FreeFest

Up-and-Coming Bands Will Win a Spot to Perform at Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2011 Presented by Kyocera and Share the Bill with The Black Keys, Deadmau5, Cee Lo Green, Big Sean, and TV on the Radio

Aug. 29, 2011 – Virgin Mobile USA’s fifth annual Book the Band contest is under way. The public has participated in the open casting call on Whooznxt.com by giving their favorite bands the most social media traction, and 10 bands have made it to the final round. The five bands with the most online votes will win "Book the Band" and get to perform at Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2011 presented by Kyocera.

Starting today through Sept. 4, fans can vote for their favorite finalists at www.facebook.com/virginmobilelive. The five winning bands – based on total number of votes by the public – will perform Sept. 10 on the Whooznxt Book the Band stage at FreeFest, at Merriweather Pavilion in Columbia, Md. The winning bands will be announced Sept. 5 on www.facebook.com/virginmobilelive.Read more

The Black Keys, Deadmau5, Cee Lo Green, Big Sean, TV on the Radio, and a dozen other of the year's biggest stories take the stage Saturday, Sept. 10, at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md. Tickets Go "On Free" to Public Friday, July 15, via Virgin Mobile LIVE on Facebook

July 11, 2011 – Founder of Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, along with select Virgin Mobile Live Facebook friends, unveiled the date and lineup for the Virgin Mobile FreeFest presented by Kyocera. The Billboard award-winning festival, known for breaking from traditional music events, delivered the message via a video posted on Virgin Mobile Live's Facebook page. This year it will be free again, and the festival will feature some of the most relevant, important and eclectic artists filling two Main Stages and the Dance Forest.

Virgin Mobile FreeFest will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. The lineup on the Main Stages includes The Black Keys, Deadmau5, Cee Lo Green, TV on the Radio, Patti Smith, Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Okkervil River, Big Sean, Two Door Cinema Club, Alberta Cross, and Bombay Bicycle Club. The Dance Forest will feature James Murphy, Calvin Harris, Ghostland Observatory, !!!, Porter Robinson, Eclectic Method, and Teddybears. Read more