Virgin Festival Tickets: Foo Fighters/Oasis - Sept 6th and 7th, 2008 - Toronto Island

[clarkey]

The Virgin Festival (http://www.virginfestival.ca/toronto/) recently announced the headliners:

DAY 1: Saturday Sept 6
Foo Fighters
Bloc Party
Spiritualized
Wintersleep
Constantines

DAY 2: Sunday Sept 7
Oasis
Paul Weller
Stereophonics
The Weakerthans
The Pigeon Detectives

Tickets are on sale starting Saturday, but you can get them through Ticketmaster's pre-sale (already underway, password is LYLA) (http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10004079A17573E5) or from Futureshop (who seem to be selling them already, sans password) (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0770HDS0010076619).

[Electricute]

wow a festival full of virgins, I'm so there

[kiz5]

The Entertainment Forum (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17) would be more appropriate for this, as this isn't a Hot Deal.

[kent_f]

$159 is a lot of money for a festival with so little bands. I paid $154 for the Sasquatch Festival and it has this line-up:

Saturday, May 24

R.E.M. / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / The New Pornographers / The National / Ozomatli / Beirut / Dengue Fever / Fleet Foxes / The Breeders / Okkervil River / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Destroyer / Kathleen Edwards / The Whigs / Dead Confederate / Newton Faulkner / Grand Archives / David Bazan / Joshua Morrison / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Throw Me The Statue / The Shaky Hands / Grand Hallway
Sunday, May 25th

Sunday, May 25th

The Cure / Death Cab For Cutie / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Presidents of the United States of America / Cold War Kids / Blue Scholars / 65daysofstatic / Tegan & Sara / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Kooks / Mates of State / Rogue Wave / White Rabbits / The Heavenly States / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Morning Benders / The Blakes / Sera Cahoone / Cancer Rising / The Cops / J. Tillman / "Awesome"

Monday, May 26th

The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / The Mars Volta / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Built To Spill / The Hives / Matt Costa / Yeasayer / Ghostland Observatory / Jamie Lidell / Battles / The Cave Singers / The Little Ones / Pela / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Delta Spirit / Kinski / Dyme Def / Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground / Say Hi / Siberian / Whalebones / The Choir Practice

Plus they're announcing the comedy tent performers in the next few weeks.

[Nacho]

$159 is a lot of money for a festival with so little bands. I paid $154 for the Sasquatch Festival and it has this line-up:

They have only announced the headliners so far. Last year they had 4 venues each day going from 12pm-10pm, and then just the headline stage after 10pm. There will be many more to come, and well worth the price :) I flew up to TO for this last year, and may do so again!

[JonJubeTube]

$159 is a lot of money for a festival with so little bands. I paid $154 for the Sasquatch Festival and it has this line-up:

Saturday, May 24

R.E.M. / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / The New Pornographers / The National / Ozomatli / Beirut / Dengue Fever / Fleet Foxes / The Breeders / Okkervil River / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Destroyer / Kathleen Edwards / The Whigs / Dead Confederate / Newton Faulkner / Grand Archives / David Bazan / Joshua Morrison / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Throw Me The Statue / The Shaky Hands / Grand Hallway
Sunday, May 25th

Sunday, May 25th

The Cure / Death Cab For Cutie / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Presidents of the United States of America / Cold War Kids / Blue Scholars / 65daysofstatic / Tegan & Sara / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Kooks / Mates of State / Rogue Wave / White Rabbits / The Heavenly States / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Morning Benders / The Blakes / Sera Cahoone / Cancer Rising / The Cops / J. Tillman / "Awesome"

Monday, May 26th

The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / The Mars Volta / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Built To Spill / The Hives / Matt Costa / Yeasayer / Ghostland Observatory / Jamie Lidell / Battles / The Cave Singers / The Little Ones / Pela / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Delta Spirit / Kinski / Dyme Def / Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground / Say Hi / Siberian / Whalebones / The Choir Practice

Plus they're announcing the comedy tent performers in the next few weeks.

Where are you staying?

[Sephora]

Damn, that is one hell of a lineup, and a great looking venue.

I'm going to see Fleet Foxes and Blitzen Trapper next week at the El Mocambo.

I hadn't heard of FF before, but they're friggin' awesome; I may even prefer them to BT.

[Sephora]

Oh, and Presidents of the USA?

Glad to see they're still around, but is their new stuff any good? (Presuming they have new stuff? I guess Peaches will never get old.)

[swiftfox]

$159 is a lot of money for a festival with so little bands. I paid $154 for the Sasquatch Festival and it has this line-up:

Saturday, May 24

R.E.M. / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / The New Pornographers / The National / Ozomatli / Beirut / Dengue Fever / Fleet Foxes / The Breeders / Okkervil River / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Destroyer / Kathleen Edwards / The Whigs / Dead Confederate / Newton Faulkner / Grand Archives / David Bazan / Joshua Morrison / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Throw Me The Statue / The Shaky Hands / Grand Hallway
Sunday, May 25th

Sunday, May 25th

The Cure / Death Cab For Cutie / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Presidents of the United States of America / Cold War Kids / Blue Scholars / 65daysofstatic / Tegan & Sara / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Kooks / Mates of State / Rogue Wave / White Rabbits / The Heavenly States / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Morning Benders / The Blakes / Sera Cahoone / Cancer Rising / The Cops / J. Tillman / "Awesome"

Monday, May 26th

The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / The Mars Volta / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Built To Spill / The Hives / Matt Costa / Yeasayer / Ghostland Observatory / Jamie Lidell / Battles / The Cave Singers / The Little Ones / Pela / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Delta Spirit / Kinski / Dyme Def / Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground / Say Hi / Siberian / Whalebones / The Choir Practice

Plus they're announcing the comedy tent performers in the next few weeks.


There are alot more bands at this event, but (for me at least), Oasis and FF's alone blow your lineup away.

Frankly the only lineup that would top Oasis and FF's for me would include Rage and the REAL Smashing Pumpkins.

[kent_f]

Where are you staying?

Camping is available for $100 per carload for the duration of the festival. The campgrounds are a short walk (5 minutes) from the venue gates.

[TheGamer2400]

Foo Fighters suck. Oasis and Bloc Party - I wouldn't mind seeing.

[swiftfox]

Foo Fighters suck. Oasis and Bloc Party - I wouldn't mind seeing.

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