Matthew Sweet to headline Oakland Cemetery's Tunes from the Tombs
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Matthew Sweet will headline this year’s Tunes from the Tombs festival, the annual summer gathering at Oakland Cemetery.
The June 13 event will, for the first time in its five-year history, offer music from all local artists.
Sweet, a vital part of the Athens music scene in the ‘80s, leads a lineup that includes: Michelle Malone Band, Little Tybee, Eliot Bronson, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, Sweet Auburn String Band, Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen, Blood On the Harp, Sourwood Honey, Max & Maggie, Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers and more.
Tunes from the Tombs will take place from 1-8 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Children ages 3-12 are $5 and children under age 3 are free.
Attendees can also purchase a $100 Rock in Peace (RIP, get it?) package that includes access to private restrooms, complimentary refreshments, two drink tickets and a gift pack with a commemorative T-shirt, limited edition poster and koozie.
Tickets are only available online at www.ticketalternative.com .
All proceeds from the fest will benefit Historic Oakland Foundation’s preservation efforts for Oakland Cemetery.
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
