On Saturday, the Virgin Mobile FreeFest dodged rainy forecasts and generally moved forward on the Merriweather Post Pavilion grounds with the efficiency and grace of a Tony Romo drive, at least for the first three quarters. The Ferris wheel was steady; burritos in the press tent were easy to smuggle; no one in the dance [...]
On a scale between "click on a link" and "volunteer for at-risk youth," this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest lineup is worth, say, assembling toiletry kits at a drop-in center for the homeless. What the cornerstone back-to-school party lacks in area talent and a discernible, reliable musical identity, it compensates for with exhausting marketing.
While the gimmicky stylings [...]
IMP has announced set times for the Virgin Mobile FreeFest on Sept. 10 at Merriweather. Here's the takeaway: If you want to see both TV on the Radio and James Murphy, you won't be able to catch both of their sets in full. You're gonna have to stick around for 45 minutes of Murphy's set [...]
Though frustration abounded yesterday morning, everyone unable to get Virgin Mobile FreeFest tickets during the exclusive pre-sale could at least look forward to 10 a.m. today, when tickets to the free music festival were made available to the general public.
But for many, the technical problems on Ticketfly—restricted access, error messages, unprocessed transactions—happened again, leaving hordes of angry Deadmau5 fans ready [...]
If you'd been looking forward to seeing Patti Smith, Deadmau5, or any of the other acts playing this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest, there's a chance you suffered some disappointment this morning. A pre-sale giveaway—offering up free tickets to Virgin Mobile users and attendees of previous festivals—sold out in about 10 minutes. Apparently some people had [...]
No need to get fancy with the lede. Here's the lineup for this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest, set for Sept. 10 at Merriweather Post Pavillion:
Spread across two mainstages: The Black Keys, Deadmau5, Cee Lo Green, TV on the Radio, Patti Smith, Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Okkervil River, Big [...]
Feel-Good Hit of the Fall: David Malitz is already taking a stab at this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest lineup. Foo Fighters: too famous? TV on the Radio: What does that gap in their touring schedule mean, man?
Much More Than "Don't Worry, Be Happy": Also at WaPo, Chris Richards asks whether it's time to get reacquainted [...]
The 2010 Virgin Mobile FreeFest took place at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, and while it didn't have quite the heavy-hitting lineup of last year's, it still had a nice cross-section of music and non-music events. The D.C. area is a smidge less humid in September than in August, and the day's weather was lovely. [...]
Now that the dust has settled—and I mean settled into my nose, 'neath my fingernails, and in every other crevice of my body—let's talk about what we learned at yesterday's FreeFest at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Things like:
- Toward the end of the day, the beer dropped in price by $1 (a 24 0z. Bud was going [...]
By now, this might be ancient history in Internet time; but after the jump, check out a quick preview of the 200+ photos in the full gallery. Plus, I've penned my thoughts on each of the festival acts in two sentences or less. Keep in mind that in my effort to cover every band, I [...]
