Virgin Festival Calgary also a go!

By Alex Young on April 20th, 2009 in Festival News/Rumor, News

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Virgin Festival Calgary also a go!

Did we honestly believe Richard Branson was going to disappoint?

Hot on the heels of news that the U.S. Virgin Mobile Festival will return this year – though where is still TBD, comes a report in today’s Calgary Sun that the same can now be said about Virgin Festival Calgary…

After nearly a year of speculation following last June’s highly successful concerts at Fort Calgary, it can be confirmed that V-Fest officials are in negotiation with Canada Olympic Park for a return engagement sometime in August.

While other local venues are apparently being scouted as well, sources say COP is the most likely site for the two-day, 30-band festival, which drew more than 35,000 fans last year.

No word on the acts being considered for this year’s bill, though the Sun goes on to point to AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, Incubus, Katy Perry, M.I.A. and Jason Mraz as possibilities.

Last year, Virgin Festival made its debut in Calgary with a lineup featuring the likes of Stone Temple Pilots, The Flaming Lips, The Tragically Hip, The New Pornographers, and The Fratellis.

As always, more as it develops.

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comments (14)

  • ACDC WO MAN THIS FESTIVAL WON T BE VIRGIN ANYMORE. LET THERE BE ROCK. NOT SO MANY WUSSY BANDS THIS YEAR THE GUYS WANT TO ENJOY THEM SELVES TO. AFTER HAVING THE BEST TIME EVER ACDC WILL ROCK EDMONTON IN AUGUST WO WHAT A SUMMER IT WOULD BE LETS DO IT

    PETE June 30, 2009 at 10:52 am

  • big annoucement tommorow @ 11

    Anonymous June 29, 2009 at 6:51 pm

  • I hope our line up includes MUTEMATH, Incubus and Muse.. I could die happy after that.. well, not until I see Radiohead and Sigur Ros first haha

    mike June 24, 2009 at 4:51 pm

  • Beastie Boys would be cool..

    and I highly doubt that M.I.A. would play. Isn’t she taking some time off to take care of her new baby?

    AC/DC would be awful.. and the same goes for Jason Mraz, and Pearl Jam..

    V Fest sucked last year in my opinion. Stars, Matt Good, City and Colour, The New Pornographers? I love them all but they’re all bands that visit Calgary frequently. Hopefully they have a better line up this year.

    I want to be excited about something in Calgary.

    I don’t want to think “oh, cool, metric… they were here a month ago”

    Anonymous June 15, 2009 at 1:52 am

  • When is the friggin’ line-up going to be announced? I have been very disappointed with the other Vfest Canada line-ups so please turn it around and give Calgary a great Rock & Roll Weekend!!

    T June 14, 2009 at 12:51 am

  • when are tickets and dates being released?

    JOE June 9, 2009 at 9:51 pm

  • We want DJ’s as well! Some electronica would be nice

    Aleks May 29, 2009 at 4:44 pm

  • They should have v fest at Mcmahon Stadium.

    i went to the monsters of rock concert there last year and the shows were great ..but beer lines sucked ! dono how they would pull off two stages though.

    DRAGON May 20, 2009 at 1:57 pm

  • “But AC/DC is already playing a show in Calgary during their current “Black Ice” tour.”

    Unless something has changed in the last few hours, no they aren’t. Their only stop in Alberta is in Edmonton at Commonwealth Stadium. 60,000 tickets sold out in under 3 minutes.

    millax April 22, 2009 at 5:35 pm

  • haha. What a joke. People may be excited for those afformentioned headliners. But AC/DC is already playing a show in Calgary during their current “Black Ice” tour. And Depeche Mode is likely a no go seeing as they are currently only playing Lolla. Also if anyone knows anything, Canadian Olympic Park will not be as successful as last years event for a few reasons.
    1) Its on a goddamn ski hill
    2) Parking is horrendous
    3) There is public transit to the site, but its practically out of the city. And there’s no trains that go out that way.

    bobbyrisigliano April 21, 2009 at 11:45 am

  • holy f. if they get even two of those aforementioned headliners, that will be quite the scoop.

    willlllllllllll April 20, 2009 at 10:48 pm

  • YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    FUCKIN EH BOYS WOOOOOOOO

    TYLER April 20, 2009 at 8:19 pm

  • Bout time we’re hearing something.

    chalms April 20, 2009 at 7:56 pm

  • when oh when will they let us know more about baltimroe lol

    Rooter April 20, 2009 at 6:41 pm

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