Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tom Petty to headline Delaware's Firefly Music Fest

Vampire Weekend, Foster the People and Calvin Harris also scheduled

By Dave Lewis Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 6:59 PM

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are set to headline this summer's Firefly Festival, Delaware's answer to Coachella, Bonnaroo and other big name festivals, now in its second year.

Other top tier acts scheduled to make the trek include Vampire Weekend, Foster the People, Calvin Harris, The Lumineers, Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Alabama Shakes, The Avett Brotehrs, and dozens more.

The Firefly Fest takes place June 21-23 in Dover, Delaware.

See the full lineup here.

Petty is also playing the recently announced Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee, while the Chili Peppers are slated to headline April's Coachella Festival in Southern California for the third time in just over ten years.

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Dave Lewis has been a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and editor for nearly ten years. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to L.A. in 1996 to attend USC, before working for various periodicals and web sites including a lengthy stint at Variety.com. He joined the HitFix staff in 2011.