Thank you for attending the 2009 Bay Area Takeover!

We’ll be back in Austin next year for another great show! Until then, check out our Press page for photos and highlights from the 2009 BATO event!

The Bay Area Takeover: Final Details!

Inside Stage
11:30 - DJ sets throughout the day by Jacob Fury and Bagel Ted (Bagel Radio)
12:15 - French Miami
1:15 - Two Sheds
2:00 - Sholi
3:00 - The Union Trade
3:45 - The Morning Benders
4:30 - The Frail
5:30 - Mike Relm

Outside Stage
12:00- Dj sets throughout the day by Elise (SomaFM) and Johnny Bravvo
12:45 - The Red Verse
1:30 - Thee Oh Sees
2:30 - Vetiver
3:15 - The Heavenly States
4:15 - Themselves
5:00 - Wallpaper

The 2009 Bay Area Takeover Podcast!

Are you ready for the 2009 Bay Area Takeover? Ben and Christian from The Bay Bridged have created this mix to help get you excited for what’s sure to be one of the best parties in Austin this year.

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Announcing the 2009 Bay Area Takeover

Mike Relm, Vetiver, The Morning Benders headline six hour unofficial day party during South by Southwest, featuring 13 of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest indie bands

Tricycle Records and The Bay Bridged are proud to announce the second annual Bay Area Takeover, a six hour unofficial day party during the 2009 South by Southwest Music Festival. Taking place on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 from 12pm to 6pm at Austin’s Beauty Bar, the party follows in the tradition of last year’s acclaimed event, with performances by over a dozen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest artists representing a broad cross-section of the Bay’s fertile and diverse music scene.

The show’s headliners–Sub Pop folk-rock masters Vetiver, acclaimed A/V DJ Mike Relm, and indie pop buzz band The Morning Benders–are leaders in forging the Bay Area’s cosmopolitan music identity. They’ll be joined at the Bay Area Takeover by some of the hottest up-and-coming San Francisco groups, like Sholi, whose debut album comes out on Quarterstick/Touch and Go Records on February 17th.

The full list of acts is:

Mike Relm
Vetiver
The Morning Benders
Sholi
Thee Oh Sees
Themselves (newly added!)
The Heavenly States
Wallpaper.
The Frail
Two Sheds
The Union Trade
French Miami
The Red Verse

with DJ sets from Omar (Popscene), Miles (Popscene, Live 105), Elise (Indie Pop Rocks!) and Jacob Fury (Glamour)

Profiles of all of the artists and more information about the party can be found at the newly relaunched TheBayAreaTakeover.com. The party is FREE, but people should RSVP at the web site to receive priority admission.

The Bay Area Takeover is sponsored by Zannel and SomaFM. Affordable sponsorship opportunities for the event are still available. Please contact sponsors@thebayareatakeover.com for more information.