Set for Halloween weekend in City Park, New Orleans’ signature fallmusic event encompasses three full days of music – October 26, 27 and28–with performances from Wilco, Tiesto in Concert, Kings of Leon,Sinead O’Connor, Common, Ben Harper and Galactic, among others (fulllist below).

These acts will appear in the Voodoo Music Experience’sthree distinct performance areas – Le Ritual, Le Flambeau and LeCarnival – each of which highlights a side of the personality ofNew Orleans.

For its ninth consecutive year – and despite 2005’s devastation to theregion – the Voodoo Music Experience will again take place in City Parkset amidst lush lagoons, bayous, one of the largest collections ofmature oak trees in the world, all in the shadow of the New OrleansMuseum of Art and just minutes from the historic French Quarter andCentral Business District.

The Voodoo Music Experience is known for itswide-ranging line-up of talent that each year reflects the multitude ofcultures that define this historic and beloved American city.

“We are pleased that the 2007 Voodoo Music Experience is expanding tothree days,” said C. Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans.

“This powerful statement of confidence in New Orleans’ recovery is a further sign thatmusic and culture define who we are and will play a pivotal role inrebuilding our great city.”

The preliminary line-up (as of June 22) is as follows: Rage Against theMachine, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dr. John, Tiesto in Concert, Wilco, BenHarper and the Innocent Criminals, Sinead O’Connor, Kings of Leon, PlainWhite T’s, Mute Math, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Fall Out Boy, M.I.A.,Paolo Nutini, Porcupine Tree, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Spoon, TheBlack Crowes, Coheed and Cambria, Common, La Coka Nostra featuringEverlast and Members of House of Pain, Galactic with special guests Mr.Liff and Lyrics Born, Earl Greyhound, Motion City Soundtrack, CircaSurvive, Gym Class Heroes, Dexateens, Jason Isbell, Red JumpsuitApparatus, Rotary Downs, Ghost, Toots and the Maytals, Zap Mama, JJ Greyand Mofro, Toubab Krewe, New Orleans Social Club, Marc Broussard,Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Porter-Batiste-Stoltz, Theresa Anderssonfeaturing Johnny Vidacovich and Arthur Mintz, Big Sam’s Funky Nation,Dan Dyer, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Hot 8 Brass Band, Soul Rebels,Henry Butler, Bonerama, Amanda Shaw, Jose Conde y Ola Fresca, Amy Cook,Sam and Ruby, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Ghostland Observatory,The New Orleans Bingo! Show, Ska Cubano, Quintron and Miss Pussycat,Morning 40 Federation, Fleur De Tease Burlesque, Dax Riggs, Bones, WhiteBitch, Aurora Aerial, Liquidrone, Chant, Clint Maedgen, DJ Proppa Bear,C-BA$, Good Guys, Illusion Fields, Kid Calhoun, King James, RattyScurvics, The Happy Talk Band, Marygoround, LOID, Furious? Ballerinas,My Graveyard Jaw, Nag Hammadi, Noisician Coalition, NOOMOON Tribe, PainTribe, Panorama Jazz Band, Why are we Building Such a Big Ship?, WormsUnion, Sirena Serpentina, Sista Otis, Zydepunks, Tap Water Mind Control,Vavavoom, Widetrack, The Palanquin Diaries.

A limited number of general admission tickets go on sale June 29at 10 a.m. EDT for $100 for a three-day pass, plus applicableservice charges.

LOA Lounge (VIP) packages will be available beginningFriday, July 20 at $450 for a three-day pass, plus applicable servicecharges.

The exclusive LOA area will offer a VIP atmosphere with aprivate entrance, preferred parking, grandstand seating, upgradedbathrooms, exclusive menu selections provided by Dickie BrennanRestaurants, full bar, an allotment of complimentary drinks, snacks anda gift bag along with exclusive musical performances.

All tickets areavailable via www.voodoomusicfest.com and Ticketmaster.