If you haven't seen the lineup announced today for the FRIGGIN' SPECTACULAR Virgin Festival 2007 in Baltimore, let me save you the time of having to look it up. (Especially awesome artists appear in bold because I felt like it.)
Aug. 4
* The Police
* Beastie Boys
* Modest Mouse
* Incubus
* TV On The Radio
* LCD Soundsystem
* Fountains Of Wayne
* Peter Bjorn and John
* Sasha and John Digweed
* The Fratellis
* Danny Tenaglia
* Amy Winehouse
* Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
* Sander Van Doorn
* Shout Out Out Out Out
* Cheap Trick
* Felix Da Housecat
* Paolo Nutini
* Booka Shade
* Miguel Migs
* Fiction Plane
Aug. 5
* The Smashing Pumpkins
* 311
* Interpol
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs
* Velvet Revolver
* Chris Cornell
* The Crystal Method
* Wu Tang Clan
* Matisyahu
* Girl Talk
* Bad Brains
* Deep Dish
* Regina Spektor
* Spoon
* Dieselboy and Andy C
* M.I.A.
* Infected Mushroom
* CSS
* James Zabiela
I think I squeezed out a few tears of joy when I read the lineup this morning. I'm probably most excited by the idea of a Pumpkins reunion but my excitement is watered down a bit since it's only Billy and Jimmy, and who really gives a crap about Jimmy anyway? But Billy makes the band much like Trent Reznor makes Nine Inch Nails and Dave Grohl makes Foo Fighters, so that's what matters.
Who's coming with me!?!?!
C'mon man, give Modest Mouse some love.
And are you willing to shell out $175 for the "Best. Concert. Ever."?
I don't dislike Modest Mouse at all, I just haven't gotten around to listening to a full album of theirs. I will someday soon, I'm sure, but I didn't want to appear to be a fake fan since I've really only heard their singles.
And yes, $175 is totally worth it for the best concert ever. I paid $140 to see U2 for 2 hours. This is $35 more for like 20 hours! I'm a concert whore, what can I say.
There are alot of bands I like on that list. I probably would go except I'll be seeing Linkin Park at least once that month and I'll have to travel to the shows.
Talk about being a concert whore, I've travelled across the country... for a concert... with a band I'd already seen live.
I think it's safe to say that I understand your mania.