Pitchfork

Canada's getting theirs: now, it's Baltimore's turn. Virgin Festival, jumping off the weekend of August 4-5 at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, will draw music luminaries like the Smashing Pumpkins, Modest Mouse, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, and a mouthful of others to the home of the Preakness.

Tickets for the two-day colossus go on sale May 5, with a full weekend running you $175. That is, unless you're looking to more-than-double your pleasure with a $450 VIP pass. We're not entirely sure what the extra $275 buys you: a meet-and-greet with 311? A Booka Shade umbrella set? A shot at waxing Billy Corgan's brain-case?

The Pumpkins headline August 5, while the recently reunited Police top the August 4 bill. The irony of Tantric Sting playing the Virgin Festival is certainly not lost on us. Meanwhile, a selection of pure and innocent highlights by day lies ahead. Complete lineup here.

Saturday, August 4:
Beastie Boys, Modest Mouse, TV on the Radio, LCD Soundsystem, Peter Bjorn and John, Booka Shade, Felix da Housecat, Fountains of Wayne

Sunday, August 5:
311, Wu-Tang Clan, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Spoon, M.I.A., Girl Talk, Bad Brains, CSS, Regina Spektor, The Crystal Method (DJ set), Deep Dish