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The Dead, Dylan Among Top Rothbury Acts

Madison House Presents and AEG Live have announced the details for their second annual Rothbury festival. Set to hit the Double JJ Ranch the weekend of July 2-5, the jam-driven lineup will feature sets from The Dead, Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, The Black Crowes, Broken Social Scene, Guster, The Hold Steady, Ani DiFranco and, err, MSTRKRFT. While general tickets go on sale this Friday, March 20, at rothburyfestival.com, "early bird" spots were snatched in less than 24 hours last Saturday.

Last year's Rothbury fest included such artists as Snoop Dogg, Widespread Panic and Dave Matthews Band. Here's the full breakdown this time around, with more TBD soon:

The Dead
Bob Dylan and His Band
The String Cheese Incident
Willie Nelson & Family
The Black Crowes
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas
STS9
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gov't Mule
Broken Social Scene
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Disco Biscuits
Les Claypool
Cold War Kids
John Butler
Chromeo
Ani DiFranco
Matisyahu
Guster
Girl Talk
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
MSTRKRFT
Martin Sexton
Flogging Molly
Railroad Earth
The Hold Steady
Toots & The Maytals
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Brett Dennen
Zappa Plays Zappa
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Shpongle DJ Set
Son Volt
Jackie Greene
Soulive
Man Man
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band w/ Tony Rice
EOTO
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats
Lotus
Kid Cudi
STS9 Live PA
The Glitch Mob
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Pretty Lights
Moseley, Law, Sipe & Droll
Rebelution
Quannum All Stars ft. Lyrics Born, The Mighty Underdogs, Gift of Gab & Lifesavas
Toubab Krewe
Sam Roberts Band
Hill Country Revue
Kyle Hollingsworth Band
Lipp Service
2020 Soundsystem
Break Science ft. Adam Deitch
The Hard Lessons
The Low Anthem
Underground Orchestra
Future Rock
The Macpodz
Steppin' In It
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Chris Pierce
Rachel Goodrich
The Ragbirds
Four Finger Five

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
03.19.09