Ghostface Killah, Four Tet, Helmet Playing CMJ Music Marathon

The initial lineup for this year's CMJ Music Marathon has been announced.

Ghostface Killah, Helmet, DeVotchKa, The Drums, Four Tet, Greg Dulli, Surfer Blood and Two Door Cinema Club are among the artists that will play the five-day festival. It takes place Oct. 19 to 23 at venues throughout New York City.

CMJ badges are now on sale through Ticketweb. A general admission pass will cost you $450 U.S. (about $475 Canadian), while student passes are available for $275. VIP tickets and other packages are also available.

The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is staged annually by the CMJ Network, which publishes the College Music Journal, a weekly magazine for college radio stations and the music industry in North America. Previous performers include Nirvana, Green Day, U2, R.E.M., Foo Fighters and more.

More information about this year's CMJ Music Marathon is available at cmj.com.

Here are the artists playing this year's CMJ Music Marathon:

Angus And Julia Stone
Bad Books (Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra)
Bayside
Big Freedia
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Dean And Britta
DeVotchKa
Dominique Young Unique
The Drums
Greg Dulli
Foreign Exchange
Four Tet
Frankie And The Heartstrings
Ghostface Killah
Helmet
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Katzenjammer
Kristen Schall And Friends
Langhorne Slim
Lissie
Salem
Senses Fail
Small Black
Surfer Blood
Two Door Cinema Club