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had a blast at the virgin festival in toronto, canada. the location was amazing: the toronto islands.

here's a list of the acts i got to see (or hear) first hand.
on saturday 9/8 i saw
Paolo Nutini
M.I.A.
k-os
Kid Koala
Arctic Monkeys
Interpol
Björk

on sunday 9/9 i saw:
Stars
Metric
The Killers
Editors
Smashing Pumpkins (only heard them on the way back to toronto from the ferry)

had an amazing time and got to hear good music, in fact i have grown to like Interpol and the Editors.

i LOVE Metric even more. they were the local band that has made it big and the crowd was WILD when they took the stage... the songs they did, the fact they were able to work the crowd ... it was amazing.

saw Editors up close from the stage, at one point in time i was practically at the barricade! i took some amazing shots of the band and they will eventually be up on my flikr page. ask if you're interested in checking them out.

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Sat 8 Sep – Virgin Festival

The day was cloudy. I found the main stage sound system horrible. The medium-size Futureshop stage had the best sound, and whoever attended Explosions knows what I'm talking about!
I stayed for Smashing Pumpkins although they are well in my past, I had to stand 15 meters from the righthand speakers to get a decent concert feel. The basses hardly vibrated my stomach.
The festival was well organized, with all the food & facilities , when arriving on the 2nd day at 2 PM to the island, the info booth had no schedules to hand to people, a tip for next year - print some extra paper, cheap bastards.
Oh, the security was pretty inefficient, I saw one guy with an SLR camera, officially forbidden to carry, also, mp3 recorders were used.

Toronto's VirginFest was last weekend. The bands were pretty good, but this is not a full review; this is a rant. The crowd got on my nerves. After maneuvering my way through the crowd seated far enough back to ensure they can't see anyone, I'm stuck tripping over everybody's blanket to finally squeeze my way into a decent spot where I'm forced to watch the headliners through the lens of someone else's camera.

When the sun goes down, pick up your sleeping bag/blanket/whatever obstacle you lay down to "mark your territory". When others are trying to get closer, they will only trip over your stuff and potentially get it dirty. Yes, it was ME who walked all over your blanket... Yes, it was ME who kicked your bag while walking past you... Yes, it was ME who stepped on your toes when you refused to sidestep out of the way to let me pass.

It's a concert not a photo shoot. If you want to play amateur photographer, apply for a media pass. Otheriwse, your pictures are blurry, over/under-exposed, and all around useless. …