Virgin Festival
I’m trying not to be intensely bitter or disappointed now that the line-up for the Virgin Festival has been announced and the pre-sale has begun. Oh, my disappointment isn’t over the line-up… how could it be? The Police, Beastie Boys, 311, Velvet Revolver, Wu Tang Clan, TV on the Radio, Interpol, the Fratellis, Amy Winehouse, oh did I mention THE POLICE? are all going to be just up the road at Pimilico. Okay, my disappointment might be at the $175 (ouch) ticket price and the fact that at the moment, only 2-day tickets are available. One-day passes will go on sale at a later date, availablility pending.
No, my disappointment is that I will be flying back from India on the first day of the festival, Saturday, August 4 and not getting to Dulles until 7:00 p.m. And I have severe doubts at my ability to rally for a concert the next day, even if I could get a one day pass for Sunday. Okay, if it were U2 I’d be there, but I don’t see it happening.
If you have the pre-sale password, tickets are onsale now at Ticketmaster through 10 p.m. Otherwise, the general onsale is Saturday, May 5 at 10 a.m.