Coming to Orange County in November is a new festival that celebrates a massive mix of media. Held by Southern California rock radio station Alt 98.7, the festival will feature musical performances from Empire of the Sun, Cold War Kids, Modest Mouse, Phantogram and more. Comedians that will perform at the festival include Patton Oswald, Jim Jeffries, Kristen Schall, Maria Bamford, Emo Philips, Rhys Darby, Ron Funches and Natasha Leggero. The festival takes place at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA on November 3rd and 4th, 2018. In addition to live music and comedy, the festival promises a dance stage, celebrity panels, live podcasts, comic con exhibitors and video gaming.

At the dance stage, acts like Rusko, Bonnie x Clyde, Chime, Party Thieves, Feed Me, Ducky, Luca Lush, What So Not, Bro Safari and Nitti Gritti will lay down the grooves. Rounding out the live music lineup are acts like Echos, Nvdes, Allie X and Party Nails. Additional comedians scheduled to appear include Baron Vaughn and Hari Kondabolu.

There are four ticket packages available, three of which are VIP packages. Single day VIP tickets are available, giving ticketholders access to the VIP lounge which features food, drinks, giant games and a viewing area of the Hangar Stage. Weekend VIP passes are also available. The Ultimate VIP Comedy & Panel Preferred Seating + VIP Lounge + Festival Admission gives line priority for comedy shows and panels as well as the benefits of the regular VIP package.

Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun have been relatively quiet since releasing their latest album, Two Vines, in 2016. Last year they toured the United States including shows alongside The Avalanches and an appearance at Coachella 2017.

Modest Mouse have been busy touring for the last few years, having last released an album back in 2015. They recently played the final iteration of Sasquatch! Festival, which recently announced it would cease operations.

Cold War Kids released their sixth studio album in 2017, called LA Divine. The band hails from nearby Long Beach just up the coast, making them a logical choice to perform at this new festival. Phantogram are riding the success of their latest album, Three, though they did release a pair of songs this year (for charity).

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