The Virgin Mobile FreeFest returns to scenic Merriweather Post Pavilion on September 25th for the second year in a row boasting a ridiculous lineup that includes Pavement, LCD Soundsystem and Chromeo. Also on the bill is Jimmy Eat World, Thievery Corporation, M.I.A., T.I., Ludacris, Joan Jett, Thievery Corporation, Yeasayer, The Temper Trap, Matt & Kim, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes. And those are just the main stage acts.
The “Dance Forest” stage will host Sleigh Bells, Die Antwoord, Modeselektor, Neon Indian and the aforementioned Chromeo. As if that wasn’t enough for the fee of zero dollars, Trombone Shorty will lead a second line parade. Our friends at Consequence of Sound have the scoop on securing tickets…
Free tickets to the free festival will be available starting Saturday, July 24th at 10 AM EST via Ticketfly.com. Virgin Mobile customers and previous Virgin Mobile Festival ticket holders from the past four years will be invited via text and email to a private “free-sale” (much like a pre-sale, except free) to be held Friday, July 23rd.
Ticketfly is waiving all service charges when fans pick up their FreeFest tickets at Merriweather or the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. or print the tickets at home. Customers also have the option to have their tickets delivered by mail for a nominal fee.
Also available will be premium tickets, which provides Pavilion seating, with a portion of the ticket price going to support homeless youth charities.
As with the previous three years, we’ll have a full report from this year’s Virgin Mobile FreeFest shortly after the event concludes.
