More of the bands that will be playing this year's Vegoose Festival are now known, coming on the heels of earlier reports that Rage Against the Machine would headline the fest. Joining Rage in Vegas October 26-28 are acts including Daft Punk (pictured), Ghostface, the Shins, Battles, Pharoahe Monche, Gogol Bordello, Public Enemy, Blonde Redhead, and Queens of the Stone Age. Iggy and the Stooges will be on hand to run through Fun House all the way through. You can head to the fest's site for ticket info, and to find out which bands are playing Sam Boyd Stadium and which are appearing at other venues throughout Vegas. And you can follow on after the jump for the rest of the bands announced to play Vegoose so far, with more to be announced soon.Muse, Cypress Hill, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Umphrey's McGee, Thievery Corporation, STS9, U.N.K.L.E., Ghostland Observatory.
[...] U-N-K, U-N-K-L-E! It lives! Yes, James Lavelle is bringing his foreboding electronic project UNKLE to North America for the project’s first tour with a live band. Alas, no DJ Shadow on board (which he hasn’t been since Psyence Fiction). But it could be interesting to see what guest artists Lavelle lugs on stage with him in places like New York City, where the tour kicks off with a CMJ show, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, where the tour ends up at Vegoose. [...]