Today, Virgin Mobile finally announced the line up for the 2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest Presented By LG! And as we said in an earlier article selected fans helped to announce the lineup via Virgin Mobile Live’s(@virginmlive) Twitter Page! This was part of the guest the lineup contest. And the best part of the Festival is that it is completely free, the hard part is getting tickets. Once again this years FreeFest will be at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Saturday October 6, 2012! The lineup for the 2 Main Stages includes Skrillex, Jack White, ZZ Top, Alabama Shakes, Allen Stone, Trampled by Turtles, Portugal. The Man, Das Racist, Future Islands, Ben Folds Five, The Dismemberment Plan, Justin Jones, Santigold, NAS, and M83. The Dance Forest will feature Porter & Zedd (Back to Back), Thomas Gold, Alvin Risk and Penguin Prison, Above & Beyond, and more. Tickets for the 2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest presented by LG will go “On Free” to the public at noon (EDT) Friday, Aug. 24, via ticketfly.com. There will be a pre sale on Thursday, Aug. 23, Virgin Mobile customers and past attendees of the festival will get an email about the pre sale. And those who follow Virgin Mobile Live(@virginmlive) Twitter, will get more information on the pre-sale as well. Going on sale will also a limited number of “FREEMIUM PACKAGES,” which include admission to the festival, a charitable donation to Virgin Mobile USA’s youth homelessness initiatives, a FreeFest T-shirt, a souvenir cup that comes with free fountain drinks throughout the festival, and early admission to the grounds. You will be able to get them from 9:30 Club and Merriweather Post Pavilionbox offices or from Ticketfly. Virgin Mobile also asks that you consider making a donation too The RE*Generation, Virgin Mobile’s initiative to end youth homelessness. This year’s donation will be used to build, open, and run the new “RE*Generation House,” a homeless youth shelter developed by Sasha Bruce Youthwork. We will update you with more information when more details are announced. You will be able to pick up tickets from Merriweather or the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., or print the tickets out online. TicketFly is waiving all of the service charges, to make the tickets completely free. For more information check out the press release below!
Press Release
Virgin Mobile USA Announces Lineup for
2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest Presented by LG
Jack White, Skrillex, M83, NAS, ZZ Top, Santigold, Alabama Shakes and a dozen more to play the largest annual free music event in the country
Tickets go “On Free” to public Friday, Aug. 24
Today the lineup for the 2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest presented by LG was announced by select fans who took part in a contest to guess the lineup on Virgin Mobile’s Twitter page (@virginmlive). The Billboard award-winning festival, known for the inventive and unexpected experience in addition to unforgettable performances, will be hosted again for free. The festival will feature some of the most talked about, most appreciated, most relevant and most eclectic artists – filling two Main Stages and the Dance Forest.
Virgin Mobile FreeFest presented by LG will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. The lineup on the Main Stages includes Jack White, Skrillex, M83, NAS, ZZ Top, Santigold, Alabama Shakes, Ben Folds Five, The Dismemberment Plan, Allen Stone, Trampled by Turtles, Portugal. The Man, Das Racist, Future Islands and Justin Jones. The Dance Forest will feature Above & Beyond, Porter & Zedd (Back to Back), Thomas Gold, Nervo, Alvin Risk and Penguin Prison, plus others to be announced. You can view the photo gallery of fans announcing the lineup on Virgin Mobile Live.
“After three years of crazy press and feedback, bands start to line up early to be on the ‘It-List,’” said Seth Hurwitz, chairman of I.M.P. and Virgin Mobile FreeFest producer. “Fortunately, since the tickets go in minutes, we can wait until much later than most festivals to book the absolute best stories of the moment.”
How to get tickets to FreeFest
Tickets to the 2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest presented by LG will go “On Free” to the public at noon (EDT) Friday, Aug. 24, via ticketfly.com. Fans who choose to follow Virgin Mobile Live on Twitter (@virginmlive) will see a link to participate in the private presale, which will be held Thursday, Aug. 23. Virgin Mobilecustomers and prior Virgin Mobile Festival ticket buyers will get special notification of the presale in advance as well.
“We’ve had a really big year at Virgin,” said Ron Faris, head of brand marketing, Virgin Mobile USA. “Now it’s time to celebrate. FreeFest is back – bigger than ever. We can’t wait to share this free day of music with all our fans, especially the ones who helped us announce it.”
As always, fans will be encouraged to make a donation to The RE*Generation, Virgin Mobile’s initiative to end youth homelessness. Proceeds raised to date built Virgin Mobile’s new “RE*Generation House,” a homeless youth shelter developed by Sasha Bruce Youthwork. This year’s donations will open the house and provide support to a community of homeless youth. More details about this will follow shortly.
Last year Virgin Mobile FreeFest’s free tickets were scooped up in just minutes, and 50,000 people attended. In keeping with the “free” mantra, Ticketfly is waiving all service charges on free tickets when fans pick them up at Merriweather or the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., or print their tickets at home.
There will be a limited number of FreeFest “FREEMIUM PACKAGES,” which include admission to the festival, a charitable donation to Virgin Mobile USA’s youth homelessness initiatives, a FreeFest T-shirt, a souvenir cup that comes with free fountain drinks throughout the festival, and early admission to the grounds. FREEMIUM tickets are available via Ticketfly or at the 9:30 Club and Merriweather Post Pavilionbox offices.
“Virgin Mobile FreeFest is one of the biggest, most talked about music festivals of the year, and LG is thrilled to be part of this cultural phenomenon,” said Tim O’Brien, vice president of mobile phone brand marketing for LG Electronics USA.
LG Electronics will be presenting this year’s festival and designing an onsite experience catered to concertgoers featuring the exclusive mobile phone for the event, the LG Optimus Elite from Virgin Mobile USA. This device comes equipped with the new application – The LG QuickMemo feature – so concertgoers can capture photos and other content, then draw graphics, write notes and share with their friends, all with just a few swipes of a finger.
