2007 Virgin Festival Lineup Announced

The Police and Smashing Pumpkins are headlining the 2007 Virgin Festival on August 4th and 5th at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, MD but who else will be playing?  Only some of the premiere names in rock, hip-hop and electronica.  A few of the most noteworthy acts include 311, Wu Tang Clan, Chris Cornell, Modest Mouse, Beastie Boys, Incubus, Ben Harper, Cheap Trick and Fountains of Wayne.  Not too shabby… the entire lineup can be found below.

 Tickets go on sale at 10am on May 5th and cost $175 for the two-day tickets; VIP tickets are $450.  If the show isn’t sold out by May 19th, then they will begin selling single day tickets for $97.50.  A single day VIP ticket, if made available, will cost $250.

The Virgin Festival chose Baltimore as it’s first United States tour location in 2006 and after a tremendous first showing, Richard Bronson’s brainchild is giving the city a second go.  Last year’s event headlined The Who and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and recieved a rave review by music fans who traveled cross country to get in the gates that are also home to one of the Triple Crown Horse Races - Preakness.

This concert is bound to be one of the hottest of the Summer, so leave your calender open on May 5th and pick up a few extra VIP tickets for us!

• 311
• Amy Winehouse
• Bad Brains
• Beastie Boys
• Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
• Booka Shade
• Cheap Trick
• Chris Cornell
• CSS
• Danny Tenaglia
• Deep Dish (Dubfire + Sharam)
• Dieselboy & Andy C with MC GQ and MC Messinian
• Felix Da Housecat
• Fiction Plane
• Fountains of Wayne
• Girl Talk
• Incubus
• Infected Mushroom
• Interpol
• James Zabiela
• LCD Soundsystem
• M.I.A.
• Matisyahu
• Miguel Migs (Petalpusher)
• Modest Mouse
• Paolo Nutini
• Peter Bjorn and John
• Regina Spektor
• Sander Van Doorn
• Sasha & John Digweed
• Shout Out Out Out Out
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Spoon
• The Crystal Method (DJ Set)
• The Fratellis
• The Police
• TV On The Radio
• Velvet Revolver
• Wu Tang Clan
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Add comment April 27th, 2007

Rage Adds 3 Shows with Wu-Tang Clan

The announcement that Rage Against the Machine would reunite for one time (and one time only) for the Coachella concert sparked huge demand for tickets.  The tickets sold out rapidly and the already hefty prices are seeing ridiculous resale value for ticket scalpers, resellers and auctioneers.   A quick glance at ebay showed one 3-day pass about to sell for $465 - with a few last minute bidders likely lurking.

While Coachella tickets themselves are a hot commodity, this particular surge is clearly linked with the hype of Rage Against The Machine uniting - and for good reason.  Not only was Rage one of the most prolific sound makers of the 1990s, but the lyrics oozed with passion (often political) and the live shows left every ounce of energy on the stage.  The incredible response for this “one show wonder” is partially what prevented this from being only one show.

Rage Against the Machine will join Wu-Tang Clan for shows in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco as part of the “Rock The Bells” Hip Hop Festival.  The LA Times announced that part of this reunion of reunions was politically driven, uniting young people against the War in Iraq and President Bush.  Their political agenda isn’t the only similarity - the rebellious sound of both groups has gained the loyalty and respect from  the underground community while appealing to the masses - a formula rarely achieved in the pop culture so which so many artists’ styles succumb.

The news also comes amidst the exciting announcement that this summer, Wu-Tang Clan will release their first album since 2001.

Add comment March 1st, 2007