V Fest

[Driveway]

100 bucks plus 80 or 90 bucks in service charges.

[ggw]

Originally posted by mekmad:
  Anyone know if the Police are coming to this area solo?  Looks like Hershey is the closest so far.

Union Station, Washington, D.C.: Have you heard ANYTHING about a Police date in DC? I'm dying over here. Thanks.
 
 J. Freedom du Lac: Sure, I've heard lots. So far, it's all rumor, speculation and so forth. Not that we're above trading in that sort of pseudo-information or anything. The date that keeps coming up is Aug. 4. If you're really dying to see them, don't book a vacation for that weekend.
 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/03/05/DI2007030500439.html

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
   

Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
  I believe a 3 day pass to lolla last year was somewhere between 250-300 or something...

I think you're way off. If you waited till the last week and bought a pair of 3 day passes, it might have approached 250. [/b]

last year 3-day passes were either $160 or $180 to lolla...even if you bought at the gate.

[saintangelsin]

I would love to see Daft Punk play the V-fest. Same with the Smashing Pumpkins. Also, add placebo to that dream list.
 
 I have a feeling whatever seth is cooking up, it's gonna be awesome.

[DeathFromAbove1979]

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
  I would love to see Daft Punk play the V-fest. Same with the Smashing Pumpkins. Also, add placebo to that dream list.
 
 I have a feeling whatever seth is cooking up, it's gonna be awesome.

I would die and shit all over everything there if Daft Punk was there.
 
 ooooommmmmgeeeeeee

[shemptiness]

From our boy, J. Free....
 
 Police state: Free are the Police coming here this summer? No DC date on their website. Do I have to pay a fortune to go to NY/NJ to see them?
 
 J. Freedom du Lac: OK, OK -- I finally have something for you here. This has been long rumored and appears to be Happening For Real Now. Haven't gotten hard confirmation, but I'm reading the tea leaves, and they're telling me this is pretty much a done deal.
 
 The Police will headline this year's Virgin Festival on Saturday, Aug. 4 at Pimlico in Baltimore. You read it here first.
 
 I'm also hearing that the Virgin Festival will be a two-day affair this time around.
 
 Second day will be Sunday, Aug. 5, and the rumored headliner that day is another reunion band: The Smashing Pumpkins.
 
 No, I don't have any idea when tickets are likely to go on sale, or who else is playing, or any of that.
 
 I just know that if you're hoping to see the Police around here, that you shouldn't book a vacation the first weekend in August.

[sonickteam2]

:mad:      :mad:      :mad:      :mad:      :mad:      :mad:      :mad:      :mad:
 
 why dont they just move every fucking summer festival to that weekend so i can fucking miss them all.
 
 i hope it pours down rain like bull run at a radiohead concert!!!!!

[sweetcell]

ugh, so now i have to chose between lolla and vfest?!?
 
 last year's late september weekend was a great choice... no other festies to compete with and folks weren't on vacation anymore, weather was comfy, the Big Concert Of The Month for the east coast, etc...  can't say i'm a fan of the new august date, but wotcha gunna do.

[lbcardoni]

MMMM...August in Baltimore...perfect weather for an out door concert with no shade!

[helicon1]

Originally posted by le sonick:
 
 i hope it pours down rain like bull run at a radiohead concert!!!!!

Ha, I felt the same thing that year when I knew work would prevent me from seeing them. I was glad for the rain because I knew if I couldn't see them, no one in DC could! Cruel, hell yeah.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
   can't say i'm a fan of the new august date, but wotcha gunna do.

the jews!!!! blame the jews for this one!!!!

[leafblower]

Moving the date to August seems like a bad move to me.  Why compete with Lolla and the heat?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Is there really that much competition with LollaPalooza? One is in Chicago, the other is in Baltimore. Aren't both cities able to fill a baseball park on the same night on any given Saturday (well the O's would if they had a good team)? It would seem that both cities would be able to have concurrent music festivals as well.
 
 
 

Originally posted by leafblower:
  Moving the date to August seems like a bad move to me.  Why compete with Lolla and the heat?

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  Is there really that much competition with LollaPalooza? One is in Chicago, the other is in Baltimore. Aren't both cities able to fill a baseball park on the same night on any given Saturday (well the O's would if they had a good team)? It would seem that both cities would be able to have concurrent music festivals as well.
 
 
   

Originally posted by leafblower:
  Moving the date to August seems like a bad move to me.  Why compete with Lolla and the heat?

[/b]

yeah, i dont think competition is the problem, although it could pose some issues with bands playing in chicago and not baltimre.
 
  but it may be quite hot in August in Baltimore.
 
 i dont like an early august date either. since i decided last year that Lolla and Virgin would be my 2 festivals each year.....

[redsock]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  Is there really that much competition with LollaPalooza? One is in Chicago, the other is in Baltimore. Aren't both cities able to fill a baseball park on the same night on any given Saturday (well the O's would if they had a good team)? It would seem that both cities would be able to have concurrent music festivals as well.
 
 
   

Originally posted by leafblower:
  Moving the date to August seems like a bad move to me.  Why compete with Lolla and the heat?

[/b]

I would think the biggest issues would be the artists. It would surprise me if the Pumpkins weren't a part of Lollapalooza this year, but they are big enough to play one city one night, and fly to the other the next. August sounds like a move done solely to get the Police involved, if this is even to be the case. Freedom isn't exactly a reliable source IMHO.
 
 The good thing is it won't compete with DAM! Festival 2007!