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Saturday, April 26, 2014

City Slang

Metro Retro: Blowout '98 schedule

Posted By Lee DeVito on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 2:28 PM

With the annual Blowout music fest approaching April 30 through May 3, we thought we'd take some time to visit the ol' MT archives, and came up with this nostalgic ad for Blowout '98. Proof that MT was ahead of the curve, the second Blowout featured artists who would soon go on to have massive success — with a lineup featuring Eminem, The White Stripes (billed as "White Stripe" — whoops!), The Dirtbombs, The Wildbunch (soon to be The Electric Six), The Hentchmen and more.

Back then, Blowout was two nights, six venues, and featured 74 artists — and was a fundraiser for the Detroit Music Awards. This year, Blowout encompasses four nights, more than 20 venues across three cities, and 300 artists.

Now's also a good time to revisit this 2009 interview featuring festival co-founder Chris Handyside, over at NPR.

Check out the official site for all the details on Blowout 2014 and look out for our Blowout issue on Wednesday for artist profiles, interviews, and much more.

Tags: Jennifer Lopez

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