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WFMU broadcasting and streaming sets from New York ATP Festival

10:23 a.m. · September 17, 2008 · by Nick Neyland

Were the ticket prices for the New York incarnation of the ATP Festival a little too steep for you? If so, help is at hand. WFMU has announced that it will be broadcasting many of the sets from this weekend’s ATP, which begins on Friday with a number of performances in the “Don’t Look Back” series. Those sets won’t be broadcast, but WFMU has secured the rights to transmit numerous sets from Saturday and Sunday’s lineups.

My Bloody Valentine are yet to agree to the broadcast, so don’t hold your breath waiting to hear their set. But the good news is that Mercury Rev, Polvo, Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr., and Lightning Bolt are among the bands who will be playing live on WFMU. The WFMU website promises that further additions will be made to their lineup, so if you’re homebound this weekend then keep checking their blog. Tickets for ATP are still on sale, and can be purchased here. The initial lineup of artists set to be broadcast live from ATP are listed below. [The Daily Swarm]

Yo La Tengo

Polvo

Dinosaur Jr.

Growing

Harmonia

Om

Mercury Rev

Lightning Bolt

Bob Mould

Low

Wooden Shjips

Silver Mt. Zion

Brian Jonestown Massacre

Spectrum