Toronto’s annual Edgefest will return next year, and Silversun Pickups, Death From Above 1979 and Billy Talent have been announced as headliners for the event. The event will take place in the city’s Downsview Park on July 14, and other acts that will play the main stage include The Sheepdogs, Young the Giant, Dirty Heads USS and The Pack A.D. The festival also will include a side stage, and acts announced to play that stage are Acres of Lions, The Balconies, The Coppertone, The Darcys, Hacienda, Indian Handcrafts, Library Voices, Said the Whale and Whale Tooth.

Edgefest began in 1987 as a tenth anniversary celebration for Toronto rock radio station 102.1 the Edge, and has been held every year since with the exceptions of 2007 and 2010. In that time, it has become the longest running rock show in Canada, and has featured such headliners as Radiohead, Green Day, Blur and Stone Temple Pilots.

Ross Winters, program director for 102.1, released the following statement in a press release:

102.1 the Edge is proud to continue its tradition of showcasing Canadian and International talent at Edgefest ’12. Edgefest gives our dedicated listeners access to a full day of live music in an outdoor setting at Toronto’s Downsview Park.

Goldenvoice, the company responsible for producing the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, presents the festival. Elliot Lefko, the festival’s talent buyer from Goldenvoice, expressed his satisfaction with the lineup. “I feel like this year’s Edgefest is the best one yet!” he said. “I had a dream of the bands that I wanted to see and everyone said yes! In a city without champions we can now declare we have a winner and its name is Edgefest.”

The festival has been held in different locations around the city throughout the years, and has been held in Downsview Park since 2008.

UK rockers Muse are preparing to embark on a 2010 world tour in support of their latest album “Resistance.” They will be playing arena dates in the US with Silversun Pickups starting December 11 in Oakland, California. The 24-city tour will conclude at Coachella in Indio, California on April 18. Most of the December shows will be headlining gigs for Christmas radio concerts on the West Coast, and they will be shipping off to Asia and Australia before returning stateside in February. A full itenerary of Muse tour dates is outlined below.

The band’s latest effort “Resistance” was released in September as the follow-up to their 2007 album “Black Holes and Revelations.” The album rose to number 3 on the Billboard Album Charts in the US while topping the charts in 13 countries including the UK and Austraila.

Most concert dates go onsale over the next two Saturdays (12/12 & 12/19) through Ticketmaster with a slate of presales in the days preceding.

2010 Muse Tour Dates
December 2009
15 – Seattle, WA – Wamu Theater (Deck The Halls Ball)

January 2010
07 – Seoul, KR – Olympic Park
09 – Osaka, JP – Jo Hall
11 – Nagoya, JP – Aichi Taiku-Kan
12 – Toko, JP – Budokan
15 – Auckland, NZ – Big Day Out
17 – Gold Coast, AU – Big Day Out
22 – Syndey, AU – Big Day Out
26 – Melbourne, AU – Big Day Out
31 – Perth, AU – Big Day Out

February 2010
03 – Singapore – Singapore Indoor Stadium
06 – Lantau, HK – Asia World Expo
17 – Atlanta, GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center

March 2010
01 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
02 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center
05 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
06 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
08 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Center
10 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
12 – Chicago, IL – United Center
13 – Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace
15 – Nashville, TN – Sommet Center
17 – Forth Worth, TX – Forth Worth Convention Center
18 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
29 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
30 – Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome

April 2010
01 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum
03 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Center
05 – Salt Lake CIty, UT – The E Center
06 – Denver, CO – Odeum
09 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
14 – Dale City, CA – Cow Palace
16-18 – Indio, CA – Coachella Music Festival

May 2010
27 – Lisbon, PT – Rock In Rio

June 2010
05 – Nurburg, DE – Rock Am Ring
06 – Nuremberg, DE – Rock Im Park
08 – Milan, IT – San Siro
11 – Paris, FR – Stade de France
12 – Paris, FR – Stade de France
19 – Nijmegen, NL – Goffertpark
24-27 – Pilton, UK – Glastonbury Festival

July 2010
01 – Werchter, BE – Rock Werchter
03 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival

September 2010
04 – Manchester, UK – Lancashire County Cricket Ground
10 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
11 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium

Silversun Pickups’ latest album “Swoon” has been in the can since April, but you just can’t seem to keep this quartet off the road. They’ve lined up a couple festival gigs at the Outside Lands Festival and San Diego Street Scene before they embark on their fall tour. After they wrap the festival circuit, they take on the club/theatre scene starting at the Pipeline Cafe in Honolulu on September 5. Opening support will be handled by Manchester Orchestra on the first leg of the tour with Cage the Elephant covering the remainder.

“Swoon” marks the band’s second album which was produced by Dave Cooley (Rolling Blackouts, J Dilla). When it debuted on April 14, “Swoon” entered the Billboard 200 at number 7 rifling off 43,000 copies its first week. “Swoon” follows the bands 2006 breakout success of “Carnavas.”

2009 Silversun Pickups Tour Dates
August 2009
2 – Jersey City, NJ – All Points West Festival
3 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head
4 – Richmond, VA – The National
6 – Columbus, OH – Lifestyles Communities Pavillion
7 – Lakewood, OH – Lakewood Civic Auditorium
9 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
10 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
12 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Garrick Centre
13 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Louis’ Pub
14 – Edmonton, Alberta – Edmonton Event Centre
15 – Calgary, Alberta – MacEwan Hall
17 – Victoria, British Columbia – Royal Theatre
18, 19 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
21 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
22 – Hillsboro, OR – Pet Aid
28 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
29 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Street Scene

September 2009
5 – Honolulu, HI – Pipeline Cafe
14 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
16 – Green Bay, WI – The Club
18 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
19 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place
21 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
22 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
25 – Little Rock, AR – The Rev Room
26 – Huntsville, AL – Big Spring Jam
28 – Lexington, KY – Buster’s
29 – Johnson City, TN – Electric Cowboy
30 – Knoxville, TN – The Valarium

October 2009
2 – Gainesville, FL – The Venue
3 – Fort Myers, FL – Ricochet
4 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
5 – Columbia, SC – Headliners
7 – Hilton Head, SC – Shoreline Ballroom
9 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
10 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
11 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
13 – Montreal, Quebec – Metroopolis
14 – Ottawa, Ontario – Bronson Centre
15 – Toronto, Ontario – The Sound Academy
17 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s
18 – Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
20 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
21 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
23 – Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Ches Arena
26 – Toledo, OH – Headliners
28 – Peoria, IL – Exposition Gardens
30 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Experience