2008 Virgin Mobile Festival Lineup

I know there is a thread for the wishlist/predictions, but i thought another thread would be nice just for the confirmed lineup..

Virgin Mobile Festival
August 9 & 10, 2008
Baltimore, MD

Foo Fighters
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Nine Inch Nails
Stone Temple Pilots

I was wondering when the Foo would show up in DC. I'm hoping for everything I want to see to be on Saturday… That means STP and Kanye should play on Sunday.

STP is Sunday; Jack Johnson is Saturday.

yes, johnson has to be saturday as he's headlining APW on sunday.

if NIN are also saturday: does this mean they'll be playing the small stage? i'd hope not, they have a huge light & laser rig that requires a big stage… in which case it would be NIN before jack johnson. what a seemless combo!

the alternative wouldn't be much better: kanye + jack. angry ranting dude vs. chilled-out zen dude. dream ticket for the ladies :roll:

Trent Reznor=dream ticket for me.

I could give a crap about Jack Johnson or Kanye.

I guess I'm the only person excited about Kanye. *shrug*

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
I guess I'm the only person excited about Kanye. *shrug*

Well, I would be, save for that I did see him at HFStival and Lollapalooza 2 years back and I doubt he's doing too much different.

Both shows were good though, especially Lolla, as he brought out Lupe Fiasco and i believe Kano, or someone else.

He puts on a good show, I'll probably skip it at VFest but only because I've seen it before.

He'll be better than Jack Johnson thats for sure!

Originally posted by sweetcell:
yes, johnson has to be saturday as he's headlining APW on sunday.

if NIN are also saturday: does this mean they'll be playing the small stage? i'd hope not, they have a huge light & laser rig that requires a big stage… in which case it would be NIN before jack johnson. what a seemless combo!

I have a feeling Jack Johnson headline the second stage for some reason. Also, I think STP will be in the Beastie Boys slot (next to last band on main stage) before either NIN or Foo Fighters.

Originally posted by sweetcell:
in which case it would be NIN before jack johnson. what a seemless combo!

I had to sit through a Jack Johnson set in 2003 at Coachella as he was sandwiched between Sonic Youth and the White Stripes.

oh it was bad, and to make matters worse, he brought G Love on stage for a few songs. ugh.

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
I guess I'm the only person excited about Kanye. *shrug*

It depends on what's going on in the dance tent/second stage.

Ive been listening to his latest cd a lot in the past 2 or 3 weeks.

what a terrible line up. do not want.

Hey Seth, if you're checking this out, could you tell us when the rest of the lineup is going to be announced?

Alternative Rock!!

maybe there can be a jack johnson/trent reznor collaboration.
like on the bowie/nin tour they can perform their songs together.

As a self-congratulatory hipster, I can say that this lineup wasnt what I was expecting, but its nothing that Jamiroquai cant fix :D

Put STP and Foo on the same day and I'm all over it.

now I'm actually looking forward to Fort Reno

While I have seen STP, NIN and Foos, I wouldn't mind seeing them again.

I'm pretty excited about Kanye. I haven't seen him and well, I'd like to check out what he's got.

I'm a bit surprised that so far there haven't been any classic rock bands announced yet. cheap trick, the who, the police…you get what I mean.

I have a feeling there's an awesome classic surprise perhaps? (I am dreaming of AC/DC but that probably won't happen.)

Though people can shit on jack johnson all they want, since he's on the bill, my mother is considering about going with me, which would be pretty awesome. If my mom goes for Jack Johnson and stays for everything else, I'd call that a successful day.

Originally posted by lagas:
As a self-congratulatory hipster, I can say that this lineup wasnt what I was expecting, but its nothing that Jamiroquai cant fix :D

this lineup is pretty much like the last 2 so far. i dont see why you would be surprised!

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
my mother is considering about going with me, which would be pretty awesome. If my mom goes for Jack Johnson and stays for everything else, I'd call that a successful day.

Since she has to drop you off in her minivan and pick you back up afterwards anyway, it makes sense for her to just stay all day. Maybe she'll buy you a slurpee!

Brian