Festivals in Brief: August 25 – September 1

By Michael Hickey on September 1st, 2010

A recap of the latest news and rumors.

Canadian Virgin Festivals scrapped for 2010

By Alex Young on June 3rd, 2010

It’s the economy, stupid.

CoS remembers the year that was 2009

By Alex Young on December 31st, 2009

Before we turn the page on the 2000s, we wanted to take one more look at the year that was the last 365 days.

Blink-182, Weezer, Public Enemy, The National head revamped Virgin Mobile FreeFest

By Alex Young on June 24th, 2009

Now, with a new name, location, set-up, and cost…

Update: Virgin Mobile Festival is now just a one-day, pavilion event

By Alex Young on June 23rd, 2009

As rumored, the Virgin Mobile Festival, which has previously featured such acts as The Police, Smashing Pumpkins, The Who, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Foo Fighters, has indeed been downsized and moved to a new location. This year’s edition will take place on August 30th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. A lineup [...]

Update: Virgin Mobile Festival ’09 is a go!

By Alex Young on April 3rd, 2009

Earlier today, we noted of what looked to be the impending cancellation of this year’s Virgin Mobile Festival. However, just a few hours later, Jayne Wallace, director of corporate communications for Virgin Mobile, has revealed to the Baltimore Sun that the Baltimore based music festival is in fact scheduled to return this summer. “Nothing in [...]

Festivals in Brief: Wakarusa, Gathering of the Vibes, ACL, Virgin Festival, and more!

By Alex Young on April 3rd, 2009

A new day, a new slew of festival news. Let’s round up all the important info in today’s edition of CoS’ Festivals in Brief: Wakarusa Music Festival: And the additions keep on coming for Wakarusa. Fresh off the unveiling of the Interstellar Meltdown late night electro action of epic proportions, the Ozark, Arkansas based festival [...]

CoS at Virgin: Day 2

By E.N. May on August 13th, 2008

Day two continued with the great weather, and even came with a few surprises and disappointments. After finally getting some helpful parking, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was first up after the strange and offensive opening set by Book the Band winners, Hollywood Undead. No one knew how to take these frauds as they  stopped performing [...]

CoS at Virgin: Day 1

By E.N. May on August 12th, 2008

Now in its third year, the Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore MD has now made itself the premier festival for the mid-Atlantic region, and thanks to this years lineup, is now known for covering the pop-music spectrum. It was a beautiful weekend for a festival, as temperatures never got too hot, [...]