September 10, 2001 The Collegian Arts and Entertainment Page 13 Music Preview Local bands get their chance at 99X Big Day Out and a record label. Marvelous Gates open on Friday at B rand N ew I n 3 and Left 3p.m and at noon on Front Tire Saturday. Tickets are Immortals are addition to Left Front to add to available at among the bands Tire, the major ticketmaster.com or by who made it big Brand New record phone at (404) 249-6400. from the Locals Immortals, labels. Check out the Big Day Out O nly stage who got their Axel website via 99X.com. big break at added that last year’s Big Collective By Brenna Carwell Lineup on Friday: Dunwoody Editor Day Out, will Soul will 3 Doors Down The time of year has also be not be Alien Ant Farm rolled around again for performing performing Dave Navarro 99X to bring to the this year. BNI at Big Day Coldplay hottest music heard in will give the O u t Sevendust modem rock. This year, audience a b e c a u s e Nickelback the hugely popular Big sampling of they are in Jimmy Eat World Day Out concert promises tracks off the studio Sloppy Meateaters to be bigger, better, and their new fin is h in g Minus longer—over 30 bands in album. the last Left Front Tire two days on three stages. A tla n ta All pictures courtesy ofWX.com album 99X’s disc jockey, bands get the L ineup on Axel, spurred the low- opportunity to show their friends of Walker. owed by Saturday: down on some Atlanta stuff in front of the diverse Interviewing Atlanta contract to 311 bands expected home for audience on the Locals bands after they have hit it their record Tenacious D the show. Only stage at the concert. big is a lot of fun for Axel. label. Lit “Left Front Tire is the 15 local bands have a shot “Marvelous 3 were the B u t Lifehouse hottest band out of Atlanta at the same kind of luck coolest to interview A tla n ta ’s Tantric right now,” Axel said of Brand New Immortals had because they have this band scene Godsmack last year. party atmosphere,” Axel w j 1 j 3 Doors Down Living Colour The biggest said. The band has definitely be represented American Hi-Fi 1 disappointment to fans of remained loyal to 99X along with some of the Tricky Atlanta-based bands came because of the exposure currently biggest names in Boy Hits Car this summer when 99X they got while they were the industry. Among Rehab announced that Marvelous still “locals only.” Axel’s list of bands he’s Adema 3 would be doing their last But Axel says this kind most excited to see are Reveille Nickelback show as a band at the Jul. of loyalty is normal for Sevendust, 3 Doors Down, 6 against 7 27 On the Bricks concert. 99X since they are the First Godsmack, 311, and Lit Chrystina Lloree the band, highlighting Big , Atlanta to break new bands. 99X, with special appearance by El Caminos Day Out on Friday, Sep. native and guitarist for the along with Los Angeles Butch Walker. Skerv 21. The band shocked the band, will surprise the Big station K Rock and Decide for yourself Sick Speed industry when they scored Day Out audience in a Maryland station HFS, which bands are 99X- Injected a spot on the “American special appearance with help the industry by worthy on Friday, Sep. 21 Pie 2” soundtrack without the band Lit, long-time scouting out bands like and Saturday, Sep. 22.

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