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 Wizard Rock Festival to take place in NYC on September 21
The NYC Wizard Rock Festival announced their final lineup for the September 21st event at Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos) in Brooklyn. Draco and the Malfoys will headline the first ever Harry Potter-inspired music festival in the Big Apple. A total of 16 bands will perform:
The Butterbeer Experience
The Cedric Diggorys
Celestial Warmbottom
DJ Luna Lovegood
Draco and the Malfoys
Fred and George
The Hungarian Horntails
Justin Finch Fletchley
Lauren from The Moaning Myrtles
Nagini
Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls
The Princess of Hogwarts
The Remus Lupins
Split Seven Ways
Swish and Flick
The Whomping Willows
The festival will also feature many Enchanting Extras:
- Artist's Alley featuring illustrators Dave Roman and John Green
- Costume Portrait Studio with photography by Jen Zak
- Magical Merchants including vendors of Harry Potter themed apparel
- Face-painting and henna tattooing
If you would like to be included in the room of Enchanting Extras as an artist or vendor, please contact Stacy Pisani.
Tickets are $20 for a full day of wizard rock and can only be purchased from the festival's website. A limited quantity will be available for purchase at Public Assembly at 12:45 PM on Sept. 21st. The NYC Wizard Rock Festival is expected to sell out, so get your tickets early!
The NYC Wizard Rock Festival is presented by Swish and Flick and The Group That Shall Not Be Named, the largest Harry Potter Meet-up.com group in the world. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring the NYC Wizard Rock Festival, contact Stacy Pisani.
For more information, visit the festival website.
Published September 1, 2008

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