At first glance, it might seem like Beach House and the Dum Dum Girls are the biggest beneficiaries in this lineup opening a summer tour for arguably the hottest band in pop music certainly wont hurt their fanbases. But its also a smart move for Vampire Weekend booking two of Sub Pops hippest, cred-proof acts ensures that some of the indie snobs who lost interest in Vampire Weekend after a Jonas brother appeared in one of their music videos will actually show up and maybe even stay for their headlining set and enjoy some of their sunny and innocuous jams, kind of like they ended up doing at the bands killer Sasquatch set this year. Either way, its a win-win for everyone involved and a rockin way to close out the summer. With Beach House, Dum Dum Girls. ERIN K. THOMPSON
Sun., Aug. 29, 6 p.m., 2010
