News bits: Lightning in a Bottle adds Lyrics Born, more; bonus Elton John dates; Air + Style update

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Scene from 2017 Lightning in a Bottle
Scene from 2017 Lightning in a Bottle

News to peruse:

Lightning in a Bottle has announced additions to its lineup for this year’s festival, set for May 23-28 at Lake San Antonio near Bradley. Included are Lyrics Born, Goldrush, Beats Antique Lightning Orchestra, Too Many Zooz, Monolink, Kraddy, Viken Arman, Be Svendsen, Eduardo Castillo, KLL SMTH, Woolymammoth, the Librarian and many more. Find the updatd, even-more-crowded flyer at the end of this post.

Tier 2 tickets are now on sale for $305; layaway plans and camping options are also available.

► With four L.A. dates already sold out, Elton John has added two more on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour: Jan. 25 and 30 at Staples Center. Tickets for Jan. 25 and Jan. 30 go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Feb. 23.

► ICYMI, Air + Style announced its single-day lineups for March 3-4 at Expo Park. On Saturday, Zedd headlines, joined by DRAM, Cashmere Cat, Cut Copy, Mura Masa, Cut Snake, Twin Peaks, A. CHAL, Wet, Haerts, Ex-Cult and Surfbort. On Sunday, Phoenix headlines and the rest of the stacked bill includes Gucci Mane, GRiZ, Washed Out, Phantogram, Tinashe, BADBADNOTGOOD, Mija, Cloud Nothings, Lophiile, Together Pangea and the Birth Defects. Single-day tickets are available.

► No lineup yet, but earlybird tickets are on sale for the sixth annual Splash House electronic music/lifestyle parties, June 8-10 and Aug. 10-12 at the Renaissance, Riviera and Saguaro hotels in Palm Springs. Passes for the 21-and-older event start at $115, with hotel packages starting at $240.