A-Trak & Holy Ghost! added to Hopscotch lineup, Big Boi is rescheduled

Holy Ghost!

The Hopscotch organizers have found a replacement, actually two, for hip hop star Big Boi, who was slated to headline the City Plaza stage on Friday, September 6. The night will now be capped with sets from Holy Ghost! and A-Trak. Gross Ghost and Future Islands will stick kick off the City Plaza show on Friday.

The Big Boi show has been rescheduled as promised and he'll now headline a show at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, September 21. Folks who purchased tickets solely for the City Plaza show headlined by Big Boi will be contacted by Hopscotch so they can receive a free ticket to the new show on September 21.

Big Boi cancels upcoming shows including Hopscotch

Hip-hop star Big Boi, who was scheduled to headline the Hopscotch Music Festival City Plaza stage on Friday, September 6, has canceled all of his upcoming tour dates citing a leg injury that took place in June.

The Independent notes that the Hopscotch Festival organizers knew about Big Boi canceling his Hopscotch performance more than a week without notifying the public and continued to sell tickets until at least Friday, July 26, still listing the rapper as the headliner. As of now, tickets for Friday's City Plaza show are still for sale via Etix but Big Boi's name has been removed from the ticket page and replaced with "TBD."

Hopscotch announces 2013 lineup, Big Boi, Spirutualized, Local Natives & more

Today's the day. The big Hopscotch Music Festival 2013 lineup has been revealed and as always it features a some big names, rising stars, unique performances and much, much more.

This year's performers on the big City Plaza stage will be Big Boi, Future Islands and Gross Ghost on Friday, September 6, and Spiritualized, the Breeders (playing Last Splash) and The Lollipops on Saturday, September 7.

Other notable performances include Local Natives, Kurt Vile, The Rosebuds performing Sade's Love Deluxe, Chatham County Line, Mikal Cronin, Marnie Stern, Mount Moriah, Night Beds, Amor de Dias, Kopecky Family Band, Nightlands and so many more. Check out the full lineup below.

OutKast's Big Boi rocks UNC's Memorial Hall

UNC students who couldn't make it to Moogfest last fall got another chance at seeing one of its headliners this week when rap superstar Big Boi stopped by for a performance. CUAB, the committee responsible for booking on-campus events, had another hit on their hands with Wednesday night's show. While Memorial Hall's formal air made it seem like an odd choice of venue, the show delighted students looking for a great time on a weeknight.

Wichita native XV opened the show, playing to a small but very enthusiastic crowd. Few seemed to know who he was, but none of them cared. His songs were pretty refreshing in comparison to most of the Top 40 hip-hop out there, with samples ranging from The Pixies ("Hey") to dialogue from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ("Willy Wonkavator"). By the time Big Boi hit the stage, the theater was packed.

Full Moogfest lineup announced with Hot Chip, Panda Bear, Pretty Lights, more

The full lineup of Moogfest in Asheville on Oct. 29-31 has been announced and it's managed to get even better. Additions to the original batch of bands include Girl Talk, Panda Bear, EL-P, Pretty Lights, Hot Chip, Dan Deacon and more. Check out the full lineup below broken down by day.

The event will span three venues, the Asheville Civic Center Arena, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and The Orange Peel.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 13 at 12 p.m. here. A three-day pass is $149.50 and tickets for individual days are $75. There will also be VIP passes for $349.50 that include priority access to venues, merchandise, access to lounges and other perks. You can see more info on that here.

Asheville Moogfest line-up includes Jónsi, MGMT, Massive Attack & more

Here is a good reason to plan a trip out to lovely Asheville, NC this fall. New bands have just been added to the line-up of the second Moogfest in Asheville, named for Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer who was a research professor of music at the University of Asheville and lived in the city until his death in 2005.

This year's event will be held on Oct. 29, 30 and 31, and will feature a fantastic line-up including MGMT, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Big Boi, Jónsi and Caribou. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks, but that's a hell of a line-up already.

Tickets for the event will go on sale on Friday, Aug. 13. We'll keep you posted on new info as it is announced.