
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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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
big annoucement tommorow @ 11
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
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”
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!!
when are tickets and dates being released?
We want DJ’s as well! Some electronica would be nice
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.
“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.
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.
holy f. if they get even two of those aforementioned headliners, that will be quite the scoop.
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FUCKIN EH BOYS WOOOOOOOO
Bout time we’re hearing something.
when oh when will they let us know more about baltimroe lol