BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Last week, Daryl Hall and John Oates announced during their gig at Chastain that they'd be back this fall as part of the Music Midtown lineup.
Along with the "Maneater" hitmakers, a few more acts have been unveiled for the Sept. 18-19 fest: Vance Joy, Metric and Vinyl Theatre.
A general admission ticket to both days of performances is now $125, a re-pricing from the originally announced $136-$156.
Live Nation Atlanta President Peter Conlon said he dropped the price after hearing from many young fans that they couldn't afford the higher rates.
"There are a lot of younger acts on the bill and I wanted to make it more attractive to the younger fans. I want to make sure the younger people are there," Conlon said. "That's $62.50 a day to see this lineup of acts. To see Elton (John) or Van Halen or Drake would be $100. For this number of bands, anyone who complains about value now is living on another planet."
Conlon also made it clear that the $125 price isn't budging and that there won't be any tickets sold via discount sites such as Groupon or Living Social.
VIP and Super VIP tickets remain at $600 and $1,200 respectively. Tickets can be purchased at www.musicmidtown.com, www.livenation.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
The last round of acts announced for the festival -- and this is now the full lineup -- also skews young.
Hall and Oates might have blasted the charts during the Reagan years, but their sold-out Chastain show attracted a fan base ranging from teens to twentysomethings to parents with their kids.
"Riptide" singer Joy, meanwhile, has reached prime visibility thanks to his inclusion on the list of Taylor Swift Approved Acts (he'll open her sold-out Oct. 24 show at the Georgia Dome as well) and Metric, who just opened for Imagine Dragons at Philips Arena earlier this week, offers a throwback New Wave sound.
For more info about Music Midtown, check out our interview with Conlon.
Here is a look at the daily lineup of concerts at Piedmont Park. Times will be released closer to the event.
Friday, Sept. 18
Doors open at 4 p.m.
The Electric Ballroom Stage Honda Stage
Drake Alice In Chains
Hozier August Alsina
Kodaline
Belk Stage The Cotton Club
Elton John Metric
Jenny Lewis Elliot Moss
Tove Lo Jamie N Commons
Catfish & The Bottlemen
Saturday, Sept. 19
Doors open at noon
The Electric Ballroom Stage Honda Stage
Sam Smith Lenny Kravitz
Run The Jewels Icona Pop
Daryl Hall and John Oates Airborne Toxic Event
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness X-Ambassadors
Colony House
Belk Stage The Cotton Club
Van Halen Vance Joy
Panic! At The Disco Vinyl Theatre
Billy Idol Rozzi Crane
Elle King
New Politics
Alessia Cara
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