MUMBAI: A diverse line-up of artist performances from this year's Virgin Mobile Festival, including Jack Johnson, Nine Inch Nails, Lil Wayne and many more, will be available for free to millions of fans worldwide via online broadcast at music.msn.com/virgin-festival1, Control Room and MSN confirmed today. The three-part series created by Control Room, the world's leading producer and distributor of world-class entertainment content, and with event producer IMP, captures the electricity and excitement of the two-day event by Virgin Mobile USA which boasted more than 60,000 attendees and an eclectic roster representing every music genre.
The three-part series can be viewed on broadcast the dates listed below and VOD for four months following the initial broadcast.
Package 1: August 21, 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
1. Jack Johnson
2. Iggy & The Stooges
3. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
4. Bloc Party
5. KT Tunstall
6. The Go! Team
Package 2: August 28, 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
1. Lil Wayne
2. Stone Temple Pilots
3. Gogol Bordello
4. Citizen Cope
5. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Package 3: September 4, 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
1. Nine Inch Nails
2. The Offspring
3. Andrew Bird
4. Rodrigo Y Gabriela
5. Taking Back Sunday
"Virgin Mobile USA provided us with an amazing opportunity to offer a wide variety of phenomenal artists performing live from Virgin Mobile Festival, one of the most popular summer festivals in the country," said Aaron Grosky, Control Room president. "Shows like Virgin Mobile Festival allow Control Room to consistently deliver the most diverse and compelling artist performances for MSN Music in Concert."
"We're delighted to extend the reach of the Virgin Mobile Festival to a whole new audience with the vibrant combination of Control Room and MSN Music," said Ron Faris, director of Brand Development and Partnerships at Virgin Mobile USA "This year's festival was packed with so many memorable moments. We're happy to share them, especially with those who couldn't travel to be there." Virgin Mobile Festival was held on the grounds of Pimlico RaceCourse(R) in Baltimore, MD on August 9th and 10th.
Control Room has produced nearly 100 live shows including Madonna, Foo Fighters, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Lenny Kravitz, and more, providing exclusive music content for MSN "Music in Concert" series In 2007, Control Room produced Live Earth, the most watched online entertainment event in history.