- 20
- Jul
Y'all might remember that last fall I packed up my futurephone and dug deep to revitalize my Bawlmer accent (y'all might know the city by it's other name: it's Baltimore, hon) and headed down to the Pimlico Racetrack for would be a different day-long drunk Baltimoron affair (just check out the infield madness at the Preakness): the first-ever USA Virgin Festival. I came, I saw, I moblogged a whole bunch.
So this year, things are different. For one thing, it's a 2-day whopper of an event. Just check out the monster mega man-eating lineup on the Festival's site... Cheap Trick, M.I.A., Interpol, The Police and the Wu Tang Clan on the same ticket? Only in America! No wait, check that, only in Charm City! This is going to be a crazy weekend. Fun sure, but I mean crazy in all seriousness. As in insane. It is Baltimore, after all. The heat does things to us Baltimorons over the years, y'know.
So there's a few things you should know. First off, you can still cast votes to decide what band opens up Sunday's festivities by going to the site and clicking the Book the Band link (go Cold War Kids!).
Also, stay tuned to MFR in the coming weeks for tidbits on some of the artists you'll see at VF07.
But more importantly! Y'all can win a pair of tickets to the whole damn thing! Now I know Baltimore gets a bad rap from the NYC kids, but seriously, it's a quick 3 hour drive, an über-expensive Amtrak ripoff ticket, or a cheap Dragon Coach bus ticket. So think of it as accessible. Quite in fact. Don't you want to see M.I.A. and CSS on the same ticket? I do.
AND... to make the pot even sweeter, we're throwing in a VIP gift bag with all sorts of TBA goodies contained within! You just need to get yourself and your buddy down there in time for the event, find a couch to crash on (house party at my house?), and enjoy the hell outta what should be two days of incredible music and equally incredible humidity.
So, now for the important part:
To win the tickets and gift bag:
1) Send us an e-mail at contests at music for dash robots dot com, with I want dem tickets hon! in the subject line (don't ask - it's a local thing).
2) Send your entry in by midnight on July 31st. Obviously, make sure you're free the weekend of the festival.
3) In your e-mail, include your full name, your cell phone number, and...
4) ...a haiku composed entirely using lyrics from any of the bands playing the Festival (see above for the list). Remember, three lines, 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. The goofier the better. We'll post the winner on 8/1 when we announce the winner.
5) One entry per person (though your travel buddy can enter too), and Mark, you're not eligible.
And that's it. We'll notify the winner via phone and e-mail after the contest closes on 7/31, and you'll pick up your tickets and goody bag at the will call desk down south.