Virgin Mobile Fest is Free This Year

Although not in New York, the Virgin Mobile Fest in Maryland is only a few hours away. And this year it’s free! Taking place on August 30, 2009, the festival will be at Merriweather Post Pavilion, one of my favorite venues anywhere (and also the namesake of Animal Collective’s last album). Regular free tickets are gone, but you can get free VIP tickets by volunteering. Find out how here. And here is the lineup:

• Blink-182
• Weezer
• Franz Ferdinand
• Girl Talk
• Jet
• Mates of State
• Public Enemy
• Taking Back Sunday
• The Bravery
• The Hold Steady
• The National
• St. Vincent
• Wale

And in the dance tent:

• Danny Howells
• Holy Fuck
• Lee Burridge
• Pete Tong

Kind of weird lineup, but whatever, it’s free!