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Following a successful debut festival last year which brought in over 12,000 music lovers, LA Weekly is going all out with a second huge bash right in the heart of Downtown. Yes, it’s time once again for Detour. 'Nuff said.
You can see the sweet list of artists in the graphic above, headlined by British rockers Bloc Party and French mixers Justice. With four stages featuring an eclectic group of acts from around the world, it is guaranteed to be one hell of a night, whether you’re going to be rockin’, dancin’, or a little of both.
Boost Mobile has hooked us up with a pair of VIP passes to the October 6 event and we know there’s at least a few of you out there that are ready to party on LAist. Where you at?
After the jump, how to enter and win…
If you want to go, leave a comment and tell us which band or DJ out of the more than thirty performers that you would most like to meet backstage. (And if you happen to meet that artist while making use of your badass VIP pass, we want some pics!) We’ll pick a winner at random from the entrants. Registered commentors only please - if you're not signed up, sign up, it's free and easy. The contest will close at 12 pm on Sunday.
Tickets are still available if you don't end up being the lucky winner, with a portion of the proceeds going to Tree People, which seeks sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems in LA.
Here’s a YouTube clip from last year’s show featuring British duo Basement Jaxx performing “Where’s Your Head At?”
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I wanna meet Justice backstage! I would scream DO THE DANCE DO THE DANCE!!!!!!
I'd love to meet the folks from Autolux, maybe get a picture with Carla the drummer.
I also wanna meet Justice backstage, but mainly cuz I wanna rep the Bleu, blanc, rouge, bitches. Allez les bleus!
If Jackson and his computer band and Daft Punk made sweet sweet love and had a baby, it would be Justice.
Comedians of Comedy!!!!
I'd want to meet So Me because he's one of the most kick ass motion graphics/graphic designers out there right now. And Turbonegro, i've always wanted to get a picture with Happy Tom
I want to meet the COOL KIDS because they are some of the greatest MCs out there and you should listen to them fo' sho'
justice! those french duos are amazing.
I want to meet the COOL KIDS because they are some of the greatest MCs out there and you should listen to them fo' sho'
Id wanna meet the autolux guys. try and figure out what they were thinking. Peer into their minds. steal a donut
I would love to meet Brian Posehn of the Comedians of Comedy and complain about the lack of metal in the lineup together....
I want to party with Perry, maybe drink some fine wine...
JUSTICE!
hey want to get back stage and chill with the BLOC PARTY.
michael
justice 4 sher
turbonegro.
I gotta go with Celebrity Skin. Any band that does a version of Abba's S.O.S., I gotta get down with!!!!
the hot lead singer from Kinky.
i would definitely wanna meet Teddybears. everyone will be attaacking Justice, by meeting them i could easily persuade them to let me borrow one of their large heads......and bug Paris Hilton who will be easily getting drunk in the some random corner
the raveonettes.
why? sune rose wagner and sharin foo are so brilliant. their sound is so classic and beautiful
--Frank
comedians of comedy....
i will so cuddle with Maria Bamford
---------MOVING UNITS----------
so i can grab some beers with Blake Miller and show him the Shannon Miller twist
Zach Galifianakis, in the hopes he will be in character a la the Kanye video.
i want to meet Bloc Party so i can eat glass with them!!
i want to meet the comedians of comedy and talk comics, that would be awesome :)
the raveonettes, for sure!
i would track down the raveonettes, they were first, and loudest concert i ever saw.
most definitely chill with Bloc Party and there is a small possibility the Noisettes might show up. I recently bought a new digicam, it'll be awesome to use it backstage.
Kinky, so that I might get the lead singer to introduce me to his hot girlfriend Ely Guerra so I can RUN OFF WITH HER FOREVER.
I wanna meet Justice because they rip almost as hard as Daft Punk!
i wanna meet the comedians of comedy and ask zachy g if i could take a look at his newest draft of 'schindler's list 2: let's get this party started'
Bloc Party.
I want to meet Cool Kids, doesn't everyone?
Noisettes!
justice, so-me, busy p... anyone from the ed banger crew!!!
