Author Topic: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather  (Read 377380 times)

runwhiteyrun06

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #195 on: July 20, 2010, 11:22:40 am »
I'm listening to WTMD right now.

They're saying Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes too. We all missed that one.

slappy

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #196 on: July 20, 2010, 11:25:02 am »
look at the minions bow down in fear of the mighty sethy.  how sad.  censorship or banning just because somebody has an opinion about something . . . just finally proved what kind of place this really is.  maybe we do need a fillmore.
Newsflash!!! This is the 9:30 club/IMP board! Seth pays the bills for the site.
It's not a publicly owned/operated site.
If I was in your house and said your beer tastes worse than your mom's twat, it's not censorship to kick me out.


Got Haggis?

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #197 on: July 20, 2010, 11:25:48 am »
Trombone Shorty as well (they are all up on the official site)

mdh9857

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #198 on: July 20, 2010, 11:25:59 am »
Thanks Seth, should be fun!

hutch

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #199 on: July 20, 2010, 11:26:34 am »
Awesome lineup in that I really want to see Pavement again and LCD Soundsystem is on top of my list...

Well done..

I'm not sure how someone can be so dismissive of Pavement.. it may not be your thing but many people have been waiting for a DC show and having it be free is nice. ..

wml7

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #200 on: July 20, 2010, 11:28:32 am »
Nice lineup Sethy!  ;D

Virgin Mobile customers and previous Virgin Mobile Festival ticket holders from the past four years will be invited via text and email to a private ?free-sale? (much like a pre-sale, except free) to be held Friday, July 23rd.

Because we have the luxury of giving away the tickets it becomes a privilege to book the most important acts out there,? said chairman of I.M.P. and Virgin Mobile FreeFest concert producer Seth Hurwitz. ?Our goal is simply to book the coolest bands we can. This year we?re breaking with the traditional format of monster headliner trickling down to baby bands, and instead we?re sprinkling fantastic acts all day long. It?s kind of like a festival on full-day shuffle.?

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #201 on: July 20, 2010, 11:30:46 am »
Baltimore Sun reporting that there will be 30,000 tickets with some pavilion seats being sold for $125.

wml7

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #202 on: July 20, 2010, 11:31:39 am »
Baltimore Sun reporting that there will be 30,000 tickets with some pavilion seats being sold for $125.

wowzers  :o, on the pavilion seats that is

mahimahi1414

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #203 on: July 20, 2010, 11:32:06 am »
So are Sleighbells and Neon Indian in the dance tent?

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #204 on: July 20, 2010, 11:32:40 am »
"The $125 tickets will guarantee patrons a seat in the pavilion, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit charity. The rest will help fund the festival, Hurwitz said.

"Putting this many bands on for free is not exactly steeped in reality, but we're trying to make it work," he said.

Fans snapped up the nearly 35,000 tickets for last year's festival, which featured headliners Blink-182 and Weezer, in less than a half hour. And charity initiatives raised more than $80,000 and 30,000 volunteer hours to help battle youth homelessness and other local programs."

I have no problems with this

wml7

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #205 on: July 20, 2010, 11:32:49 am »
So are Sleighbells and Neon Indian in the dance tent?

yup djing I think  ;D

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #206 on: July 20, 2010, 11:36:20 am »
SLEIGH BELLS!!!!!!

Worst. Band. Ever.

atomicfront

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #207 on: July 20, 2010, 11:37:19 am »
SLEIGH BELLS!!!!!!

Worst. Band. Ever.

Actually they are incredible live. 

imbecile

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #208 on: July 20, 2010, 11:37:42 am »
SLEIGH BELLS!!!!!!

Worst. Band. Ever.

Hmm.. maybe worst live band.  They're RNRH show not long ago was a turd from beginning to end.  I do still dig their album on occasion though.

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Re: Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather
« Reply #209 on: July 20, 2010, 11:38:18 am »
I'm listening to WTMD right now.

They're saying Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes too. We all missed that one.
They were added AFTER Branson's announcement.