Virgin Festival Ontario Lineup Announced (NIN, The Pixes, Franz Ferdinand)

Today marked the announcement of the final Canadian Virgin Festival which will take place at Burl’s Creek Park in Barrie, Ontario on August 29-30, 2009. Here’s what the initial and impressive looking lineup looks like: Virgin Festival Ontario: August 29-30, 2009 (Burl’s Creek Park, Barrie, ON) August 29, 2009 BEN HARPER & RELENTLESS7, THE PIXIES,…

Virgin Mobile Free Fest (Formerly Virgin Mobile Festival) Lineup Announced

2009 Virgin Mobile Free Fest I have been tracking the developments of this year’s Virgin Mobile Festival for a while, and though it seemed like it might not happen at one point, the producers finally came through and announced the lineup today. Aside from the somewhat uninspiring headliners (a Weezer/Blink-182 combo just doesn’t do it…

Franz Ferdinand (and T.I.) at xXx (Pictures)

T.I. and Franz Ferdinand at xXx (10/11/08) Photos: Bumpershine At the tail end of T.I.’s set, Franz Ferdinand took the stage for a “live mash-up” of T.I.’s current number one single, “Live Your Life”. Then, just before Franz Ferdinand were about to launch into their own material, it looked like the whole party was gonna…

Diesel xXx is Tonight! (Schedule Announced)

Tonight (October 11) on the marge of Lake Lebarge (aka the Brooklyn waterfront) the Diesel xXX party will take place in all of its excessive glory. According to the just released schedule, Franz Ferdinand, T.I., DJ Pelle of The Hives and Chaka Khan have been added to the lineup which already includes M.I.A., Hot Chip…