Monday, 2 June 2008

Slash joins Sunset Strip Music Festival lineup

Guns N Roses guitarist Slash, Everclear, Soul Asylum and Camper Van Beethoven are among the artists who have joined the lineup for the first-ever Sunset Strip Music Festival.

The three-day event is set to take place June 26-28 at legendary Los Angeles venues including the Roxy, Whisky A-Go-Go, House of Blues, Viper Room, Key Club and the Cat Club along the 1.3-mile Strip.

Musical performances will take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 8:00pm � 2:00am. An 'Icon Roundtable' discussion moderated by CNN�s Larry King and comprised of music legends and industry experts is set to take place earlier Saturday evening.

Also on the bill for the event are Hot Hot Heat, Juliette Lewis & The Licks, Louis XIV, The 88, Godhead and B Real of Cypress Hill, who will be joined by Slash. Additional artists are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The complete lineup to date includes:

B Real of Cypress Hill featuring Slash
Camper Van Beethoven
Dilated Peoples
Everclear
Godhead
Hellogoodbye
Hot Hot Heat
Juliette and The Licks
L.A. Guns featuring Jani Lane of Warrant
Louis XIV
Soul Asylum
The 88

For tickets and additional information, visit SunsetStripMusicFestival.com.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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