The Area Festival was a music festival founded by popular electronic musician Moby, who asserted that he was "in large part, inspired by the ethos of Lollapalooza",[1] and wished to create a similarly "genuinely eclectic, interesting, alternative music festival". Moby organized the first such festival, called Area:One in 2001, and the sequel tour Area2, in 2002. The festival is currently on indefinite hiatus. The festival featured diverse genres of music. Besides headliner Moby, the main stage mostly featured rock and pop acts. The second stage was an air-conditioned tent where electronic, dance and smaller bands performed. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Moby (born Richard Melville Hall, September 11, 1965), is an American songwriter, musician and singer. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring rock, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The 2001 Area:One acts included Moby, OutKast, New Order, Carl Cox, Nelly Furtado, Incubus, Paul Oakenfold, The Roots, The Orb, Rinôçérôse. Here is some live video from the first Area Festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r0HsA3Kk9Q Moby (born Richard Melville Hall, September 11, 1965), is an American songwriter, musician and singer. ... OutKast is an American hip hop duo based out of East Point, Georgia, a nearby city to Atlanta, Georgia. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ... Carl Cox (born July 29, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a popular international techno and house DJ. He began as a hardcore and acid house DJ in the mid 1980s, making a name for himself as the Three Deck Wizard in 1988, when, during the Second Summer of Love... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist of Portuguese descent. ... Incubus (IPA: /ink. ... This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... The Roots, also variously known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy-winning hip-hop band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. ... The Orb are an English electronic music group known for popularising chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of ambient house. ... Rinôçérôse is a French band founded by Jean-Philippe Freu and Patrice Carrié that mixes rock music and techno music. ...

The 2002 Area2 acts included Moby and David Bowie in alternating headlining slots: as well as Ash, Blue Man Group, and Busta Rhymes. David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick (Northern Ireland) in 1992. ... Blue Man Group (Blue Man, BMG) is a creative organization founded by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman; it is centered on a trio of mute performers, called Blue Men, who present themselves in blue grease paint, latex bald caps, and black clothing. ... Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. ...

The festival also featured a DJ tent with a rotating list of artists.

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Area:One

This concert in 2001 featured:

• OutKast
• New Order
• Nelly Furtado
• Incubus
• The Roots
• Paul Oakenfold
• The Orb
• Carl Cox
• Rinôçérôse

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Area2

This concert in 2002 featured:

• David Bowie
• Ash
• Blue Man Group
• Busta Rhymes
• John Digweed
• The Avalanches
• DJ Tiesto
• Dieselboy
• DJ Dan

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Area2 Tour Dates

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• Sunday, July 28, 2002 - Nissan Pavilion Washington, DC
• Tuesday , July 30, 2002 - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, New Jersey
• Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
• Friday, August 2, 2002 - Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, New York
• Saturday, August 3, 2002 - Tweeter Center Boston, Mansfield, Massachusetts
• Monday, August 5, 2002 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
• Tuesday, August 6, 2002 - DTE Energy Music Center, Clarkston, Michigan
• Thursday, August 8, 2002 - Tweeter Center Chicago, Tinley Park, Illinois
• Saturday, August 10, 2002 - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
• Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - Verizon Wireless Ampitheater-Irvine, Irvine, California
• Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
• Friday, August 16, 2002 - The Gorge, George, Washington

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See also

• Moby founder of the Area Festival.

Moby (born Richard Melville Hall, September 11, 1965), is an American songwriter, musician and singer. ...

External links

• Area2 Announcement from Moby
• Area festival find more...
• Area2 Photos and Writeup from ConcertWire
• Moby Says Area Festival Probably Won't Return In 2003
• Moby Taps Busta, Bowie, More For Area2
• Bowie, Moby are Stars in Area2; Festival offers multiple musical flavors
• Bowie Graciously Steals Host's Thunder; Area2 with David Bowie, Moby and others
• Area Music Festival Returns This Summer; Area2 Lineup Includes David Bowie, Moby, Busta Rhymes, Carl Cox, John Digweed, More Acts to Be Announced