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Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2013 will return to Merriweather Post Pavilion
The Virgin Mobile FreeFest — the annual, all-day music festival that brought Jack White, Skrillex, Alabama Shakes and more to the area last October — will return to Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion this year, spokeswoman Audrey Fix...
Tags: Skrillex (music group), Entertainment Events
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Sweetlife Festival to feature Phoenix, Kendrick Lamar, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit and more
For years, the Virgin Mobile FreeFest has been the biggest annual concert with the most consistently impressive lineup in Maryland. Sweetgreen's Sweetlife: A Music and Food Festival has been a recent challenger since it held its first concert four years...
Tags: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (music group), Kid Cudi, Avicii (music group), YouTube, Festive Events
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest brings thousands to Merriweather
Perhaps the strangest, most dizzying scene at Saturday's Virgin Mobile FreeFest at Merriweather Post Pavilion unfolded in the Dance Forest. Some young women wore just glitter, body paint and underwear, while other concertgoers dressed as Teenage Mutant...
Tags: Racism, Homelessness, Virgin Group, Ltd., Nas, Richard Branson
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At Virgin Mobile FreeFest, Future Islands deliver dramatic opening set
With Das Racist calling out sick (the rap group took to Twitter to clarify Heems had strep throat), Baltimore trio Future Islands kicked off Virgin Mobile FreeFest's West stage a little before 1 p.m. at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Lead singer Sam Herring...
Tags: Strep Throat, Virgin Group, Ltd., Baltimore Orioles, Richard Branson, New Products
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Police expect traffic delays for Virgin Mobile FreeFest
Howard County Police are advising motorists to avoid the area around Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday as a crowd of 30,000 is expected to descend on the Columbia music venue for Virgin Mobile FreeFest. Starting at 10 a.m. and ending at midnight,...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Music, Entertainment Events
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest releasing 1,000 extra tickets
We didn't see this coming: Virgin Mobile just announced they will release 1,000 extra FreeFest tickets on Friday. The $20 "Karma" tickets will only be available at the Merriweather Post Pavilion South box office and the 9:30 Club box office from noon...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Jack White, Entertainment Events
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Need to know for Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012
DATE: Oct. 6. Gates open at 11 a.m.; show ends at 10 p.m. WHERE: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia LINEUP: Pavilion Stage Justin Jones — 12:15-1 p.m. Allen Stone — 1:15-2:05 p.m. Tramped by Turtles —...
Tags: Photography and Video, Virgin Group, Ltd., Photography Supplies and Services, Video Supplies and Services, Entertainment Events
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Alabama Shakes steamroll into Virgin Mobile FreeFest
When Alabama Shakes take the Virgin Mobile FreeFest stage on Saturday, the quartet — all from Athens, Alabama — will likely play its biggest hit, "Hold On," within the first few songs. This is a deliberate move, and also a sort of challenge...
Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Adele (music artist), Janis Joplin, Car Safety Tips and Advice, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012 set times announced
Here's the email my inbox has been waiting for: The set-times for Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012 were announced today. Pavilion Stage Justin Jones — 12:15-1 p.m. Allen Stone — 1:15-2:05 p.m. Tramped by Turtles — 2:30-3:30 p.m. Ben Folds...
Tags: Ben Folds, Santigold, ZZ Top (music group), Entertainment Events
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012 free tickets gone, 'Freemium' passes still available
2:45 p.m. update: It's an annual tradition surrounding FreeFest — tickets become available, there's a mad scramble to secure tickets, many hopeful fans miss out on the freebies and then they take to social media outlets to complain. (Check out...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Skrillex (music group), Entertainment Events
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest gets a date: Oct. 6
Details surrounding this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest at Merriweather Post Pavilion are slowly trickling out. It was announced today that this year's FreeFest will take place Saturday, Oct. 6. It will be Merriweather's fourth year hosting the free all-...
Tags: Deadmau5 (music group), TV on the Radio (music group), Entertainment Events
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest will return this year
Details are scarce (actually, make that non-existent), but it's been confirmed to Midnight Sun that the Virgin Mobile FreeFest will return for its seventh year, according to spokeswoman Audrey Fix Schaefer. For the fourth straight year, it will take...
Tags: Deadmau5 (music group), Entertainment Events
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