Bloc Party, red hot dance act Justice, Satellite Party, Kinky, the Comedians of Comedy, Turbonegro, Teddybears, Moving Units, the Raveonettes, Shout Out Louds and Autolux are among the acts confirmed for the second LA Weekly Detour Music Festival, to be held Oct. 6 on Main and 1st Streets in downtown Los Angeles.

The event will also boast performances from Celebrity Skin, the Aliens, the Aggrolites, Busy P, DJ Mehdi, Sebastian, Kavinsky, So Me, Noisettes, Cool Kids, the Deadly Syndrome, Scissors For Lefty, Johnossi, Augie March, Nico Vega, Franki Chan, Travis Keller and Bruce Perdew.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Aug. 30) via Ticketmaster. Detour is booked by Goldenvoice, best known for the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. A portion of proceeds will benefit the non-profit organization Tree People, which works to find sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems.


Detour launched last year with a lineup that included Beck, Queens Of The Stone Age, Peeping Tom and Basement Jaxx.

Bloc Party is good shit.

I've only heard a few of those bands, but they're all pretty good. Turbonegro is interesting to say the least.

Have you heard Bloc Party's stuff? If not, check out their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/blocparty).

Will definitely check it at home.