Coldplay, Incubus, Silversun Pickups tapped for Weenie Roast
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Those who missed out on tickets to Coldplay’s three early May shows at the Hollywood Bowl will now have another chance to catch the British pop band. Coldplay will help anchor the annual day-long radio station festival in Irvine that is KROQ-FM’s Weenie Roast y Fiesta. Joining Coldplay at the top of the May 5 bill at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater will be Southern California rock band Incubus, which last year released its first album in five years.
Like most KROQ (106.7) festivals, the Weenie Roast largely honors bands that have long been staples on the station’s airwaves, and it does so while sprinkling in a newcomer or two that seem preordained for heavy rotation. Local punk bands Pennywise and Offspring are slated to appear, as are Blink-182 off-shoot Angels & Airwaves and technologically minded alt-rock act Garbage. The latter has a pair of sold-out dates at the El Rey on April 9 and April 10.
Silver Lake’s Silversun Pickups will perform in advance of its May 8 album ‘Neck of the Woods,’ and peppy, fast-rising locals Grouplove will celebrate the success of debut album ‘Never Trust a Happy Song.’ Rounding out the bill will be electro-rockers Awolnation, reggae act the Dirty Heads, dancey power-pop band Walk the Moon and anthemic, Icelandic folk-rockers Of Monsters and Men.
Those who sign up to be members of KROQ’s street team mailing list will have first access to tickets Thursday at noon. Tickets will be available via LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com. Tickets for last year’s event ranged in price from $45 to $75, not including service fees.
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-- Todd Martens
