Daily Lineup Announced, Single Day Tix Available! Toast of the Coast by Dos Equis, Art Institute & Coastie Character Contests!

North Coast Music Festival is excited to announce daily artist lineup, with the famous Toast of the Coast Contest presented by Dos Equis and the new Coastie Character Contest!  Single Day Tickets are now available and three-day passes are almost sold out! Get your tickets now from Clubtix.com!

Friday, August 31, 2012 – Get Tickets!
STS9 Axwell
Knife Party Paul Oakenfold EOTO
Yelawolf Mord Fustang Midnight Conspiracy
King Khan & the Shrines Papadosio Two Fresh
Minnesota Zion I Auto Body
AbdeCaf Team Bayside High Gentlemen Hall
Paul Universe Buhay Milk N Cookies

Saturday, September 1, 2012- Get Tickets!
Girl Talk Umphrey’s McGee
Atmosphere Excision Alesso
The Rapture Tommy Trash Felix da Housecat Future Rock
Beats Antique YACHT Dan Deacon
Gramatik NiT GriT People Under the Stairs
Mr. MFN eXquire Zebo Thibault
Family Groove Company Strange Arrangement LoBounce
NORdjs Kid Color ProbCause Jamie Lono

Sunday, September 2, 2012 - Get Tickets!
Pretty Lights Steve Angello
Steve Aoki Big Boi Digitalism Chuckie
Modestep Rebirth Brass Band BoomBox
Digital Tape Machine Maya Jane Coles Thundercat
Savoy Van Ghost Com Truise
Wyllys & The NY Hustler Ensemble Stratus Mario Florek
DJ SOLO Orville Kline Mathien Arts of Life Band

Toast of the Coast Contest presented by Dos Equis

From now until July 23, Midwest artists will compete in the third annual Toast of the Coast Contest, presented by Dos Equis! Starting on July 23, fans can login into do312.com/ncmfcontest and vote once per day for their favorite artists! On August 2, votes will be tallied and the Top 5 Vote Getters and the Top 5 Judges’ Picks will be chosen to round out our 10 finalists. These finalists will each play a short set on August 7 at The Mid, 306 North Halsted. Wow the judges, and one band, one MC, and one DJ will join the main stage line up!

Art Institute North Coast Challenge Student Contest

North Coast Music Festival is excited to announce our partnership with the Art Institute of Illinois and Wisconsin! Students can compete in five different design categories to create official festival merchandise, posters, videos, and more! They can win tickets to the festival, official merch, and have their work displayed and sold at the festival! Click here for more information.

Coastie Character Contest

The first annual Coastie Character Contest is among us! To enter, dress up like one of the ten North Coast Music Festival Characters and post the picture on North Coast Music Festival Facebook page! Full details here.

Single Day Tickets Now Available

Single day tickets are on sale now! Remember, for a limited time, you can only purchase tickets to official North Coast Music Festival After Parties with proof of purchase of your tickets to the festival! It’s still cheaper to buy tickets for all three days, get yours now from Clubtix.com!

Be sure to check out all the amenities for the Dos Equis VIP Experience here.

If you’re interested in getting involved in promotional opportunities, or if you would like to cover the festival, please contact Zach Partin at press@northcoastfestival.com.

Tickets are available now at Clubtix.com!

North Coast Fest announces 3rd and Final Wave of Lineup!

Summer’s Last Stand, North Coast Music Festival, is thrilled to announce the third and final wave of artists to the festival’s third year! Joining the already eclectic line up is mash-up maestro Girl Talk, live instrumental electronic pioneers STS9, live bass heavy belly dancing Beats Antique, Pretty Lights Music recording artist and producer Gramatik, modern eclectic jammers Papadosio, dubstep monster Minnesota, hip hop duo Two Fresh, Chicago’s own Midnight Conspiracy, Brainfeeder bass virtuoso Thundercat, and more!

Pretty Lights Girl Talk STS9 Umphrey’s McGee
Axwell Steve Angello Knife Party Atmosphere
Steve Aoki Excision Alesso Paul Oakenfold
Big Boi The Rapture EOTO
Digitalism Chuckie Tommy Trash
Yelawolf Modestep Felix da Housecat
Future Rock Mord Fustang Beats Antique YACHT Dan Deacon
Gramatik Rebirth Brass Band BoomBox Digital Tape Machine
Maya Jane Coles Midnight Conspiracy King Khan & the Shrines Thundercat
Papadosio NiT GriT Two Fresh Minnesota Savoy
Van Ghost Com Truise People Under the Stairs Zion I
Mr. MFN eXquire Auto Body Thibault
Wyllys & The NY Hustler Ensemble Zebo Abdecaf Family Groove Company
Team Bayside High Strange Arrangement Stratus LoBounce
Gentlemen Hall NORdjs Paul Universe Mario Florek
Kid Color DJ SOLO ProbCause Orville Kline
Buhay Mathien Jamie Lono Arts of Life Band

This year, the Groupon Silent Disco has expanded to a dome, housing over 200 festivalgoers with some of the best music from Chicago artists. Attendees will notice the dome, with people dancing inside in what looks like silence. But each person will have headphones streaming what the DJ is mixing. Don’t miss out on one of the most unique festival experiences, The Groupon Noise Refuge Personal Time Silent Disco featuring the following DJs:

Dani Deahl, Milk ‘n’ Cookies, Fei, Gemini Club (DJ Set), Phenom, Kid Color, Sabor, Intensive, Dancefloor Destroyers, Loo Dooben, Josh Ferguson, DJ RC, Punky Fresh, Mattboywhite, Lewis Gigson, DeeJay Pickle, Deafside, Hunter Vita, Mr Bobby, Kool Hersch, Jamie Lopez, DJ Moppy, SWGGRBCK, Tima Fei, Mega Mike, DJ RTC, Sushi, Wyllys, Moxxy, Phenom, Misteries, Avi Sic, Joe Bryl, Fleege, DJ Demchuck, DJ Trew, Mike Zaucha, DJ Intel, Dakota, and Konrad Gaines!

The third annual Toast of the Coast Contest returns, exclusively at Do312.com. Midwest artists compete for a chance to play one of the main stages at North Coast Music Festival! Starting July 12th, artists can upload their track to Do312.com They’ll collect votes through Do312.com/NCMFcontest starting July 23rd and the Top 5 Vote Getters and the Top 5 Judges Picks will be chosen to round out the 10 finalists. These finalists wil play a short set for organizers, judges, and their fans at The Mid at 306 N. Halsted St. The festival will choose one band, one MC, and one DJ to join the main stage.

Additionally, stay tuned for the Official After Party Announcments in the coming weeks! You can only get tickets to these official after parties if you have purchased a North Coast Music Festival ticket.

Ticket prices will go up, so get your tickets now exclusively through Clubtix.com!

Be sure to check out all the amenities for the Dos Equis VIP Experience at www.northcoastfestival.com/vip.

If you’re interested in getting involved in promotional opportunities, or if you would like to cover the festival, please contact Zach Partin at press@northcoastfestival.com.