Jay-Z Replaces Beastie Boys at All Points West
With the unfortunate news of Adam Yauch’s cancerous tumor, work on the new Beastie Boys album has been postponed and upcoming tour dates have been cancelled for surgery and rest. However, all festivals have been working hard to replace their slots with worthy candidates.
We reported that Yeah Yeah Yeahs has taken the Beastie Boys slot at Lollapolooza, and now we have word from Billboard who says Jay-Z will be replacing them at All Points West Music & Arts Festival. The rapper has performed at a few festivals before but this will be his debut at All Points West. Although Jay-Z has much more credibility for his talent than we can say for other rappers, he does bring a different flavor.
However, would you be happy with Jay-Z as a filler for the Beastie Boys? All Points West is offereing refunds but only for the July 31st single day tickets. Would you get a refund or be perfectly happy with Jay-Z?
Saturday, July 25, 2009 12:40PM
[...] stages when compared to Coachella’s five stages, the line-up is pretty solid. As we reported, Jay-Z has replaced the Beastie Boys for Friday’s set and Saturday and Sunday highlight Tool and Coldplay. Tons of our BeatCrave [...]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 10:06PM
[...] for all the heart-warming amount of kind words and tributes that happened at both All Points West (Jay-Z had taken over the Beastie Boys slot). Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (who will be peforming in the Beastie Boys spot then) also wore an [...]