Eid
LouFest 2012 has come and gone, and we have spilled one or two thousand words in the service of telling you our thoughts. But we are but one editorial entity, and there are no shortage of opinions out there. So we collected a few from the locals and visitors alike spending their weekends in Forest Park. Below: The best and worst sets and some descriptions of LouFest 2012 from twelve fans.

Interviews conducted by Brian Heffernan and Kiernan Maletsky

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The 18 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day Two
The Flaming Lips at LouFest, 8/26/12: Review, Photos and Setlist
LouFest Rainout Live Blog
Dinosaur Jr at LouFest, 8/25/12: Review, Photos and Setlist
The 17 Best Fans, Musical Moments and Trends at LouFest 2012: Day One


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