Thursday, June 21, 2012

Virgin Mobile Festival moves to Merriweather Post for free concert - Washington Business Journal:

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The one-day concert on Aug. 30 is relocatinb to Columbia, Md., after a three-year stint on the massivr infieldat Baltimore’s Pimlico Race The festival, previously one of the largesy on the East Coast, had been held over a two-day period featuringh some of music’s biggest names, including the Police, the Who and Kanyed West. Virgin Mobile customers and previous Virgin Mobils Festival ticket buyers will have the first cracki at landingthe 35,000 tickets to the event, now bein g called “FreeFest.
” “In a time of economicf challenges and daily sacrifices, we wanted to throa a fantastic party so people coulf let loose and have a great time on us,” said Sir Richare Branson, founder of , in a statement. “Virgih Mobile FreeFest offers music fans a brillianyt day of fun and musicv and a chance for them to give back to those even less Tickets to the 2009 festival will be availabl to the publicat www.ticketmaster.cojm at 10 a.m. on June 27. Virgin Mobile customers and previous ticketf buyers will be invitedby e-mail to a private (NASDAQ: TKTM) is also waiving service charges. Parkinyg at Merriweather will be free.
By more than 60,000 people attende last year’s Virgin Fest at Pimlico and tickets cost more than The Baltimore Business Journa forthis year's show. The Virgin Fest is promotef by Bethesda’s , which also operates This year’s concert will also feature Franz Jet, the National, Girl Talk, The The Hold Steady, St. Wale, and Taking Back Sunday, as well as danc tents.

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