Foo Fighters, Kanye, NIN, STP to headline Virgin fest

The Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails and the Stone Temple Pilots will be headlining the 2008 Virgin Mobile Festival, organizers announced last week.

The third annual music and arts festival will take place August 9-10 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. A complete artist line-up and additional ticket information will be available on the festival’s official site in the coming weeks.

The festival originated as the Virgin Festival in the U.K. in 1996, and made its U.S. debut 10 years later. Headliners from past years include the Police, the Killers, the Who, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beastie Boys, the Smashing Pumpkins and Amy Winehouse.

Stay tuned for additional festival information.

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