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VFest Toronto: Day 2
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
I guess if you could sum up day 2, it would go down as the day that was too freezing to be August. And also again: where was the crowd? And also also: kind of an improvement over day 1. Wellll, here’s the thing. Move Grizzly Bear and Franz Ferdinand to day 2, and we’ve got ourselves a winner.
Read our thoughts about some of the sets and leer at our photos after the jump!
(PS: Day 1 photos and review here)
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Tags: Cold War Kids, concerts, festivals, gallery, mute math, n*e*r*d, nine inch nails, our lady peace, photos, vfest, virgin festival
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VFest Toronto: Day 1
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
If you’re a VFest fan/follower/loyal participant/lover, then you know the story by now: Ontario’s festival was to be moved from Toronto Island to Burl’s Creek, where camping and hippie-like festivities were to take place. Unfortunately, due to low ticket sales and a general lack of enthusiasm, the organizer’s decided to move el festival-o back to Toronto - but this time at Molson Amphitheatre.
A crack team of music enthusiasts and part time assassins scoped out the scene only to discover that attendance was lacking (although it filled out for Nine Inch Nails) and it turns out that the vibe was way less drunken festival-y and way more tipsy do-gooder. Still, a pleasant and even awesome time was had by all.
Read our thoughts on some sets on day 1 AND check out our snazzy gallery featuring pics of Franz Ferdinand, Grizzly Bear, Sloan and the Pixies after the jump!
(PS: Click here to see our Day 2 photos and review!)
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Tags: concerts, festivals, Franz Ferdinand, gallery, grizzly bear, photos, Pixies, sloan, vfest, virgin festival
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VFest Ontario: Win Tickets!
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
If you’ve been paying attention, y’all know the deal. If you haven’t, then I’m totally eating this cookie I had saved just for you.
We’re giving away some coveted wristbands for next weekend’s festival (August 29 & 30) at Molson Amphitheatre, where you can see bizzands like Franz Ferdinand, The Pixies, Nine Inch Nails, N*E*R*D, Pet Shop Boys, Our Lady Peace, Grizzly Bear, Mew and Lights!
If you’re looking at your empty paws wondering why they’re not being warmed by the sexy caress of tickets, click below and try your luck. We’ve got one grand prize: a pair of tickets for BOTH days… BUT we’re also giving away three more pairs of tickets - and you can choose the day you want to attend. Make sense? GOOD. Do your theeng. We’ll pick winners next Wednesday!
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VFest Ontario Moved To Humane Location!
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
THIS JUST IN: VFest Ontario will no longer take place at Burl’s Creek, which would have required many festival-goers to camp out and find methods of travel (I had settled on hover boots). Instead, the two day concert will go down at Molson Amphitheatre, which makes me verrrrrry happy. It’s no Toronto Island, but as a lady with no car, no tent, a bad track record with stolen laptops/cameras and a passive attachment to the festival lineup, things just GOT A LOT BETTER!
Now, things are looking up: a couple days to chill with Grizzly Bear, N*E*R*D, Mew, Franz Ferdinand, Cold War Kids, Daniel Merriweather, Thunderheist, Nine Inch Nails, The Pixies? Pretty swell-ass way to end a month. Plus, your ticket will also gain you access to the CNE.
Gonna be interesting to see the switch - will seating apply? Hmmm…
UPDATE: Check out the seating information and FAQ! Looks like there will be assigned seating…
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VFest Calgary: Win Tix!
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Eyes on the prize you Alberta yahooligans! We’re giving away some tickets for next weekend’s Virgin Festival, (August 8-9) featuring performances from Pearl Jam, Billy Talent, Metric, k-OS, Tokyo Police Club, Arkells and more!
If you’re looking at your empty paws wondering why they’re not being warmed by the sexy caress of tickets, click below and try your luck! We’ve got one grand prize: a pair of tickets for BOTH days… BUT we’re also giving away three more pairs of tickets - and you can choose the day you want to attend. Make sense? GOOD. Do your theeng. We’ll pick winners next week!
