Virgin Mobile Fest Baltimore 2009 date set?

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

I love Weezer, i dislike Blink and I hate fallout.  It would be a good festival bill though.  Put someone like Dylan against Fall Out and someone like Pearl Jam against Blink. 

Fall Out Boy is playing Reading/Leeds that weekend, so they will not be at VFest, if this is VFest. If Pearl Jam was playing, they'd probably be on a completely seperate day as Blink, I'd imagine, but good idea. Blur seems like a realistic second-stage headliner to put across from the poop-punk pioneers.

[gaaaaaaaaah]

I love Weezer, i dislike Blink and I hate fallout.  It would be a good festival bill though.  Put someone like Dylan against Fall Out and someone like Pearl Jam against Blink. 

I don't think Dylan will be back for a second year in a row, especially since he's already announced his summer tour, and he's playing towards the end of July in Aberdeen.

[serpent boy]

Maybe you're all onto something with the Pearl Jam rumor. It would explain the delay in announcing the V-Fest lineup since PJ is slowly leaking out tour dates (Europe, Chicago, Toronto, ACL, SF). If they're playing, I'm there. I wouldn't care who else is on the bill.

[betao]

Well, the openers for the recent Blink tour have (apparently) been confirmed here:

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1070232

for the TBA DC Date, it lists this:

Aug. 30: Washington, D.C. (Meriwether Festival Grounds) @ $ &

@ = Weezer
$ = Taking Back Sunday
& = Chester French

Aug 30th is a Sunday, hmmmm.

So should we go ahead and take this as a confirmation? The thing is, I can see Weezer playing, and I guess chester french too, but TBS? They just played last year. Doesn't make sense.

[bkrome]

It confirms two headliners and that Virgin is going to be at Merriweather Post Pavilion.  Very unfortunate they could not have it at Pimlico or any other large space. 

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

In just three short years, this thing sinks from the Who to Blink 142. Wow.

[sonickteam2]

It confirms two headliners and that Virgin is going to be at Merriweather Post Pavilion.  Very unfortunate they could not have it at Pimlico or any other large space. 

Also, it would confirm that the show is on August 30th, and since thats a Sunday, that would make it likely that it will be a 2-day thing.

So Rhett, as for "sinking" to Blink 172, there still could be a big headliner on Saturday night. And Blink , like them or not, is as big as RHCP, Nine Inch Nails or anyone else who's "headlined" Vfest (Save the Who and the Police).

[kosmo vinyl]

how exactly does blink-182 + weezer @ merriweather = v-fest?  i read it as two bands already on tour making a regular tour stop....

[fatskippy]

Blink 182 is as big as RHCP?

[gaaaaaaaaah]

how exactly does blink-182 + weezer @ merriweather = v-fest?  i read it as two bands already on tour making a regular tour stop....

I personally think the conclusion is being jumped to far too soon, but considering all the rumors about Vfest at Merriweather, and Blink playing, etc, I guess I don't blame people.

[wml7]

great seth, just great.

[Cock Van Der Palm]

I think the fact they are saying Blink and Weezer are at "Merriweather Festival Grounds" is reason people are jumping to conclusion.  If just regular Merriweather show, probably wouldn't mention fesitval grounds.

great seth, just great.

[killsaly]

If this is in fact the truth, guess ill be heading to APW this year.

[bkrome]

how exactly does blink-182 + weezer @ merriweather = v-fest?  i read it as two bands already on tour making a regular tour stop....

I personally think the conclusion is being jumped to far too soon, but considering all the rumors about Vfest at Merriweather, and Blink playing, etc, I guess I don't blame people.

When the tour was reported last week only the Washington DC date was left without a venue.  Many of us took this to mean it was Virgin Music Festival.  Now its being reported that Blink 182 and Weezer are playing at Merriweather Festival Grounds which is unfortunately the rumored location of the festival.  I have little doubt that this will be Virgin Music Festival.

[Driveway]

or maybe they will play in new york instead.

http://pickrset.com/bands/blink182/

Aug 30 2009
Wantagh, NY
Jones Beach Ampthitheater
1000 Ocean Pkwy