Virgin Mobile FreeFest! Hold Steady, Weezer, PE, GT
By Team JamBase Jun 24, 2009 • 10:26 am PDT

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Those scheduled to appear at this year’s FreeFest include Weezer, Blink-182, Franz Ferdinand, Public Enemy, Jet, The National, Girl Talk, The Bravery, The Hold Steady, St. Vincent, Wale, and Taking Back Sunday, as well as dance tent favorites that include Pete Tong, Danny Howells and Lee Burridge. The lineup of bands is now available at www.virginmobilefreefest.com.
The event is free, but fans still need to secure tickets through TicketMaster.com or at the local box office at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club. There will be roughly 30,000 tickets released for the fest.
Organizers are asking fans to donate $5 to help youth homeless shelters by texting “FREEFEST” to 20222.
Check our coverage of the 2008 Virgin Mobile Fest here.