VELVET REVOLVER, MACHINE HEAD, TURBONEGRO and CKY are among the confirmed bands for the Quart 07 festival, set to take place July 2-6 in Kristiansand, Norway. Also scheduled to appear are

STONEGARD
BLACK DEBBATH
BEASTIE BOYS
THE WHO
MOTORPSYCHO
and JULIETTE AND THE LICKS, among many others.

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According to a posting on Buddyhead.com, the latest additions to the "reunited' SMASHING PUMPKINS are bassist Ginger Reyes (ex-HALO FRIENDLIES) and guitarist Jeff Schroeder (ex-THE LASSIE FOUNDATION). So far there has been no official confirmation of the new members' identities, although original guitarist James Iha did reveal to RollingStone.com this past week that he is not part of the current SMASHING PUMPKINS album or tour. "I haven't spoken to Billy [Corgan, PUMPKINS mainman] in years," he said.

The only confirmed original member besides Corgan is drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.

Source Buddyhead