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VFest BC: Win Tix!
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Eyes on the prize you BC yahooligans! We’re giving away some tickets for next weekend’s Virgin Festival, featuring performances from The Roots, Metric, Broken Social Scene, Sonic Youth, De La Soul, k-OS and more!
If you’re looking at your empty paws wondering why they’re not being warmed by the sexy caress of tickets, click below and try your luck! We’ve got one grand prize: a pair of tickets for BOTH days… BUT we’re also giving away three more pairs of tickets - and you can choose the day you want to attend. Make sense? GOOD. Do your theeng. We’ll pick winners on Wednesday!
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Virgin Festival Ontario: Lineup
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Weeks and weeks and weeks of waiting, and it turns out that the Nine Inch Nails leak is probably the highlight of Ontario’s V-Fest. A partial lineup was announced this morning and there are some gems for sure - Grizzly Bear, The Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, N.E.R.D. (for me!!!!) - otherwise we’re feeling kinda lukewarm about it so far. Can’t wait to see who gets added to the bill!
And remember kids, VFest isn’t a Toronto Island spectacular anymore… it’s in Barrie. Eeeeek. So if you’re psyched about the lineup so far, start planning your weekend! Who’s gonna be camping, huh?!
See the full lineup (so far) after the jump:
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VFest Ontario Acts Leaked?
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
By this time last year we all knew that Foo Fighters and Oasis would be headlining VFest and just waiting on smaller acts to be announced. This year however, it’s totally different. The date and venue haven’t even been announced and that’s kind of a bummer because I’ve enjoyed the past four VFests.
There have been a bunch of rumors that this years VFest would not take place on the island and instead would be somewhere in Orillia. This rumor may have been unofficially confirmed yesterday when Toronto artist Thunderheist & New York based artist Trouble Andrew both updated their MySpace tour listings and added a Virgin Festival - Toronto date for August 30 with the venue being in Orillia, ON.
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Tags: nin, nine inch nails, thunderheist, vfest, virgin festival
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Virgin Fest Alberta Announced
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Virgin Fest just announced the lineup for their Alberta stop this summer. The festival will take place August 8 & 9 at Canada Olympic Park.
Saturday August 8th sees grunge rockers Pearl Jam headline the night. Other acts playing the Saturday are k-os, Thunderheist, Arkells, Mother Mother & The Cliks.
Sunday August 9th sees Canadian rockers Billy Talent, Metric & Tokyo Police Club play followed by White Lies & Shout Out Out Out Out.
Tickets for Vfest Alberta go on sale on Saturday July 4 @ 10am.
Let me know what you think of the lineup and if you plan to attend the weekend festival (of course that’s if you live in Alberta or are willing to travel)
With this announcement out of the way, it leaves for one more. The Ontario announcement, who do you think will headline this year’s festival?
Tags: arkells, billy talent, metric, pearl jam, vfest, virgin fest
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Virgin Festival Halifax: Lineup Announced
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Schizophrenia!!!
That’s how I would describe this year’s Virgin Festival so far - at least when it comes to Montreal vs Halifax.
Hali’s lineup was just announced, and it’s a complete 180 from Montreal’s. Whereas Quebec will see acts like Black Eyed Peas, Akon and NKOTB, Nova Scotia will get:
The Tragically Hip
The Offspring
Metric
Dinosaur Jr
Hey Rosetta!
Plants and Animals
Arkells
The site says that more will be announced. If I was still living in NS, I’d probably buy the ticket just for Metric, Plants and Animals and Dinosaur Jr .. wait, they cost $75.50?!?!?! *Cough* Okaaaaaay then. Whooo nelly. Anyway, tix go on sale this Saturday and The Big Day goes down on Saturday, July 4. Nova Scotia roll call, haaaayyy?!
Tags: concerts, halifax, vfest, virgin festival
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