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Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry Join Usual Suspects For Virgin Fest 2008

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Some details leaked a few weeks back, but now you can peruse the full line-up for Virgin's Baltimore stop and decide whether to shell out the $175 (plus $175 for gas). The third annual Virgin East Coast delivers some familiar festival faces to Pimlico Race Course August 9 and 10: Kanye, NIN, and the omnipresent Jack Johnson (he's like God in that way). If Paramore's not your thing, rock pioneers Chuck Berry and Bob Dylan will be on hand. Big names in the dance tent (Moby, Underworld), too.

SATURDAY 8/9
Bloc Party, Cat Power, Chuck Berry and The Silver Beats, Citizen Cope, Duffy, Foo Fighters, Gogol Bordello, Jack Johnson, KT Tunstall, Lupe Fiasco, The Offspring, Paramore, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Swell Season, Wilco

Dance tent: DJ Dan & Donald Glaude, Erol Alkan, Ferry Corsten, Soul Wax, Steve Lawler, Underworld

SUNDAY 8/10
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bob Dylan, The Go! Team, Iggy & The Stooges, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nine Inch Nails, She & Him, Shudder to Think, Stone Temple Pilots, Taking Back Sunday

Dance tent: Armin van Buuren, Chromeo, Deadmau5, Moby (DJ Set), Pendulum, Richie Hawtin

Tix on sale this Saturday through Ticketmaster. More info at virginmobilefestival.com.

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5 Comments

Lollapalooza's a better deal.

Posted by: tyler at 04/28/08 12:11 PM | Reply
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Half of these acts are shit.

Posted by: Allah at 04/28/08 12:37 PM | Reply
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Yeah they did a good job of putting the decent acts across two days so we'd have to pay more...lame.

Posted by: HoopaJoop profile link at 04/28/08 12:57 PM | Reply
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jetblak22

i want that lil wayne shirt.

Posted by: jetblak22 profile link at 04/28/08 2:16 PM | Reply
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Colin

I'm excited, but not as excited as I wish I was.

Posted by: Colin profile link at 04/28/08 5:56 PM | Reply
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