KIX off your summer with the M3 Rock Festival

The official line up has been announced for the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, tickets won't go on sale til next week, but we'll have your chance to win a pair of lawn seats this weekend! Stay tuned!!

Virgin Mobile FreeFest Announce Set Times

Headed to Columbia, MD this weekend for the second year of the Virgin Mobile Free Fest, well you'll want to make note of this year's set times so you can plan accordingly. Much to our surprise, Jimmy Eat World goes on very early in the day. Gates to Merriweather Post Pavilion open at 11 AM. Get ready to get your FREE on.

Pavilion Stage
12:00 - 12:45: Brite Lite Brite
1:15 - 2:30: Jimmy Eat World
3:00 - 4:00: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
4:45 - 5:45: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
6:15 - 7:15: Matt & Kim
7:40 - 8:55: Pavement
9:30 - 11:00: LCD Soundsystem

West Stage
12:30 - 1:30: Temper Trap
2:00 - 3:00: Trombone Shorty
3:45 - 4:45: Yeasayer
5:15 - 6:45: Thievery Corporation
7:15 - 8:15: Ludacris
9:00 - 10:00: M.I.A.

Dance Forest
1:00 - 2:00: Will Eastman
2:00 - 3:30: Wolfgang Gartner
3:45 - 4:45: Neon Indian
5:00 - 6:00: Maximum Balloon
6:30 - 7:30: Chromeo
8:00 - 8:30: Sleigh Bells
8:45 - 9:45: Modeselektor
10:00 - 11:00: Sharam

Maryland revives HFStival for 2010

photos by Amy Willard

Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion relived the 1990's with the return of the famed music festival, HFStival. Now in digital broadcast, HFS Radio treated long time listeners to past festival favorites including: Third Eye Blind, Everclear, Fuel, Ed Kowalczyk of LIVE, Presidents of the United States of America, and Naughty By Nature. Other highlights from the event included the full house of fist pumping and chants for "more, more, more" from Billy Idol.

The event also hosted a second stage of local favorites which included performances by Honor By August, Lionize, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, and Middle Distance Runner.

See some the photos from the event:

Carnival of Madness takes over Merriweather on July 28

The Carnival of Maddness tour featuring Shinedown, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust, and 10 Years will be taking over Columbia, MD's Merriweather Post Pavilion on Wednesday July 28. Don't miss out this summer's hottest alternative rock tour! Tickets are available at www.merriweathermusic.com

Bamboozle Roadshow rocks Maryland

The Bamboozle Roadshow-- the accompanying tour to the the huge 3-city music festival- kick off last Friday in Columbia, MD at the Merriweather Post Pavilion. Playing to a sea of "scenesters," main stage acts included: Cartel, Hanson, Boys Like Girls, Forever the Sickest Kids. As well as Maryland natives, Good Charlotte and All Time Low.

photos by Amy Willard

And the winner is...

FALLS CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL!

Earlier this month, the Merriweather Post Pavilion conducted a contest where each high school could "Tweet their way to Free Tickets. The school with the most retweets about the show would win tickets. Congratulations to Falls Church High School in Virginia for winning tickets to Bamboozle with All Time Low & Boys Like Girls at Merriweather Post Pavilion for their entire Senior Class!

In celebration of Falls Church High School's class of 2010 winning tickets to the Bamboozle Roadshow, we will also be giving way a pair of ticket's to Friday's show. Tweet: "I want to see @boozleroadshow on 5/21 thanks to @barricadebuzz@merriweatherpp and @930clubdc#barricadebuzzcontest"

Contest ends Thursday 5/20 12:00PM EST. No purchase necessary.

Going to the Bamboozle? Don't miss the road show!

The Road Show, a highly anticipated tour leading up to the big Bamboozle Festival in NJ will be coming to Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion on Friday May 21. Headliners will be local favorite, All Time Low, and the catchy pop punk group, Boys Like Girls. For tickets visit http://www.930club.com

BREAKING NEWS: VIRGIN MOBILE FREE FEST WILL RETURN!

photo by Amy Willard

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE TWITTERVERSE! VirginMobileFestival has tweet that yes, Virgin Mobile Free Fest will be returning for another event at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The line up is still being tweaked the and the official dates have yet to be confirmed, but all we can really report is that the huge festival will be back and most importantly... FREE!

UPCOMING SHOWS IN DC

TONIGHT! Colbie Caillat and Howie Day @ the 9:30 Club

5:30 pm doors

10/20 - Hanson and HelloGoodbye @ the 9:30 Club

10/23 - MTV's Ulalume Fest: PARAMORE + AFI @ the Merriweather Post Pavilion