Brooklyn Vegan — "CANT BELIEVE THEY REPLACED BEASTIES WITH TENACIOUS D ??????????????????????AND IF I PULL OUT THEY SUE! SO REALLY? TENACIOUS D AFTER ME? P.S I ORIGINALLY BOOKED ON SHOWS COZ BEASTIES WERE HEADLINERS , BUT NOW THEY AINT DOING IT AND I... more info

Rollo & Grady — “CANT BELIEVE THEY REPLACED BEASTIES WITH TENACIOUS D ??????????????????????AND IF I PULL OUT THEY SUE! SO REALLY? TENACIOUS D AFTER ME ?” M.I.A. isn’t happy with the Beastie Boys’ replacement at the Outside Lands festival. [Via Pitchfork] R... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Gentner/Getty Yeah Yeah Yeahs have quietly replaced Beastie Boys at Austin City Limits, an eagle-eyed Stereogum reader noted. Karen O and Co. also replaced the Beasties (who nixed festival dates due to Adam Yauch’s cancer treatment) at Loll... more info

411 Mania — M.I.A. not happy about opening for the D instead of the Beasties... more info

Perez Hilton — M.I.A. is pissed! Maya is scheduled to perform at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, taking place in San Francisco on August 30th, but only booked the show because she thought the Beastie Boys would be performing! Well, the Beasties have cancel... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Tran/FilmMagic Rapdirt noticed that M.I.A. doesn’t seem thrilled with the prospects of opening for Tenacious D (rather than the Beastie Boys) at the Outside Lands festival. “Now [the Beasties] ain’t doing it and I jus wanna say, we have... more info

JamBase — San Francisco's Outside Lands Music & Art Festival Announces Stage Schedule JoJo Hermann - WSP :: Outside Lands 2008 by Weintrob Over 70 musical acts have been crammed into a three-day schedule for the 2009 Outside Lands Festival, set to take plac... more info

Rollo & Grady — Tenacious D is playing Largo at the Coronet (capacity 280) on Friday, August 28th. Tickets are $28 and can be purchased by calling (310) 855-0350. There’s only a few tickets left. Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

Mercury News, California — The rock/comedy act featuring Jack Black replaces Beastie Boys in the lineup. more info

Stereogum — When MCA's cancer forced the Beastie Boys to cancel their All Points West appearance, Jay-Z ably filled the slot. San Francisco might be wondering how they offended the gods and got Tenacious D. Read the announcement in an overly dramatic voice. more info