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The sort newborn Electric Forest Festival, existence held in Rothbury, Michigan June 30-July 3, has announced its initial list of artists today.  Heading up the prototypal Electric Forest Festival is digit of the large names on the Jam scene, String Cheese Incident, who module be playing threesome flooded sets at the four day festival.  Co-headlining Electric Forest is pioneering land DJ Tiesto.  Rounding discover the crowning of the roster with what is existence billed as a "Saturday Afternoon Special" is 80's hitmaker REO Speedwagon.

String Cheese Incident needs no launching to some follower of the Jam penalization scene.  Since their manufacture in the mid-1990's, String Cheese Incident has been digit of the large acts on the scene, arguably only second in the music behind Phish for study acceptance among astir artists.  After a long hiatus, String Cheese Incident has come backwards in obligate with several sold discover shows in 2010, a live medium release, a return of their acclaimed Winter Carnival, and a 2011 festivity schedule that includes a Bonnaroo appearance.

Tiesto is a land shaper and DJ who is digit of the most famous Electronic artists in the genre.  Pulling downbound broad strikingness sets in the time at Bonnaroo, Coachella, and countless European festivals, Tiesto has garnered excellent reviews for his music, reddened show, and impressive roster of guest musicians.

REO Speedwagon came to popularity in the 1970's with songs same "Ridin' the Storm Out" but came to its large success with the promulgation of 1980's Hi Infidelity, which ordered REO Speedwagon up as digit of the 80's most celebrity balladeers with hits same "Keep on Loving You" and "Take it on the Run."

Also announced to be playing Electric Forest are Electronic musicians Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, and Kaskade, Indie Popsters prince Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, second generation Reggae grapheme author Marley, and DJ behave Schpongle.

While Electronic penalization is well represented at Electric Forest, Jam is also acquirable in spades.  In constituent to the acts mentioned previously, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Railroad Earth, JJ Grey and Mofro, and Emmitt-Nershi Band.

Tickets for Electric Forest are on sale March 5.  The prototypal toll level is $199 with the second level at $239.  panjandrum tickets are also available.

A flooded Electric Forest Festival roster is acquirable here.

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