Hideout Announces a Doozy of a Block Party

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 23, 2008 5:03PM

2008 hideout block party Hideout's 12th Annual Block Party takes place this year on September 20 and 21, they've just released the initial line-up, and man are we stoked.

The line-up includes Neko Case, The New Pornographers, Plastic People of the Universe, Vieux Farka Toure, Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Monotonix, Black Mountain, Ratatat, Robbie Fulks, Wee Hairy Beasties, Honey Boy Edwards / Devil in a Woodpile, The Jon Rauhouse Sestet, Dark Meat, The Uglysuit, Tim Fite, and Little Cow.

Ho-lee crap.

Tickets are on sale today, and all ticket sales profits will be donated to Tuesday's Child, Literacy Works, and Thomas Drummond Elementary School.

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