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North Coast Music Festival Initial Lineup: Lotus, Thievery Corp., Gogol Bordello and More

North Coast 2010 - Image Courtesy of North Coast Music Festival - Photo Credit: Chad Smith

The best thing to do this Labor Day weekend is Chicago's North Coast Music Festival.

In its second year, NCMF announced its initial lineup featuring acts that range from jam (Lotus), electronic (David Guetta, Wolfgang Gartner), indie (Neon Indian), hip-hop (Common, Wiz Khalifa) and even some gypsy punk (Gogol Bordello). The festival takes place in Union Park from September 2 to 4, 2011.

On Friday, April 15, North Coast organizers announced an initial six acts and offered discount tickets for $45.00 through deal-buster Groupon. Saturday, they added five more acts with 50 more to be named at a later date.Three-day passes are available on the festival's website for $90.00, and single-day passes will be available in May for $40.00.

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