VH1 News — The 2009 Virgin Mobile Fest will be free this year, with Blink-182, Weezer and others taking the stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, on August 30. more info
Rolling Stone — This year’s Virgin Mobile Festival has a ticket price recession-minded music fans will love: none at all. Billboard reports the August 30th event at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion will be free for 35,000 fans. Tickets will first be distrib... more info
Stereogum —
Citing "all the bad news about the economy and the layoffs," Virgin Mobile has rebranded its fourth annual American music festival the Virgin Mobile FreeFest, and has reduced its price of admission from a lot of dollars to no dollars at all. An ex... more info
Virgin Mobile Festival organizers announced this year's event is free for the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md.With headliners Weezer and Blink-182 35,000 free tickets will be given away... more info
Chorus.fm — You can watch a video of *Blink-182* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/blink182) performing "Feeling This" on Fuel TV in the replies.
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Topix — Having abandoned the idea of completing a full new album as "too ambitious" before its upcoming tour, blink-182 will instead have one new song ready before it hits the road on July 23 in Las Vegas. more info
MTV.com News — The failing economy, Lady Gaga and other phenomena to put in your time capsule.By Gil Kaufman
President-elect Obama greets supporters in Chicago on Election night
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The Class of '09 will be graduating at a... more info