ODESZA, Gary Numan, Reggie Watts, Laurie Anderson to play first Durham Moogfest

Gary Numan

After months of anticipation, the initial lineup has been announced for Moogfest, the music festival and conference once located in Asheville but moving to Durham in 2016.

The four-day event will take play May 19-22 and topping the bill are ODESZA, Gary Numan, GZA, Laurie Anderson, Explosions in the Sky, Blood Orange, sunn O))), Oneohtrix Point Never, Suzanne Ciani, Reggie Watts, Sun Ra Arkestra and The Orb. Gary Numan will be featured in a three-night residency and GZA in a two-night residency. Check out a lineup video featuring musician and funny man Reggie Watts below.

Moogfest is moving to Durham in May

Next spring the acclaimed music festival Moogfest will be making their long-rumored move from the Moog Music company's hometown of Asheville to the Triangle, specifically Durham.

The 2016 festival will take place at various venues and other spaces around Durham on May 19-22. More details will be announced as the date draws closer.

A limited number of early bird pre-sale tickets were made available for $99 but have already sold out. When the passes officially go on sale on Monday, October 12, the cost will be double, $200. They'll be on sale HERE.

Moogfest announces 2012 lineup, Primus, Orbital, Miike Snow & many more

One of the best music festivals in the Carolinas, Asheville's Moogest has just announced their 2012 lineup which, as always, includes a bevy of great performers.

This year's headliners are Primus 3D, Orbital, Miike Snow, Santigold, Richie Hawtin, Squarepusher, Explosions in the Sky and The Magnetic Fields. Other performers include Four Tet, Divine Fits, GZA, Thomas Dolby, Cold Cave, El-P, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Killer Mike and more. Check out the full lineup below.

This year's festival takes place on October 26 and 27. Tickets are go on sale Friday, August 10, at noon HERE.

Moogfest 2011 adds even more bands, TV on the Radio, St. Vincent & more

TV on the Radio

The incredible music festival Moogfest in Asheville already had an impressive lineup for 2011 with acts like The Flaming Lips, Moby, Passion Pit and many more, but now they've added even more great bands.

The new bands include TV on the Radio, James Murphy and Pat Mahoney, St. Vincent, Flying Lotus, Zomby, SBTRKT, Yacht, John Maus, Childish Gambino (the hip-hop alter ego of actor/comedian Donald Glover), Beats Antique, The Drums, Baths, Savoy, Araabmuzik, Cloudland Canyon, Fareed Haque + MathGames, Grimes, Mimi Goese & Ben Neill, Moon Duo, Warm Ghost, EOTO and Fine Peduncle.

Check out the full updated lineup below.

Moogfest 2011 adds 11 new performers including Moby

Much like last year, Moogfest is rolling out their 2011 lineup in waves, and the second wave has just hit the shore.

11 performers have been added to the lineup, most notably, chrome domed electronic superstar Moby. Other additions are Amon Tobin, Dan Deacon, Kode9, The Antlers, Atlas Sound, Glasser, Beak>, Stickmen, Lunzproject (Tim Story and Hans Joachim-Roedelius) and Wham City Comedy Tour.

With all of those additions, the festival says that even more additions are still to come, so we'll keep you posted once the lineup grows again. Check out the full, updated lineup below.

Moogfest rolls out initial 2011 lineup, Flaming Lips, Passion Pit & more

One of the most exciting annual music festivals in North Carolina, other than the Hopscotch Music Festival right here in Ralegh, is Moogfest in Asheville, named after electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The 2011 festival will take place on October 28, 29 and 30 across three primary venues, The Orange Peel, the Asheville Civic Center and the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.

The initial lineup will feature big names like The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, Tangerine Dream, STS9, Ghostland Observatory, Suicide (performing their self-titled album) and Crystal Castles. 22 other bands have been announced so far. Check out the full list below.

Devo cancels tour due to injury, plan special Asheville performance

Those heading to Asheville this weekend for the excellent MoogFest may be in for a little disappointment. The legendary quirky pop group Devo have had to cancel all of their upcoming shows due to an injury sustained by guitarist Bob Mothersbaugh. A shard of glass sliced the guitarist's right thumb to the bone. That's a photo of him to the right there after undergoing surgery.

The canceled shows includes the band's set at MoogFest that was scheduled for Friday night, but founding members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale will still be on hand to receive the first ever Moog Innovation Award.

[UPDATE: Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale are still going to perform. It may be a collaboration with another band at the festival or in some other form, but the duo have promised something "immensely entertaining."]

Moogfest adds Cee-Lo, Sleigh Bells, Mutemath & more

Moogfest in Asheville this October, which you may have seen us talk about a few times, has added even more big performers to their already impressive line-up

The latest additions bolster the Sunday, Oct. 31 schedule, which was previously the only thin day. Cee-Lo, Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian and Omar Souleyman have been added for that night. Also, Mutemath has been added to the Friday, Oct. 29 schedule.

Check out the updated complete schedule broken down by day below. Three-day passes or individual day tickets for Moogfest are available here.

Moogfest adds more performers including Devo & Bonobo

The lineup for Moogfest in Asheville on October 29-31keeps adding more and more great performers to their already impressive bill. Now there's a new batch of new performers including Devo, The Disco Biscuits, Ikonika, Bonobo, Van Dyke Parks and Clare and The Reasons.

Obviously, the most notable addition is iconic pop band Devo, who just released a new album titled Something For Everybody in June. It is the band's first new album in twenty years. Check out the first part of the "making of" series about the unique album below where you'll also find the updated Moogfest lineup broken down by individual days.

Tickets for the event are on sale now here for $149.50 for a 3-day pass or $75 for a single day ticket.

On sale today: Moogfest & $10 KISS lawn seats

Tickets for the big Moogfest festival in Asheville we've been talking about that features an impressive lineup of great acts like MGMT, Massive Attack and Jónsi are going on sale today, Aug. 13, at 12 p.m. here. 3-day passes are $149.50 while single day tickets are $75.

Also, lawn tickets for KISS with The Academy Is... and The Envy are $10 again. You can pick those up here. So if you want to see the spectacle but are afraid of fire and the high cost of concert tickets, here's your chance to see the show.

08.29.10 - KISS w/ The Academy Is... & The Envy at Walnut Creek Amphitheater [Tickets]
10.29-31.10 - Moogfest [Tickets]

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.