Alt-rock icons Weezer [ tickets ] and Blink-182 [ tickets ] have signed on to headline the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival [ tickets ], which organizers have announced will be a free event.
"Times are tough and money's tight," reads an announcement posted at the festival's website. "That's why this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest is on us. No really, we mean it."
Set to take place Aug. 30 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, the event also is scheduled to feature Franz Ferdinand, Girl Tal...
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 Merriw... more info
MTV.com News — Franz Ferdinand, Taking Back Sunday, Public Enemy, more also join August 30 show in Maryland.By James Montgomery
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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 ... more info
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
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 ... more info
JamBase — Virgin Mobile FreeFest!
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The 2009 Virgin Mobile Music Festival will now be a FREE event. Dubbed the Virgin Mobile "FreeFest", the all day f... more info
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Exactly 15 years ago today Weezer released their supremely goofy debut single “Undone - The Sweater Song,” off their self-titled disc fans cal... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - After months of speculation about the fate of the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival, organizers have made an announcement that should please music fan... more info
Live Daily — Alt-rock icons Weezer [ tickets ] and Blink-182 [ tickets ] have signed on to headline the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival [ tickets ], which organizers have announced will b... more info