International Pop Overthrow (or IPO, as it has affectionately become known) is a pop music festival which has been held for the past ten years in Los Angeles. We have also held IPO for various years in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Toronto, as well as in Liverpool, England (at the world famous Cavern Club)! We're proud to announce that 2007 was our most successful year yet, and we are greatly looking forward to all of the IPO shows in 2008. We're also proud to announce the addition of five new cities to the IPO family in 2008: Atlanta, Chapel Hill, Detroit, Milwaukee and Portland!

Each International Pop Overthrow features between 100-180 of the best pop bands from around the world. Everyone from the bands to the spectators has a wonderful time, and although we're all exhausted by the end, we part company with one prevailing thought: "I can't wait to do it again next year!"

The purpose of International Pop Overthrow is two-fold: one aim is to give every worthy band who'd like to play their music in a festival atmosphere the chance to do so, and the other is to bring pop music the attention it so richly deserves. We have made great strides to that end, garnering press in several noteworthy papers in each city in which we hold the festival, and creating a very positive buzz about pop music within the inner circles of major labels. We're looking forward to the very real possibility that a number of bands who have played IPO will grab the brass ring and receive major label deals.

The IPO website will be constantly updated as event particulars develop and change. Please make sure to check the site regularly.

I want to personally thank, from the bottom of my heart, every artist, spectator, advertiser, sponsor, and staff member who has given their time and efforts to be a part of International Pop Overthrow. We couldn't have done it without you!

All you need do is ask anyone who ventured from near and far to come to IPO if they found the trip worthwhile, and we think you'll be convinced that International Pop Overthrow is an event that you won't want to miss! We hope to see all of you at future IPOs.

David Bash
International Pop Overthrow

For Questions about International Pop Overthrow, e-mail David Bash at intlpop@earthlink.net

To submit to International Pop Overthrow, send your CD/press kit to: