A grinning Mayor Buddy Dyer and Festival Republic's Melvin Benn convened at Gibson showroom about 15 minutes ago to announce what they'd already leaked: the first annual Orlando Calling lineup, to be played out Nov. 12-13 at the Citrus Bowl.
America the Beautiful was the theme as Benn hammered home his pride in bringing his particular expertise to yet another continent, one that, according to Dyer, "doesn't have many music festivals." Um, huh?
"The American cultural experience" is what Benn hopes to convey with this lineup that could've easily been cribbed off Dyer's iTunes playlist. "This is America," Benn declared. No, Melvin, this is Orlando. Or, actually, this is what you and the Mayor think is Orlando. Tickets will range from $80 for a single day to $150 plus taxes and fees for both days. Reasonable? OK, sure. Because we must, let's do this:
Saturday, Nov. 12:
The Killers
Pixies
The Avett Brothers
The Roots
The Raconteurs
Gogol Bordello
O.A.R.
Iron and Wine
Pete Yorn
Gavin DeGraw
Jenny and Johnny
Drive By Truckers
Civil Twilight
Lucero
Dr. Dog
Justin Townes Earle
Felice Brothers
Ben Sollee
Renee & the Translators
Sunday, Nov. 13:
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Kid Rock
Blake Shelton
Doobie Brothers
Dwight Yoakum
Buddy Guy
Warren Haynes Band
Chris Isaak
Brandi Carlile
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Michelle Branch
The Flatlanders
Los Lonely Boys
Blues Traveler
Justin Townes Earle (again)
The David Mayfield Parade
The Supervillains
