Last updated: Monday, October 9, 2006
BECK AND QOTSA HEADLINE EVENT DESIGNED TO REVITALISE DOWNTOWN LA
Local heroes BECK and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE brought Los Angeles' inaugural LA Weekly Detour music festival to a close on Saturday night (07OCT06), as organisers celebrated a successful debut.
Beck and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age performing live at the 1st Annual LA Weekly Detour Music Festival. Los Angeles, California - 07.10.06
The one-day festival was launched this year (06) with the aim of bringing the arts and a vibrancy to downtown Los Angeles, the city's financial district which has attracted a reputation for being a no-go area after dark in recent years.
Among the other acts appearing were BLONDE REDHEAD, BASEMENT JAXX, REDD KROSS and PEEPING TOM.
Beck told a delighted crowd, "I'm from here, Downtown LA. I was born about half a mile behind those buildings."
LA Weekly's BETH SESTANOVICH outlines the intent of the event: "Detour, an annual music festival in downtown Los Angeles, demonstrates our continuing commitment to live music in the city and our shared vision of contributing to a revitalised downtown."
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Source: WENN
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