Daniel Johnston, Ted Leo Headline Athens PopFest 2007

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Daniel Johnston, Ted Leo Headline Athens PopFest 2007

Published Wednesday, May 16, 2007 by Jeff | E-mail this post

The initial lineup for the 2007 Happy Happy Birthday to Me Athens PopFest has been announced! While a few more acts will be scheduled, those who have confirmed are listed below. Naturally there are Optical Atlas favorites in force, including Circulatory System, High Water Marks, and The American Revolution (featuring Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo). But most surprising are the headliners, undoubtedly the biggest Mike Turner has grabbed yet for his annual summer event: Daniel Johnston and Ted Leo & the Pharmacists. Mike has announced that he's taking at least one year off after this PopFest, so if you haven't been before (like, ahem, me), this is a good chance to make the trip to Athens. I just bought my passes--hope to see you on August 8th through the 11th. All the info, including Paypal ticket purchasing, can be found at the PopFest page.

2007 PopFest Tentative Lineup:
Daniel Johnston, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Circulatory System, Elekibass, Dark Meat, Casper & the Cookies, High Water Marks, Red Pony Clock, Bunnygrunt, the American Revolution, Cars Can Be Blue, M Coast, Darren Hanlon, We Versus the Shark, Ideal Free Distribution, Poison Control Center, Cinemechanica, How I Became the Bomb, the Smittens, Velcro Stars, Kite Flying Society, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fishboy, Ryan Anderson, Birds of Avalon, Violet Vector & the Lovely Lovelies, Yellow Fever, New Sound of Numbers, Titans of Filth, Patience Please, Venice is Sinking, Hat Company, Christopher's Liver, Black Kids, Jerk Alert