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V Fest: A Resounding Success

Posted by Jay Yee, Aug 05, 06:34 PM EST

Drawing a crowd of nearly 75,000 punters over last Saturday and Sunday (Aug 4-5), the Virgin Festival in Baltimore played host to reunited headliners Smashing Pumpkins and The Police, as well as the full Wu-Tang Clan (minus O.D.B. R.I.P.), Beastie Boys, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., Felix Da Housecat, Girl Talk, Regina Spektor, Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Miguel Migs, Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini and many others of the underground ilk.

Acts like Brazilian neu-rave band Cansei De Ser Sexy (CSS) and Russian-born Regina Spektor brought together a diversity of styles in the North Stage, while the Dance Tent saw Girl Talk play a seriously fun laptop mix-up selection, Felix Da Housecat unleash banging beats, and M.I.A. serve up tasty treats from her new album Kala. The Beastie Boys kept their new array of instrumentals to a minimum, wisely opting to hone in on their back catalogue. Andy Summers, Sting and Stewart Copeland of The Police finished off the first day with a concise 1 hour set, running through their greatest hits in a matured performance rich with elastic bass lines and frenetic drum work. It was a sweltering weekend in more ways than one, and a fine mid-to-late summer musical festival.

Virgin Festival 2007


FRIDAY \| AUG 29, 2008	V Fest: A Resounding Success Posted by Jay Yee, Aug 05, 06:34 PM EST Drawing a crowd of nearly 75,000 punters over last Saturday and Sunday (Aug 4-5), the Virgin Festival in Baltimore played host to reunited headliners Smashing Pumpkins and The Police, as well as the full Wu-Tang Clan (minus O.D.B. R.I.P.), Beastie Boys, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., Felix Da Housecat, Girl Talk, Regina Spektor, Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Miguel Migs, Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini and many others of the underground ilk. Acts like Brazilian neu-rave band Cansei De Ser Sexy (CSS) and Russian-born Regina Spektor brought together a diversity of styles in the North Stage, while the Dance Tent saw Girl Talk play a seriously fun laptop mix-up selection, Felix Da Housecat unleash banging beats, and M.I.A. serve up tasty treats from her new album *Kala. The Beastie Boys kept their new array of instrumentals to a minimum, wisely opting to hone in on their back catalogue. Andy Summers, Sting* and Stewart Copeland of The Police finished off the first day with a concise 1 hour set, running through their greatest hits in a matured performance rich with elastic bass lines and frenetic drum work. It was a sweltering weekend in more ways than one, and a fine mid-to-late summer musical festival. Virgin Festival 2007 return to listing	artists M.I.A "I can't drive," M.I.A. says flatly. "So I love cars." She's matter-of-fact, answering an... artists Felix Da Housecat Does a cat really have nine lives? Ask Chicago's disco visionary Felix Da Housecat. Six years... releases Kala M.I.A is one of the most watched and creative pop artists in the world right now, skillfully... releases Back To Black Amy Winehouse has already taken over England with her confessional, humorous lyrics and a sound...