NASHVILLE |DATE: May 17, 2007
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/KRISTINE
ASHTON-MAGNUSON/SHAZILA MOHAMMED AT MSO
818 380 0400
JAYNE WALLACE/VIRGIN MOBILE USA
908 607 4235
Jayne.Wallace@virginmobileusa.com
SINGLE DAY TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS
SATURDAY, MAY 19 AT 10:00 AM
FOR THE TWO-DAY FESTIVAL HEADLINED BY
THE POLICE (SATURDAY, AUGUST 4)
AND
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (SUNDAY, AUGUST 5)
Single day tickets will go on sale this Saturday (May 19) at 10:00 AM Eastern Time for the second annual VIRGIN FESTIVAL BY VIRGIN MOBILE. Set for Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5 at the historic Pimlico Race Course® in Baltimore, MD, the two-day festival features a world-class list of bands and DJs, encompassing more than 20 acts per day. Saturday’s line-up includes headliners The Police (in their only area appearance), Beastie Boys, Ben Harper, Modest Mouse, Amy Winehouse and Sasha & John Digweed, while Sunday’s bill features headliners The Smashing Pumpkins (in their only announced U.S. festival date), 311, Wu-Tang Clan, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Deep Dish. Additional acts for the second day will be announced soon.
The 140-acre Pimlico Race Course site is located within a few hours of numerous major metropolitan areas including Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City.
Single day tickets are available for $97.50 for general admission and $250 for single day VIP. Additionally, two-day passes are available at $175 for General Admission and $450 for VIP. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-551-SEAT). A charity donation of $1.50 per day will be applied to each ticket.
The day-by-day line-up as of May 17 is as follows:
| Saturday, Aug 4 | Sunday, Aug 5 | ||||||
| [listed in alpha order] | |||||||
| BEASTIE BOYS | 311 | ||||||
| BOOKA SHADE | BAD BRAINS | ||||||
| CHEAP TRICK | THE CRYSTAL METHOD [DJ set] | ||||||
| FELIX DA HOUSECAT | CSS | ||||||
| FICTION PLANE | DEEP DISH [Dubfire + Sharam] | ||||||
| FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE | DIESELBOY & ANDY C with | ||||||
| THE FRATELLIS | MC GQ and MC Messinian | ||||||
| BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS | GIRL TALK | ||||||
| INCUBUS | INFECTED MUSHROOM | ||||||
| LCD SOUNDSYSTEM | INTERPOL | ||||||
| MIGUEL MIGS [Petalpusher] | M.I.A. | ||||||
| MODEST MOUSE | MATISYAHU | ||||||
| PAOLO NUTINI | THE SMASHING PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PETER BJORN AND JOHN | REGINA SPEKTOR | ||||||
| THE POLICE | SPOON | ||||||
| SASHA & JOHN DIGWEED | VELVET REVOLVER | ||||||
| SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT | WU TANG CLAN | ||||||
| DANNY TENAGLIA | YEAH YEAH YEAHS | ||||||
| TV ON THE RADIO | JAMES ZABIELA | ||||||
| SANDER VAN DOORN | |||||||
| AMY WINEHOUSE | |||||||
More information about Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile can be found at www.virginfestival.com.
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VIRGIN FESTIVAL BY VIRGIN MOBILE 2007: SINGLE DAY TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY, MAY 19 AT 10:00 AM FOR THE TWO-DAY FESTIVAL HEADLINED BY THE POLICE (SATURDAY, AUGUST 4) AND THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (SUNDAY, AUGUST 5)
