The Killers, Beck, the Pixies and Oasis will headline the inaugural New York City Across the Narrows festival (formerly called Across the Pond) at the waterfront ballparks separated by the Narrows portion of the New York Bay.
The two-venue festival will take place on October 1st and 2nd, with acts performing simultaneously at Staten Island's Richmond County Bank Ballpark in St. George, home of the Staten Island Yankees, a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees; and Brooklyn's Keyspan Park in Coney Island, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, a minor league affiliate of the Mets.
Interpol, Jet, the New York Dolls, Gang of Four, Tegan and Sara, Doves, Rilo Kiley and Kasabian are also featured on the bill, with special guests expected to be announced closer to the event's kickoff.
Tickets will go on sale August 12th, with two-day pass options available.
Across the Narrows lineup:
Keyspan Park:
10/1:
Pixies
Gang of Four
Built to Spill
Rilo Kiley
Death From Above 1979
Mando Diao
Nine Black Alps
10/2:
Beck
Belle & Sebastian
The Polyphonic Spree
The Raveonettes
Gang Gang Dance
Whirlwind Heat
Richmond County Bank Ballpark:
10/1:
The Killers
New York Dolls
Interpol
British Sea Power
Tegan and Sara
The Ordinary Boys
Lake Trout
10/2:
Oasis
Jet
Doves
The Lemonheads
Kasabian
Jesse Malin
The Redwalls
