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  • SATURDAY APRIL 28 2007 6:00 PM

Baltimore's 'Virgin Fest' Lineup Announced

Submitted by B_Werner

Edited by Rahodeb



If you're an east coaster who was either sold out of this weekend's Coachella Festival or, like me, you simply can't afford to travel across the country to an expensive rock show, you have a chance to enjoy a huge festival of your own. An impressive line up for the U.S.' first Virgin Festival has been announced and it will be easy to convince ourselves that we've been offered a suitable replacement for the enormous California shindig we're missing out on.

The two-day extravaganza will take place over the weekend of August 4 at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course. Though your travel expenses may be less, don't expect any bargains; a two-day pass to the event will make your wallet $150 lighter while a VIP pass (we all know how valuable those are) will run you a smooth $450. Gents, save your pennies; this may be a good opportunity to impress your younger alterna-rock loving girlfriend.

Keeping with the theme of 2007, both days of the festival will be headlined by newly reunited bands; The Police on August 4 and Smashing Pumpkins on August 5.

August 4:

* The Police
* Beastie Boys
* Modest Mouse
* Incubus
* TV On The Radio
* LCD Soundsystem
* Fountains Of Wayne
* Peter Bjorn and John
* Sasha and John Digweed
* The Fratellis
* Danny Tenaglia
* Amy Winehouse
* Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
* Sander Van Doorn
* Shout Out Out Out Out
* Cheap Trick
* Felix Da Housecat
* Paolo Nutini
* Booka Shade
* Miguel Migs
* Fiction Plane

August 5:

* The Smashing Pumpkins
* 311
* Interpol
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs
* Velvet Revolver
* Chris Cornell
* The Crystal Method
* Wu Tang Clan
* Matisyahu
* Girl Talk
* Bad Brains
* Deep Dish
* Regina Spektor
* Spoon
* Dieselboy and Andy C
* M.I.A.
* Infected Mushroom
* CSS
* James Zabiela

 
Comments
airyk

airyk

Salem, CT
OLD SKOOL

APR 28, 2007 06:13 PM

holy crap...that line up is way better than i thought it would be. perhaps i will buy tickets....

mydcmbr81

mydcmbr81

Wesley Chapel, FL
October 2003

APR 28, 2007 06:24 PM

wow that is a really good lineup.... hmmm august eh?

st_even

st_even

Milwaukee, WI
September 2006

APR 28, 2007 06:30 PM

No Rage Against the Machine? Pft.

zissou

zissou

HOPEFUL

I'm lost

APR 28, 2007 06:37 PM

way to schedule it the same weekend as lollapalooza assholes

freshprncebelair

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD
June 2004

APR 28, 2007 06:38 PM

Im seeing teh police in June, but i might hit this up.

Only a few bands really interest me, ill probably save my money for the Arrogant Sons of Bitches reunion show

redconsensus

redconsensus

Baltimore, MD
August 2004

APR 28, 2007 06:54 PM

Yeah, I may have to get tickets to this one. The line-up does not suck.

LustEye

LustEye

Reston, VA
February 2007

APR 28, 2007 07:03 PM

That is a fairly good line-up..! I'm glad I live around the area. Where could I get tickets for this event?

Ryker

Ryker

SUICIDEGIRL

Maryland, USA

APR 28, 2007 07:40 PM

i cant wait to go!!!!!! love

gdarklighter

gdarklighter

San Diego, CA
August 2005

APR 28, 2007 08:34 PM

By the time it rolls around, the weather might actually be more unpleasant than the weather for Coachella this weekend.

otaku

otaku

I'm lost
January 2004

APR 28, 2007 11:59 PM

Am I the only one who saw the words "Virgin Fest" in the title and thought it was going to be about yet another Christian-music-pro-abstinence-rally/gathering-in-a-stadium somewhere?
Anyway, why go to Virgin Fest or Coachella when you can go to this?

IntlPro

IntlPro

Bloomington, IN
March 2005

APR 29, 2007 02:28 AM

There's no way I'm going to be able to afford this.

I really want to see Beastie Boys.

Johnny_Flapjacks

Johnny_Flapjacks

Williamsport, PA
September 2006

APR 29, 2007 07:29 AM

I'm in!

ListOfDemands

ListOfDemands

Baltimore, MD
March 2007

APR 29, 2007 08:38 AM

Will def. be attending this. Hard to find bands I do not like, which means they'll all be playing at the same time of course.

noxdice

noxdice

Toronto, ON
December 2004

APR 29, 2007 11:47 AM

Modest mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Felix, Harper, Yeah Yeaah Yeah's, Wu Tang, Bad Brains, Regina Spektor, M.I.A. and CSS all in one show? That is pretty sound. I wish we had better festivals around these parts. All we get is craptacular bs like ozzfest, , edge & warped tour....probably the only time in my life I have ever or will ever wish to be anywhere near California.

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