V Fest Will Be Where It Should Be

That's right, Virgin Festival Ontario is back where it should be. Because of low ticket sales, the CNW Group announced yesterday that they are moving the event from Burl's Creek back to Toronto. It'll be taking place on August 29th and 30th at the Molson Ampitheatre and tickets include admission to the CNE. It's a huge step forward, moving it back to the city, but I disagree with seating for a festival. It takes away from the free-spirited nature of a music festival, doesn't it?

The Lineup hasn't changed much since our last update, other than Pitbull being announced as the headliner for the Virgin Radio Stage...

LOL.

Oh wait, you're being serious?

SATURDAY the 29th line-up:
Ben Harper & the Relentless7
the Pixies
Frans Ferdinand
Paolo Nutini
Grizzly Bear
Lights
Mates of State
Sloan
Down With Webster
Plants & Animals
Rural Alberta Advantage
Iglu & Hartly
Anjulie
Candy Coated Killahz
Pitbull

SUNDAY the 30th line-up:
Nine Inch Nails
Pet Shop Boys
Our Lady Peace
N.E.R.D.
Cold War Kids
Mute Math
Mew
Coeur de Pirate
Von Bondies
Thunderheist
Data Rock
Hypercrush
Trouble Andrew
Silver Starling
D'ubervilles
Sean Kingston
Melanie Fiona
The New Cities

Here's the official statement if you want to read it in full.

V Fest Ontario?! Well it's about fraggin' time!

Who else thought that time was standing still because the details for Virgin Festival Ontario were taking so damn long? Well the clock has started ticking once again, and the results are trickling in.


Virgin Festival Toronto Orillia being held on the weekend of Saturday August 29th and Sunday August 30th at Burl's Creek Park... Where the fuck is that?



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Ohhhhh.... Wait, where?!

SATURDAY the 29th line-up:
Ben Harper & the Relentless7
the Pixies
Frans Ferdinand
Paolo Nutini
Grizzly Bear
Lights
Mates of State
Sloan
Down With Webster
Plants & Animals
Rural Alberta Advantage
Iglu & Hartly
Anjulie
Candy Coated Killahz

SUNDAY the 30th line-up:
Nine Inch Nails
Pet Shop Boys
Our Lady Peace
N.E.R.D.
Cold War Kids
Mute Math
Mew
Coeur de Pirate
Von Bondies
Thunderheist
Data Rock
Hypercrush
Trouble Andrew
Silver Starling
D'ubervilles
Sean Kingston
Melanie Fiona
The New Cities

There's more to be added to that line-up of course, and that requires more waiting. I'll be updating this list as it progresses. It's just a shame that Reading is being held on the same weekend, so half of the bands that we may have been hoping for are going to be off on the other side of the world.