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Smashing Pumpkins, My Chemical Romance, AFI, Rise Against, Hot Hot Heat to appear at Virgin Fesivals

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Friday, March 16, 2007 at 9:00 PM (EDT)

The line ups have been announced for two upcoming Virgin Festival dates. The Canadian fests are sponsored by Virgin Mobile and will take place in Toronto and Vancouver.

For the Toronto date, the organizers have added Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, The Killers, Interpol, Tokyo Police Club. For the Vancouver show, the fest will feature My Chemical Romance, Billy Talent, AFI, Rise Against, Hot Hot Heat, The Killers, Metric and more.

The Smashing Pumpkins are gearing up for the release of Zeitgiest, their first album since 2000.

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Someone (March 16, 2007)

first

Rowan187 (March 16, 2007)

Oh dude I love all these bands! Too bad I live in Alaska

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mnx12 (March 16, 2007)

Woooooo

capitalist_pig (March 16, 2007)

I vote we give Alaska back to the Russians.

listofdemands (March 16, 2007)

i think you're a capitalist pig. nic.

Cheesetits (March 16, 2007)

With every mention of Rise Against being paired with "big" acts it gives me a sicker and sicker feeling in my stomach, and I'm not sure why.

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Someone (March 16, 2007)

it's because you eat too much of the dong

Cheesetits (March 17, 2007)

You usually don't eat dongs, queerbait.

punkbytheounce (March 16, 2007)

shh, the dude from rise against could be lurking, looking for fodder to talk more shit!

Someone (March 17, 2007)

Haha

FuckYouOiOiOi (March 17, 2007)

rise against's music makes me sick to my stomach.

mynameisbud (March 16, 2007)

Rise Against playing with The Killers , Metric, Hot Hot Heat ? fuck that , ill go see em with comeback kid

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Someone (March 17, 2007)

hahah yus sirrr!

PretentiousLikePitchfork (March 16, 2007)

have they announced who is in the smashing pumpkins besides billy corgan and jimmy chaimberlin?

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Someone (March 16, 2007)

Nope.

I'd be so happy if James Iha was in the lineup, but it's not gonna happen.

capitalist_pig (March 16, 2007)

Jonathan Melvoin?

WorryRock (March 16, 2007)

I laughed.

listofdemands (March 16, 2007)

john mayer? gosh i hope so. my mom would be sooooo happy. nic.

Mikeshitter (March 16, 2007)

Billy should ask Peter Hook to play bass. They were in New Order together, after all.

Someone (March 16, 2007)

Whatever happened to Melissa Auf De Maur?

Someone (March 17, 2007)

aids

Someone (March 16, 2007)

I've got a virgin festival IN MY PANTS!!! Oh, wait- err... uh... hmm.

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2Kings (March 17, 2007)

lol'd

Someone (March 17, 2007)

the smashing pumpkins...
playing a show??
this doesn't make sense.
as long as there new stuff throws back to their my bloody valentine rip off days, it'll be super.

red_eyed420 (March 17, 2007)

this sucks.. I wanna start my own festival and if you could have like 10 bands who would you guys put on your festival... i'd go with Rancid, Green Day, Less Than Jake, Big D and the Kids Table, Queens Of The Stone Age, Neil Young, Sam Roberts, Ska-P, System Of A Down and to top it off ome Pink Floyd.. that be a dream come true for me :)

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Someone (March 17, 2007)

Id go with Guttermouth, Mustard Plug, Youth Birgade, Osker, Millencolin, Hi-Standard, Sloppy Seconds, Jughead's Revenge, Nerfherder and Agnostic Front.

Someone (March 17, 2007)

Add Neil Diamond, Cindy Lauper, Meneudo and Milli Vanilii and you got one hot ticket.....give up the dream and step back into reality!!!!!

Holy_Balls (March 17, 2007)

All the people who listen to those bands are virgins. BURNCITY!

Someone (March 17, 2007)

I'll go see the faux Smashing Pumpkins when they aren't surrounded by gay.

VampierSoldier13 (March 23, 2007)

Sweet mother of god, I have to see that!! The Smashing Pumpkins?!?! My big brother has told me that their sets are great!

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