Spare the Air music festival set for August 30

The line-up for the Spare the Air music festival, which will take place at the Fullerton Transportation Center in Fullerton, CA from 11am to 8pm on Saturday, August 30, was announced today by Sean Francis, the event’s promoter and organizer.

“In 1994, we started what eventually became the largest Earth Day festival in the United States,” said Francis. “With the wide range of environmental issues confronting our planet, from global warming to depleting energy sources, our focus is to promote awareness of public transportation options, global warming and alternative fuels and energies."

Hosted by KROQ’s Stryker, the line-up for the main stage of the festival will feature an acoustic performance by The Used, Saosin, Lit, Sugarcult, Death by Stereo, John Easdale of Dramarama, Divide the Day and Longway. The line-up for the Ozone Dance Tent will feature Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Harvey, B-Side Players, Free the Robots, DJ Pubes and Jamie Allensworth. Attendance is anticipated to be upward of 20,000 people.

Spare the Air is a program established by the Air Quality Management District to combat air pollution during the summer, the season when clear skies, hot temperatures, lighter winds, and a strong temperature inversion combine and trap air pollutants near the ground.

Tickets are currently on sale through TicketMaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 and at all TicketMaster retail ticket centers or online at www.ticketmaster.com . KROQ 106.7 will sponsor the event, and ticket prices are set at $10.67.

Additional sponsors include the Air Quality Management District; the County of Orange, California; the City of Fullerton, California; the Slidebar Café; LA Weekly; OC Weekly; Rock Star energy drinks; Skinnie magazine; Fender guitars; Ticketmaster; Amtrak; Metrolink and Old Shoe Records.

The Fullerton Transportation Center is located at 120 East Santa Fe Avenue in Fullerton, CA. The festival is all-ages and is open to the public.

For up-to-the minute information on the Spare the Air music festival, please visit www.sparetheairfestival.com and http://www.myspace.com/sparetheairoc.