Virgin Free Fest returning to Merriweather

[walkonby]

walkonby will 'play' for free.

being paid for that type of play is . . . illegal.   

[sweetcell]

that's one of the many things that makes freefest so amazing: the organizers are still paying the talent (and staph, and utilities, and taxes, etc).  they're just not collecting at the door.

sponsorships pays the bills, i believe - virgin obviously, i think kyocera was #2 last year.

[Vas Deferens]

announcing lineup tomorrow at 11 am!

[Got Haggis?]

yep, just saw that on twitter...awesome!

http://virginmobileusa.marketwire.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=F4ABAEBA3A27ECD9&version=live&prid=642604&releasejsp=custom_124

[Vas Deferens]

why are there no leaks?!?!?  any guesses? gimme 3 guesses?

mine are:

Pavement
LCD Soundsystem
Sharon Jones & Dap Kings

[sweetcell]

pavement doesn't even seem like a guess anymore.  if i was a bookie, i wouldn't be taking any bets on them.

i'd like to say soundgarden or FNM for the main stage headliner with pavement headlining the second stage.  leaning towards SG.

LCDSS is a solid guess as a #2 for the second stage.  always a bridesmaid....

[betao]

if LCD plays, I hope they still do a show at the club. Their performance in 2007 at Vfest was so underwhelming; the energy from their shows can really get lost in the open atmosphere. That and the crowd was lame as hell and barely moving.

[sweetcell]

i'm afraid of having LCD back at the club: their last gig was deafening.  one of the loudest shows i've ever heard at the 930 (iggy and the stooges being the loudest i've experienced).

hum... i feel a new thread coming on.

[mahimahi1414]

Just wondering... but has there been any real evidence of Pavement or do people just randomly guess it a lot... I see the same thing on the Bonnaroo and Coachella forums all the time where the same people guess like U2 or Neil Young or something again and again until it becomes a foregone conclusion.


Edit: I'm guessing its because there's no date and people can't imagine they skip it... but is there anything else?

My random pick/wish is Gaslight Anthem. Also Joan Jett was on pollstar awhile back.

[serpent boy]

My guesses (some obvious, some educated, some wishlist):
MAIN: Soundgarden, The Strokes/Julian Casablancas, Joan Jett, Raphael Saadiq, Rival Schools
SECOND: Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Ween, Temper Trap, Mayer Hawthorne

[sweetcell]

that second stage line-up looks a little too stacked, but i'd be REALLY pleased with it.  i might go catch some strokes, but otherwise i'd be camped out all day at stage #2.

[Vas Deferens]

based on their tour schedule:

Sept 21-24 - New York, NY - Rumsey Playfield
26 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle

Either they will play Freefest or the 25th is their day off/travel day. I mean, if they played Freefest, that would be 6 shows in a row...that's just insane.

Just wondering... but has there been any real evidence of Pavement or do people just randomly guess it a lot...

[Vas Deferens]

based on their tour schedule, the Gaslight Anthem is a strong possibility...

[James Ford]

1. Joan Jett
2. Crappy 90's band (Pavement, FNM, Soundgarden could all fit this bill)
3. Something WARPED tour-esque, for the kids

why are there no leaks?!?!?  any guesses? gimme 3 guesses?

mine are:

Pavement
LCD Soundsystem
Sharon Jones & Dap Kings

[Brian_Wallace]

My out-of-left-field choice is Gorillaz.  They're playing Dublin the Wednesday before.

Big show...Albarn's Virgin connections...Good headliner (Look, members of THE CLASH!).

Gorillaz, Pavement, Strokes.  My guesses.

Brian