
Last updated: Monday, October 9, 2006
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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