All Points West 2009
By: Christina Zentmyer 04/02/09The All Points West Music and Arts Festival is coming back to Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ for three days of musical bliss on July 31 - August 2. Get hyphy with Jay-Z, dye your hair purple for Tool and put your arm around your lover for Coldplay over the course of the three day summer event. The festival is also featuring performances from My Bloody Valentine, Vampire Weekent, MGMT, MSTRKRFT, The Black Keys, Fleet Foxes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Artic Monkeys. When all is said and done, over 65 artists will grace the All Points West Festival stages this year.
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Liberty State Park is a historic location and with views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan skyline it is one amazing place to chill out for a three day festival. This year, the Queen of the Valley stage has been changed to a Coachella-like tent creating an environment that will showcase comedy, DJs, electronic acts and bands.
The lineup (as of 3/30) is as follows:
Friday, July 31: Jay-Z, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Q-Tip, The Pharcyde, Organized Konfusion, The Knux, Ra Ra Riot, Seasick Steve, Telepathe, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, Flying Lotus, College Humor Live, Arj Barker, Eugene Mirman and Bo Burnham.
Saturday, August 1: Tool, My Bloody Valentine, Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, The Ting Tings, Yelle, Crystal Castles, St. Vincent, Tokyo Police Club, The Cool Kids, Kool Keith, Cage the Elephant, Chairlift, White Rabbits, Electric Touch, The Postelles, Black Gold, College Humor Live, Tim & Eric, Judah Friedlander and Jim Jeffries.
Sunday, August 2: Coldplay, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, The Black Keys, Elbow, Silversun Pickups, Mogwai, We Are Scientists, Ghostland Observatory, The Gaslight Anthem, Etienne De Crecy, Lykke Li, Akron/Family, Steel Train, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, College Humor Live, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter and Todd Barry.
This year APW is working closely with partners at NJ Transit to improve light-rail service and capacity to the festival grounds. Additionally, festival goers will be able to use their APW festival ticket to ride for free on the Hudson-Bergen light rail throughout the festival weekend. Ferries from lower Manhattan to Liberty State Park will also increase in size and frequency at a reduced price for attendees.
Tickets for ALL POINTS WEST are on sale here. Single day tickets are $89 and three day passes are $199 for a limited time. Festival-goers now have the option to purchase 3-day festival tickets and 3-day parking passes on a payment plan. Check out information about VIP tickets here.












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