The Village Voice 3rd Annual
SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL
at Coney Island
Draws Record Crowd of 150,000

Modest Mouse, Idlewild, The Datsuns,
Hot Hot Heat, Sahara Hotnights, Radio 4,
Ted Leo/Pharmacists, !!!, The Kills,
Northern State, The Dirtbombs, The Pattern,
Oneida, and The Witnesses
performed to record crowds

New York, NY (July 22, 2003) On Saturday, July 19, 2003 the Village Voice 3rd Annual SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL at Coney Island solidified its status as the premier outdoor indie rock festival by drawing a record 150,000 music fans to the annual free event with its standout international and national lineup.

Performing before record crowds totaling more than 150,000 throughout the day, Modest Mouse, Idlewild, The Datsuns, Hot Hot Heat, Sahara Hotnights, Radio 4, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, !!!, The Kills, Northern State, The Dirtbombs, The Pattern, Oneida, and The Witnesses drew fans from all over the country to the two outdoor stages located on West 10th Street and Stillwell Avenue in historic Coney Island.

The Village Voice 3rd Annual SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL was sponsored in part by Budweiser, LG Mobile Phones, Best Buy, dnL, Garnier Fructis, Washington Mutual, Astroland Amusement Park and the TriBeCa Grand Hotel. Media partners included WFUV and Citysearch.com.

This successful third year event was covered to date by MTV, MTV2, CTN, The New York Times, The New York Post, Newsday, Time Out New York, VH1.com, Billboard, Rollingstone.com, The Bergen Record, The Onion, NME, CMJ, Tripwire, Pollstar, Pitchfork and WNYC Radio.

Programming, Booking and Production:
Diane Perini x14100 dperini@villagevoice.com

Event Sponsorships and Sales:
Neil Pineschi x12153 npineschi@villagevoice.com

Public Relations and Press Information:
Jessica Bellucci x15052 jbellucci@villagevoice.com

General Festival Information: siren@villagevoice.com