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Phoenix and the Strokes will headline FYF Fest 2014

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This year’s FYF Fest lineup looks like it could be a Coachella bill.

The annual punk-ish festival has grown by leaps and bounds since its 2011 partnership with Goldenvoice, and the headliners for the Aug. 23 and 24 event reflect that. Onetime Coachella headliners Phoenix, the Strokes, Haim, Interpol and reunions from Slowdive and the Blood Brothers top the bill.

Grimes, Blood Orange, Future Islands, Todd Terje and Kelela are some of the highlights on an equally strong undercard.

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This is the first year that the festival will move to the L.A. Sports Arena and Exposition Park. Its usual home, Los Angeles State Historic Park in Chinatown, is undergoing extensive renovations.

Last year’s 10th anniversary festival drew over 30,000 fans for each of the two days. FYF Fest founder Sean Carlson has said, “I’m not interested in ever becoming Coachella-sized. That’s a worldwide festival in Southern California, FYF is an L.A. fest, and that’s two completely different things.”

Given this year’s bill though, it’s looking as if that wouldn’t be an impossible goal for FYF.

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