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NXNE 2012 madness begins

The first wave of announcements for this year’s North By North East festival have started trickling out, and there’s already a lot to be excited by.

First and foremost, the Saturday night Yonge-Dundas Square headliners, Oklahoma space rock legends the Flaming Lips. Most bands calm down a bit after close to 30 years in the business, but these guys have just kept getting weirder, and they put on one of the craziest live shows you’ve ever seen.

The festival takes over Toronto from June 11 to 17, and the giant free shows at Yonge-Dundas are bigger and better than what any other local music festival can offer. Also gracing the mainstage this year will be Los Angeles punk legends Bad Religion, Wu Tang alumni Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, and Canadian alt-pop survivor Matthew Good.

Out in the clubs, some of the bigger names include Bleached, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, Oberhofer, Death Grips, Purity Ring, Action Bronson, Ceremony, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the Men and many more. Check nxne.com for more details about the lineup, and for more information on how to get your NXNE pass.

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