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Tom Petty, Chili Peppers Headline Second Annual Firefly Festival

February 19, 2013

Foster The People

The lineup for the second annual Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE has been unveiled, with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers topping the bill. The three day festival's lineup has expanded from the inaugural edition in 2012, with Vampire Weekend, Foster The People, MGMT, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Joy Formidable, Public Enemy, Matt and Kim and The Avett Brothers also on board.

Some of the other acts slated for the Firefly festival, which runs June 21-23, include Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, The Lumineers, Dispatch, Kendrick Lamar, Alabama Shakes, Imagine Dragons, Grizzly Bear, Dr. Dog, The Walkmen, Atlas Genius, Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra and many, many more.

The first Firefly festival in 2012 featured Jack White, The Killers, The Black Keys, Death Cab For Cutie, John Legend and The Flaming Lips, among others.

You can find the full lineup at fireflyfestival.com.

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