International Pop Overthrow (or IPO, as it has affectionately become known) is a pop music festival which features the best pop and rock bands from around the world. The festival takes place annually in several U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Chapel Hill and Minneapolis, two cities in Canada: Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario, as well as Liverpool, UK.
Any band who plays International Pop Overthrow will have a wonderful experience, as they will gain exposure to a segment of the worldwide pop music community who would love their kind of music, along with opportunities for networking with likeminded bands, labels, and people in the industry.
The dates of the IPO festivals in 2008 are as follows (dates subject to change):
Atlanta: February 13-16
Chapel Hill: February 21-24
Detroit: April 9-12
Chicago: April 15-27
Milwaukee: May 1-4
Liverpool: May 20-26
Los Angeles: July 25-August 9
San Francisco: August 12-16
Portland: August 20-23
Vancouver: August 26-30
Boston: November dates TBA
New York: November dates TBA
Toronto: November dates TBA
For more information, you can check us out at www.internationalpopoverthrow.com
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