SAN DIEGO STREET SCENE

San Diego’s Street Scene has announced the initial lineup for its 2007 event taking place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on September 22nd and 23rd. Aside of the festivals headlining acts The Killers, Panic! at the Disco, Air and Social Distortion, Street Scene will showcase such diverse acts as Matt Costa, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Paolo Nutini and dozens more.

More acts are to be announced in the coming months. Tickets are currently on sale here.

Street Scene was launched in 1984 with two versions of the event (one in May, the other in August). Originally set in a one block area of downtown San Diego (on 5th Avenue between J & K Streets), the event’s first-year performers included Los Lobos and The Blasters in May, and X, Robert Cray, and the Neville Brothers in August. By 1987, Street Scene had become a once-a-year occurrence. The Gaslamp location was utilized for 19 years. In 2004, while celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the annual event moved to a venue adjacent to Petco Park. This enabled festival organizers to allow people to move more freely between the festival’s performance areas while remaining in an easily accessible central San Diego location. The move to the Qualcomm Stadium location in 2005 allowed for an even more expanded area. Throughout the festival’s 20-year history, fans have come to expect a mix of some of the top names in music.

For up-to-the-minute updates, hotel information, transportation, parking and other facts, please visit www.street-scene.com.