OFFICIAL Virgin Mobile FREEFEST 2009 Q/A - Hype Thread! REVISED

 EDIT: VIRGIN MOBILE FREEFEST IS HERE! LINEUPS ARE POSTED, AND THE DATES ARE POSTED

Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion

When: August 30th

Why: Because it's awesome and Free

Price: FREE


LINEUP!:


Blink 182
Weezer
Franz Ferdinand
Girl Talk
Jet
Mates of State
Public Enemy
Taking Back Sunday
The Bravery
Hold Steady
The National
St. Vincent
WALE!!




PRESALE AND SALE ENDED… I think

to the People that didn't get their tickets:

I'm sorry that everyone did not get what they wanted. But I bet you can pick up tickets for at around $20 at stubhub, craigslist, ticketking, ebay, etc.. easily. Plus a few hours before the show, there are scalpers hanging around the paviliion, which you can buy from for cheap, I hope, otherwise no one would buy them. It's so sad that it is sold out after 3 minutes, because of the nature of the scalpers. I went to stubhub, and saw a seller who had 50 (FIFTY) tickets to sell at $99.00 each, that is just disgusting. The whole nature of scalping is just plain disgusting, and ruins for the fun for everyone. One person was selling 7 tickets at $700.00 each! Of course no one is going to buy the 700 tickets, because it's not even worth $700 haha to go to the concert.


ENJOY!





Post yours!

LINKS:

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

virginmobilefreefest.com


Thank you Sir Richard Branson for being the coolest guy ever!

How many different Vfest prediction/wishlist threads will there be?

But since you designated this one as "official," I guess this is the only one we need.

I'd like to see Blur, Jarvis Cocker, SFA (although the festival would probably have to be in September for this to happen).

The only artists I can think of that would instantly sell me on a festival right now are SFA and Prince.  SFA seem to be putting off a US tour, and Prince would not lower himself to playing a small Vfest.

I only post in UNOFFICIAL threads where speculation can run rampant….

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I searched prior to making this thread, and I found nothing about 2009 predictions (I believe), so I want to make this one official, so others will see that they don't have to make another one

Every thread relating to virgin mobile, is dated back in 2008…

So here it is!

Not true.  This was posted within the last week and a half.

http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=19008.0

I stand corrected, well anyways, this is the official then!  :-\

Not that I'm really expecting it this year but seems that every major music festival in the area in the past 6 years or so includes BRMC. They always seem to be their fence sitter magnet card sometimes pulled out of the organizers pocket at the last minute. Whenever the hardcore fence sitters see BRMC on the bill, it pulls them right into the festival yard.

Haven't looked at their tour schedule so have no idea how feasible this might be.

Neil Young
Clutch
Ween
The Roots
Tom Petty
Depeche Mode
Reverend Horton Heat
A bunch of hot, hipster flavor-of-the-month bands

or..

Faith No More and any combination

Jaguar wrote:
Not that I'm really expecting it this year but seems that every major music festival in the area in the past 6 years or so includes BRMC. They always seem to be their fence sitter magnet card sometimes pulled out of the organizers pocket at the last minute. Whenever the hardcore fence sitters see BRMC on the bill, it pulls them right into the festival yard.

Haven't looked at their tour schedule so have no idea how feasible this might be.

i'd prefer they do a club date than play the festival. but your right, if i see them on the bill i'll def go. they may be available, they dont have tour dates listed yet

;D ;D ;D

Cali, you made me laugh. I'm telling you, they work like a charm! At least in this area.

Someone else mentioned Animal Collective. They too are a good bet especially since they are local and have been the darlings of the Indie set this year. Personally, I can take them or leave them but I would love for them to be on the bill. Partly just to show some support to the local scene but also there is some beauty to them playing MPP with their hit LP being named MPP. Kind of a nice little mutual back scratching between IMP and the band. The backlashers can use their set as their dinner, bathroom, fun, whatever break.

Dojokoto wrote:
I stand corrected, well anyways, this is the official then!  :-\

You can have it, dojokoto. It was too much work anyway.

Since this is official i'll have to repost mine

Wish list:

Bon Iver
I'm From Barcelona
The Hold Steady
Gogol Bordello
Andew Bird
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Weezer
Manchester Orchestra
Kevin Devine


Far out wish list headliners(any one of these 4):
Blur
Neil Young
Metallica
Pearl Jam

wish list?

franz ferdinand
prince
daft punk
minor threat
fugazi
led zeppelin
the beatles
tangerine dream, original line-up
jesus, the second coming

The Jesus Lizard
Faith No More
Devo
The Breeders
Yeah yeah Yeahs

Hey, if BRMC makes it a second year in a row, I'm there! :)

Wishlist of who could feasibly make it (based on touring schedules):
Lykke Li
Spiritualized
Feist
Dan Auerbach
The Von Bondies
The Rapture
Ambulance LTD
Razorlight
Nicole Atkins & The Sea

Note: IF the festival is Aug. 29-30 as anticipated, none of the following bands will be there:
http://consequenceofsound.net/festival-outlook/reading-and-leeds-music-festivals/
http://consequenceofsound.net/festival-outlook/outside-lands-festival/

sweetcell wrote:
wish list?


tangerine dream, original line-up

*head explodes*

Jaguar wrote:
;D ;D ;D

Cali, you made me laugh. I'm telling you, they work like a charm! At least in this area.

not just this area lol. lots of people travel to see them play, myself included.

wishlist:
interpol
frankie goes to hollywood
culture club
devo
headphone
angel taylor
brett dennen
reckless kelly
manu chao
black angels
zz top
pat bennatar
roots
santana
honey honey
rocco deluca
the script
duke spirit
manchester orchestra
adele
nkotb
BRMC - lol
paul simon

BRMC are supposedly not touring until the next album (which is in production as we speak, and has no label yet).  Of course they said this before and completely ignored it, but so far this year their sticking to it (aside from a trip to Poland).  I wouldn't count on it, and I'd definitely be surprised.

I hope there's nobody in the lineup I really want to see because I can't afford these festival things :P

Samantha wrote:
BRMC are supposedly not touring until the next album (which is in production as we speak, and has no label yet).  Of course they said this before and completely ignored it, but so far this year their sticking to it (aside from a trip to Poland).  I wouldn't count on it, and I'd definitely be surprised.

Geez I feel like BRMC gossip queen