Comedians of comedy!
i'd hang with patton oswalt of the comedians of comedy, he's an approachable guy.
Cool Kids! I promise to bring back 100's of photos for LAIST! Jae
franki chan! franki chan! franki chan!
I'd like to meet Le Castle Vania. I could dance to his mixes all night.
I'd like to meet the Cool Kids so I could, well, meet the Cool Kids!
Moving Units. I just moved to Southern California and have been a fan of theirs for awhile. I have to represent local music now that I live here!
Moving Units. I just moved to Southern California and have been a fan of theirs for awhile. Gotta support local music!
i wanna meet autolux!
I want to meet Busy P backstageand ask him for business advice than I'll lean in and plant a juicy kiss on his lips;) teeheee
kinky - have been dancing to "sister twisted" for over a year now - would like to shake their hands in appreciation.
yo! i wanna meet tim armstrong from the aggrolites and go aggro and meet justice and learn some frances .!!!!!!
JUSTICE!!
I would LOVE to hang with the Teddybears backstage. They can seriously rock the party!!!
Can't wait for the show.
XOXO
Satellite Party, so I can ask Perry where he gets his boots.
I would dearly love to hang out with Kinky. Their LatinRockPopSynthRockout style rocks my world to no end. And if I get VIP passes, I am so taking pictures with EVERY SINGLE BAND MEMBER I can get a hold of and pimp out LAist like there's no tomorrow!
I would have to say Bruce Perdew. If for no reason other than to thank him for all the crazy ass party vibes he let loose many many years ago when I was an LA club kid, when the scene was just emergin, pre-Giant/Spundae.
Ah yes, I think I still have some shitty fliers with his name on them that sent me to some warehouse under the 110.
Good Times. Thanks Bruce.
DM
I'd like to see the Comedians of Comedy so I can apologize to Brain Posehn for saying "congratulations on the Sara Silverman Show" to him at Jones on Santa Monica and thoroughly embarrassing my wife.
With my wife at my side while I'm doing this, she will get embarrassed double-time! Heh, Heh.
Definatly Justice... they rock my world!
Satellite Party so I can challenge Perry Farrell to a "pose-off." Like a dance off...but with poses.
Justice, because I'm a follower and everyone loves them, right? Right?!
I wanna make out with Aja and Rich from Nico Vega in a whole Y Tu Mama Tambien thing.
Or I could just say, "hey great set."
Whatever.
Justice! Then I'd dance the robot en Francais!!!
While it has been said before, JUSTICE!
Justice.
i'd want to meet zach galifianakis from the comedians of comedy.
I'd love to meet the Shout Out Louds and see where they're hiding Robert Smith.
Voulez-vous Justice avec moi?
I would love to meet Justice and Bloc Party! It would be great because I would get to come back home from college for the weekend. meet some awesome artists and see mom and dad!
Kavinsky!
ummmmm, bloc party please!!
um..JUSTICE! so i can dance my booty off with thousands of my closes friends, all crammed together like sweaty hipster sardines! woot!
autolux
kinky!!
i'd love to see bloc party!
I really would love to interview Justice, DJ Medhi, or the head of Ed Banger Recs (I am sure he will be there).
sharon foo of the raveonettes
I love to meet Bloc Party or DJ Medhi!!!!
Would love to say bonjour to Justice!
The tubby goodness of the Comedians of Comedy would be swell.
Definitely the Raveonettes!
Kinky y'all!
Lucio
I'm getting tickets anyways, but I'd like to go backstage to speak Francais with Kavinsky, cuz I'm not sure if he's anything but a comic-book character that bounces beats.
Turbonegro: because if there's one thing better than Scandinavians, it's Scandinavians in denim.
Teddybears!!
justice/the rest of the ed banger kids!
I want to wear one of the Teddybear's heads. And dance around in it. And be the envy of all my friends.
I will drop my pants and let the bands spank me !!
i want to take pictures of bloc party picking their sweaty little noses and convince them to come home with me to play guitar hero and eat swedish fish.