Pitchfork: Björk, Interpol, Pumpkins Play Virgin Festival

Björk, Interpol, Pumpkins Play Virgin Festival
Also: Tokyo Police Club, Metric, the Killers, Hot Hot Heat

For its second year in Canada, the Virgin Festival has expanded to include weekends in both Toronto and Vancouver. Of the acts announced so far, the Killers are the only ones to play both festivals.

The Vancouver festival takes place May 20 and 21 at Thunderbird Stadium, and, in addition to the Killers, its lineup includes My Chemical Romance, Metric, Hot Hot Heat, Thursday, Sebastien Grainger et les Montagnes, Rise Against, Stars of Track and Field, and AFI.

The Toronto weekend is September 8 and 9, and its lineup features Björk, Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins, Tokyo Police Club, Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini, and, of course, the Killers.

Like the 2007 Sasquatch! Festival, the Virgin Festival is aiming to be a carbon-neutral. The folks behind the festival also hope to raise over $100,000 for Virgin Unite, a charity focused on youth-related issues and HIV.

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