Hopscotch Music Fest tickets on sale this week

Hopscotch Music Festival is Sept. 4-6, 2014, at various venues in downtown Raleigh.

Posted 6:05 p.m. Feb 27, 2014 — Updated 6:05 p.m. Feb 27, 2014

RALEIGH, N.C. — One of the hottest tickets of the year goes on sale this week. We are talking about Hopscotch Music Festival.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday at 10 a.m., but you can get them early if you subscribe to the Hopscotch Music Fest newsletter. Those subscribers are getting a pre-sale code on Thursday so they can start buying tickets now.

If you buy them early using the code, VIP wristbands will be $180 and three-day wristbands will be $125. On Saturday, VIP wristbands will be $205 and three-day wristbands $150.

Last week, Hopscotch announced its first Design Festival. That will be held Wednesday, Sept. 3 and Thursday, Sept. 4, at various downtown venues. There will be more than 25 sessions from presenters who work in graphic design, urban planning, architecture, music, food, film and technology. The two days will be filled with interactive sessions, workshops and parties. The event is designed to blend seamlessly into the Hopscotch Music Festival.

The Hopscotch Design Festival lineup will be announced in mid-April, but expect some announcements before then on participating speakers.

There will be two-day wristbands available for the Design Festival and a discounted "add-on" wristbands for fans who purchase a VIP or three-day Hopscotch Music wristband. Look for more ticket info soon.

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