Built to Spill join Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker at Campout 2008

Boise Indie-rock outfit Built to Spill has confirmed that they will lend their distortion-dripping garage rock to Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker’s fourth annual Campout Festival, which takes place September 11-13 in Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, in Pioneertown, California. Located just a few miles from Joshua Tree National Park, Pioneertown is an Old West motion picture set where a number of movies and television shows were filmed, including The Cisco Kid.

Campout began four years ago when the members of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven decided to have a birthday celebration for a few of the members in both bands. Since, it has blossomed into a full-fledged festival, acquiring a number of supporting acts to lend a hand every year.

This year’s bands include such acts as Built To Spill (frontman Doug Martsch has cited Campter Van Beethoven as a major influence on his own band’s sound) and Quasi, as well as festival founders Cracker- who recorded their acclaimed Kerosene Hat in Pioneerville- and Camper Van Beethoven – who will be celebrating 25 years together as a band this summer. There will also be a number of various sets from the members of each band.

Single-day tickets or three-day passes can both be purchased through Cracker ’s website. The three-day pass will also include camping fees. Also, you can check out more of Camper Van Beethoven’s new greatest hits album, Popular Songs, from previous Alarm posts:

Campout tickets available through Cracker’s website

Built To Spill

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Built to Spill join Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker at Campout 2008 Boise Indie-rock outfit Built to Spill has confirmed that they will lend their distortion-dripping garage rock to Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker’s fourth annual Campout Festival, which takes place September 11-13 in Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, in Pioneertown, California. Located just a few miles from Joshua Tree National Park, Pioneertown is an Old West motion picture set where a number of movies and television shows were filmed, including The Cisco Kid. Campout began four years ago when the members of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven decided to have a birthday celebration for a few of the members in both bands. Since, it has blossomed into a full-fledged festival, acquiring a number of supporting acts to lend a hand every year. This year’s bands include such acts as Built To Spill (frontman Doug Martsch has cited Campter Van Beethoven as a major influence on his own band’s sound) and Quasi, as well as festival founders Cracker- who recorded their acclaimed Kerosene Hat in Pioneerville- and Camper Van Beethoven – who will be celebrating 25 years together as a band this summer. There will also be a number of various sets from the members of each band. Single-day tickets or three-day passes can both be purchased through Cracker ’s website. The three-day pass will also include camping fees. Also, you can check out more of Camper Van Beethoven’s new greatest hits album, Popular Songs, from previous Alarm posts: Campout tickets available through Cracker’s website Built To Spill More on Camper Van Beethoven from Alarm [youtube Sw06bRjHks4] Built To Spill: “Stop the Show” Posted by Michael Danaher August 14, 2008, Music News Comments (0) Comments are closed.