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The first time's always a little awkward, and the second's never as good as you remember it, either. So, then, sit back, take a few deep breaths, and prepare thyself for the third installment of the American version of the Virgin Mobile Festival, which hits Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course the weekend of August 9-10.

The headliners for the big to-do are Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters, Jack "I Signed a Package Deal For This Stuff" Johnson, and, for your nostalgic bemusement, Stone Temple Pilots.

This, of course, is only the beginning, as the Virgin Festival organizers promise to let us in on the rest of the lineup in the coming weeks. Virgin Festival is also making a note of its efforts to go green, with the goal of minimizing carbon emissions. Says Virgin Group Founder and Chairman Richard Branson, "Virgin Mobile USA will again host a wonderfully eco-friendly event that's light on carbon impact but heavy on the rock and roll." So long as there's beer, man.