Virgin Festival Schedule Released
Virgin Mobile Festival is less than two weeks away and now we have a schedule, which you can find below. A few very quick observations:
-- Bob Dylan is indeed going on right before Kanye. Sweet.
-- Every band gets at least 45 minutes. (Except, mercifully, Hollywood Undead.)
-- Security looking for underage drinkers will want to be hanging out near the North Stage between 2:15 and 4:20 p.m. on Sunday.
-- Security looking to break up some violent mosh pits will want to be hanging out near the North Stage from 4:50 p.m. through the end of the evening on Sunday.
-- Main conflicts at first glance seem to be the end of each day: Foo Fighters vs. Underworld and Nine Inch Nails vs. Kanye.
Saturday, Aug. 9
NORTH STAGE
12:00 - 12:50 -- Cat Power
1:10 - 1:55 -- Duffy
2:15 - 3:05 -- The Swell Season
3:25 - 4:15 -- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
4:35 - 5:25 -- Rodrigo y Gabriela
5:45 - 6:35 -- Citizen Cope
7:00 - 8:15 -- Wilco
8:45 - 10:00 -- Jack Johnson
SOUTH STAGE
12:15 - 1:00 -- KT Tunstall
1:20 - 2:10 -- Gogol Bordello
2:30 - 3:25 -- Lupe Fiasco
3:45 - 4:35 -- Bloc Party
5:00 - 6:00 -- The Offspring
6:30 - 7:30 -- Chuck Berry and The Silver Beats
8:15 - 10:00 -- Foo Fighters
DANCE TENT
12:00 - 12:30 -- JDH & Dave P
12:30 - 1:45 -- Erol Alkan
1:45 - 3:15 -- DJ Dan & Donald Glaude
3:35 - 4:35 -- Soulwax
4:45 - 6:10 -- Steve Lawler
6:10 - 7:40 -- Ferry Corsten
8:00 - 10:00 -- Underworld
Sunday, Aug. 10
NORTH STAGE
12:00 - 12:45 -- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
1:05 - 1:55 -- Shudder to Think
2:15 - 3:05 -- Paramore
3:30 - 4:20 -- Taking Back Sunday
4:50 - 5:50 -- Iggy and The Stooges
6:20 - 7:35 -- Stone Temple Pilots
8:05 - 10:00 -- Nine Inch Nails
SOUTH STAGE
11:30 - 12:00 -- Hollywood Undead
12:20 - 1:05 -- The Go! Team
1:25 - 2:10 -- Andrew Bird
2:35 - 3:25 -- She & Him
3:50 - 4:50 -- Lil' Wayne
5:15 - 6:15 -- The Black Keys
6:45 - 8:00 -- Bob Dylan
8:30 - 10:00 -- Kanye West
DANCE TENT
12:30 - 1:30 -- Chromeo
1:50 - 3:20 -- Rabbit in the Moon
3:30 - 5:00 -- Deadmau5
5:00 - 6:30 -- Richie Hawtin
6:30 - 8:00 -- Moby (DJ Set)
8:00 - 10:00 -- Armin van Buuren
By David Malitz |
July 28, 2008; 10:35 AM ET
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Posted by: David | July 28, 2008 12:00 PM
Wow, they actually released the schedule in time to plan things.
Posted by: EricS | July 28, 2008 12:33 PM
Aren't the Silver Beats a Japanese Beatles tribute band? Backing Chuck Berry?
Posted by: Randolph | July 28, 2008 4:40 PM
@Randolph: They sure are. Pretty inspired idea, actually.
Posted by: J. Freedom | July 28, 2008 5:18 PM
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I'd consider going Saturday for Underworld alone. And as far as the "match-up," the Foos are great and all, but they tour all the time... and especially with Dave's local roots, you'll have other shots to catch them if you haven't done so already.
To the contrary, Underworld... don't come to Washington all that frequently, and who knows how much longer they'll still exist? Even if it's an 8pm show rather than a 2am show, Underworld in a knockout.
As far as Trent vs. Kanye... NIN were poor when I saw them. Lots of energy but to no end. There will be a LOT more ladies in Kanye's crowd, at the very least.