An announcement came earlier this morning that a list of electronic acts have been added to the 2011 Free Press Summerfest line-up, but there is a catch to see them. The first ever Dancey Pants Tent will feature the likes of Chromeo, Skream & Benga, Neon Indian, 12th Planet and Lil Keke among several others, but to see these acts, you must be wearing the highly toted “Baller Status” badge. While it includes free drinks and snacks, air conditioning, massages and other free swag, it also holds a much higher price tag ($225) than the normal festival pass ($40) and the Fancy Pants pass ($70). If you can pound the free drinks, it might be worth it, but that is definitely a steep incline in price. Just seeing Chromeo would kinda be worth it as well, hopefully they’ll also play a regular set on the main stage, or possibly an aftershow. If not, that’ll be a bummer to all those that don’t have Baller Status.
Check out the full line-up for the Free Press Summerfest Dancey Pants Tent after the jump
Todd Snider is one of those guys whose lucky break always seems to be right around the corner – his undeniable talent and engrossing personality leave the universe no other option but to catapult him towards all his wildest dreams, right? Well, brothers and sisters, I think they have. It’s rare to see a performer as happy onstage as Mr. Snider was last Thursday – breaking into a grin every time a bandmate nailed a solo or the crowd nailed a singalong. Who needs success on Nashville’s terms? As he says in “Just Like Old Times” – “We’re living out a different kind of American dream.” Most of us packed into the Warehouse Live Studio last Thursday feel the same way. Some of us were already converts, and those that weren’t assuredly left as washed-in-the-blood Snider evangelists. I arrived towards the end of Great American Taxi’s set, which closed with Robert Earl Keen’s “I’m Coming Home” and their own “Good Night to Boogie.” Read on for my take on Todd and the Taxi’s performance, the setlist, and Eggs’ photos.
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