Asheville's third annual Moogfest lineup revealed

Moogfest, the two-day electronic music-leaning festival celebrating the work of former Asheville resident Bob Moog, revealed the lineup for its upcoming third Halloween weekend installment. Scheduled acts include Primus 3D, Orbital, Mike Snow, GZA presents Liquid Swords, Santigold, Explosions in the Sky, Squarepusher, Richie Hawtin, El-P, Thomas Dolby, Divine Fits, and the Magnetic Fields. A complete list is below. 

The festival, which has been reduced from three days to two this year, takes place October 26 and 27 at multiple venues around the city including the ExploreAsheville.com Arena (formerly the Asheville Civic Center Arena), Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, The Orange Peel, and Asheville Music Hall. 

Weekend passes and daily tickets go on sale Friday, August 10 at noon at www.moogfest.com. 

Moogfest actually began in New York in 2004. Moog, who is best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesier, died a year later in his adopted hometown of Asheville. Moog Music, which still makes electronic instruments and remains Asheville-based, later partnered with Knoxville-based concert promoter AC Entertainment (the folks behind Bonnaroo) and moved Moogfest to Asheville. The first Asheville lineup included Sleigh Bells, Hot Chip, MGMT, and Massive Attack. Last year's festival included headliners the Flaming Lips, Moby, Passion Pit, Tangerine Dream, and a talk and art exhibition from Brian Eno. 

Here's the 2012 Moogfest lineup:
Primus 3D

Orbital

Miike Snow

Santigold

Richie Hawtin

Squarepusher

Explosions in the Sky

The Magnetic Fields

Four Tet

Divine Fits

GZA presents Liquid Swords

Carl Craig

Pantha Du Prince

Shpongle presents The Masquerade

Thomas Dolby

Black Moth Super Rainbow

Actress

Cold Cave

EL-P

Mouse on Mars

Prefuse 73 with Teebs

Ana Sia

Bear in Heaven

Killer Mike

Blondes

Julia Holter

Disclosure

Exitmusic

Trust

Wick-It the Instigator

(photos courtesy of  Moogfest.com)