NIN, Ben Harper Headline VFest Ontario
By
Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 14, 2009 10:44 am

It looks like Trent Reznor wasn't telling tales: Nine Inch Nails will indeed headline one of Virgin Festival Ontario's two nights at Orillia, Ont.'s Burl's Creek Park.
Nine Inch Nails will top the bill on Aug. 30, while Ben Harper & Relentless7 will headline the day before. Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Our Lady Peace, Pet Shop Boys, N.E.R.D., Grizzly Bear, Cold War Kids, LIGHTS, Sloan, Plants And Animals, Thunderheist, Trouble Andrew and many others will also play the two-day festival, which will be held in Orillia for the first time.
More acts will be announced in the next few weeks.
Tickets go on sale on Saturday at noon through Ticketmaster and Future Shop outlets. Weekend passes will run you $99, while VIP weekend passes will cost you $275. Camping passes are also available, and information about festival day passes will be available in the next few weeks. Shuttle buses will run from the Barrie, Ont. bus terminal to the festival site.
More information about Virgin Festival Ontario can be found on the festival's website.
Here is the lineup for Virgin Festival Ontario:
Aug. 29:
Ben Harper & Relentless7
Pixies
Franz Ferdinand
Paolo Nutini
Grizzly Bear
Mates Of State
Sloan
LIGHTS
Plants And Animals
Down With Webster
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Iglu And Hartly
Anjulie (Virgin Radio stage)
Candy Coated Killahz (Virgin Radio stage)
Aug. 30:
Nine Inch Nails
Pet Shop Boys
Our Lady Peace
N.E.R.D.
Cold War Kids
Mutemath
Mew
Thunderheist
Coeur De Pirate
The Von Bondies
Datarock
Hyper Crush
Trouble Andrew
Silver Starling
The D'Urbervilles
Sean Kingston (Virgin Radio stage)
Melonie Fiona (Virgin Radio stage)
The New Cities (Virgin Radio stage)
Nine Inch Nails will top the bill on Aug. 30, while Ben Harper & Relentless7 will headline the day before. Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Our Lady Peace, Pet Shop Boys, N.E.R.D., Grizzly Bear, Cold War Kids, LIGHTS, Sloan, Plants And Animals, Thunderheist, Trouble Andrew and many others will also play the two-day festival, which will be held in Orillia for the first time.
More acts will be announced in the next few weeks.
Tickets go on sale on Saturday at noon through Ticketmaster and Future Shop outlets. Weekend passes will run you $99, while VIP weekend passes will cost you $275. Camping passes are also available, and information about festival day passes will be available in the next few weeks. Shuttle buses will run from the Barrie, Ont. bus terminal to the festival site.
More information about Virgin Festival Ontario can be found on the festival's website.
Here is the lineup for Virgin Festival Ontario:
Aug. 29:
Ben Harper & Relentless7
Pixies
Franz Ferdinand
Paolo Nutini
Grizzly Bear
Mates Of State
Sloan
LIGHTS
Plants And Animals
Down With Webster
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Iglu And Hartly
Anjulie (Virgin Radio stage)
Candy Coated Killahz (Virgin Radio stage)
Aug. 30:
Nine Inch Nails
Pet Shop Boys
Our Lady Peace
N.E.R.D.
Cold War Kids
Mutemath
Mew
Thunderheist
Coeur De Pirate
The Von Bondies
Datarock
Hyper Crush
Trouble Andrew
Silver Starling
The D'Urbervilles
Sean Kingston (Virgin Radio stage)
Melonie Fiona (Virgin Radio stage)
The New Cities (Virgin Radio stage)
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