Need to know for Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012
DATE: Oct. 6. Gates open at 11 a.m.; show ends at 10 p.m. WHERE: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia LINEUP:Pavilion StageJustin Jones — 12:15-1 p.m.Allen Stone —...
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012 set times announced
Here's the email my inbox has been waiting for: The set-times for Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012 were announced today. Pavilion Stage Justin Jones — 12:15-1 p.m.Allen Stone — 1:15-2:05 p.m.Tramped...
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