August 5, 2009 1:46

Nouvelle Vague to headline three-day French music festival in LA

Gonzales, Sebastien Tellier also set for OohLaLA

Nouvelle Vague, Gonzales and Sebastien Tellier are among the artists set to headline the first annual OohLaLA festival in Los Angeles next month.

The three-day festival is set to take place September 23-25 at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood. It is designed to celebrate the French music scene in the US and features artists from the rock, pop, folk and electronic genres.

Also on the bill for the event, which is being sponsored by the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US, are Cocoon, Emilie Simon, The Do and The Shoes, whose music has been remixed by the likes of Late Of The Pier, Santigold and Ladyhawke.

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

The lineup is:

September 23
Sébastien Tellier
Gonzales
Cocoon

September 24
Nouvelle Vague presents "Hollywood, Mon Amour"
Emilie Simon
The Dø

September 25
Electronic 'French Party'
Brodinski
The Shoes
Jamaica aka Poney Poney

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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