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ASP East Coast tour to feature top New York rock, punk and hip hop acts
Following months of speculation and rumors over the music acts slated to perform during the Quiksilver Pro New York surf competition in September, New York City-rockers Interpol — the acclaimed post-punk band that opened for U2 at the New Meadowlands Stadium on Wednesday — have been announced as a main headliner for the event, along with Long Island’s Taking Back Sunday, Q-Tip, Neon Indian and others.
The bands are listed in Quiksilver’s official program guide for the event, which runs Sept. 1-15. According to Quiksilver, the roster consists of artists that have emerged from New York and include musical genres ranging from punk and rock to hip-hop, and include acts that are meant to “put a live soundtrack to the Quik Pro New York experience.”
Other acts announced in the event guide — which was released on Tuesday and is available at Unsound Surf shop, which is sponsoring the Quiksilver Pro Trials — include Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Ettes and Saves the Day, among others.
Additionally, more than 40 bands are expected to perform throughout the event, including “some huge bands to be revealed prior to the contest.” The event will be nothing less than a sports, music, art and fashion festival featuring BMX, skateboard and Motocross exhibitions as well as fashion and cultural events.
In addition to the main surf site at National Boulevard and the Allegria Hotel — which is already filled to capacity that week and where many of the pro-surfers are staying — organizers said that there will be a “live” site for concerts, skateboarding, BMX and other events at the Superblock and the adjacent vacant property, known as the Foundation Block, which together stretch from Edwards to Long Beach boulevards in between the boardwalk and West Broadway.
According to the official program, shows are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. daily at the music stage. Organizers said that the live site — which will be open to the public at no cost — will have a capacity of about 20,000 people.
