Claiming to be the largest music festival on the east coast, the Virgin Mobile Festival will certainly cover the most ground, with three festivals in three cities in June, August, and September. Huge bands like The Who and Red Hot Chili Peppers have played at this event, and this year's lineup will not disappoint. Whether it's hip hop (Lil Wayne), electronic (Armin Van Buuren, Moby), or rock (Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots), there is something for everyone at this festival.
Started as a way to build the Virgin brand in the U.S, the festival has since grown fast. How fast, you say? Try holding three festivals in three different cities to keep up with demand. This year, the festival will be held in Calgary on June 21 & 22, Baltimore on August 9 & 10, and Toronto on September 6 & 7. Most of the bands will stay the same from festival to festival with a few exceptions. Nevertheless, whichever dates you choose to attend, prepare yourself to be impressed along with the 80,000 other attendees expected to show up.
Tickets just went on sale on May 3, but they'll be going fast so make sure to snag them when you can from Ticketmaster. For more information, check out the Virgin Festival website.
Full lineup is as follows:
Virgin Festival Calgary (June 21 & 22)
* Tragically Hip
* Stone Temple Pilots
* Flaming Lips
* Three Days Grace
* Matthew Good
* Stars
* City and Colour
* Corb Lund
* Face To Face
* The New Pornographers
* Constantines
* Attack In Black
* The Dudes
* The Spades
* Pride Tiger
* Crash Parallel
* Ten Second Epic
* Said The Whale
* The Whitesundays
Virgin Mobile Festival Baltimore Day 1 (August 9)
* Foo Fighters
* Jack Johnson
* The Offspring
* Wilco
* Paramore
* Chuck Berry and the Silver Beats
* The Swell Season
* Bloc Party
* Citizen Cope
* Lupe Fiasco
* Duffy
* Rodrigo y Gabriela
* Doroshuk
* KT Tunstall
* Gogol Bordello
* Greetings From My Ass
* Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
* Cat Power
* Underworld
* Ferry Corsten
* Soulwax
* DJ Dan and Donald Glaude
* Erol Alkan
* Steve Lawler
Virgin Mobile Festival Baltimore Day 2 (August 10)
* Stone Temple Pilots
* Nine Inch Nails
* Kanye West
* Bob Dylan
* Iggy & The Stooges
* Lil Wayne
* Moby (DJ set)
* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
* Taking Back Sunday
* The Black Keys
* She & Him
* Shudder To Think
* The Go! Team
* Andrew Bird
* Armin Van Buuren
* Rabbit in the Moon
* Richie Hawtin
* Deadmau5
* Pendulum
* Chromeo
Virgin Festival Toronto Day 1 (September 6)
* Foo Fighters
* Bloc Party
* Spiritualized
* Wintersleep
* Constantines
* MGMT
* The Midway State
Virgin Festival Toronto Day 2 (September 7)
* Oasis
* Paul Weller
* Stereophonics
* The Weakerthans
* The Pigeon Detectives
* The Cribs
* The Wombats