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Tool, Widespread Panic Top Denver's Mile High Fest Lineup

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by Mitchell Peters, L.A.  |   March 26, 2009 1:24 EDT

Tool headed to Denver for the Mile High Festival.

Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray have been tapped to headline the second annual Mile High Music Festival, to be held July 18-19 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.

Other artists scheduled to perform include Incubus, Ben Harper and Relentless7, G.Love & Special Sauce, Gov't Mule, Buddy Guy, 3OH!3, Ani DiFranco, Paolo Nutini, the Black Keys, John Butler, Gomez, the Wailers and India Arie. Additional acts are still being confirmed and will be announced soon.

Tickets go on sale April 3 through TicketHorse.com and milehighmusicfestival.com. Two-day passes cost $162.50 (plus service fees), and a limited number of single-day tickets will be available for $90. Two-day VIP packages will also be available for $400. This year, fans who purchase a two-day pass can utilize a payment plan with two installments.

Last year’s Mile High Music Festival ranked ninth on Billboard's top-grossing festivals of 2008, pulling in $7 million and drawing 90,234 people over two days, according to Billboard Boxscore. The inaugural event featured performances by the Dave Matthews Band and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, John Mayer, the Black Crowes, O.A.R., Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Steve Winwood and Spoon, among others.

The Mile High Music Festival is produced by AEG Live, Star Hill Presents and Kroenke Sports Enterprises.

Here is a list of artists confirmed for the 2009 Mile High Music Festival:

Tool
Widespread Panic
Incubus
Ben Harper & Relentless7
G. Love and Special Sauce
Ani DiFranco
The Black Keys
Paolo Nutini
Gomez
Greyboy Allstars
Railroad Earth
India.Arie
Lyrics Born
Rocco DeLuca and The Burden
Erin McCarley
Band of Heathens
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Set Forth
Widespread Panic
The Fray
Gov't Mule
3OH!3
Buddy Guy
John Butler
Gogol Bordello
Galactic
Guster
The Wailers
Matisyahu
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Mat Kearney
Dead Confederate
Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons
Paper Bird
Honeyhoney
Joe Pug
Electric Touch

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