Virgin Mobile Festival, the largest music and art event on the East Coast, will return for the third year to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Aug. 9 and 10, 2008.

The full concert line-up, general admission and VIP ticket sale information will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can sign up for updates at . Tickets will be available at .

"The response from the first two festivals has been extraordinary," said Virgin Group Founder and Chairman Sir Richard Branson, "and we're thrilled that Virgin Mobile USA is putting on the event for the third time. Fans of all ages love our comfortable festival grounds, the great food and drinks, the vibe, and of course the brilliant talent. They want to plan their summer break around the festival and have asked us for details, so we're letting everyone know to mark their calendars for August 9 and 10."

In just two years, the Virgin Mobile Festival [previously called Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile] has earned a reputation as a monster event, with such impressive artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, The Police, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, The Raconteurs, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A, Spoon, Wolfmother and Amy Winehouse, and world-renowned DJs such as Sasha & John Digweed, Carl Cox and Deep Dish. Last year, there were 44 bands and DJs on three stages with 20 hours of non-stop entertainment.

The Virgin Mobile Festival will be produced for the third year by I.M.P., one of the country's leading independent concert promoters. "Last year was an amazing experience for the fans and we're planning a killer show this year that will top it," said I.M.P. Chairman Seth Hurwitz. "The entire line-up will be must-see acts."

About Virgin Mobile USA, Inc.

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) offers more than five million customers control, flexibility and choice in wireless service, rich data content and innovative products without annual contracts. Voice pricing plans range from monthly options with unlimited nights and weekends to by-the-minute offers, allowing consumers to adjust how and what they pay according to their needs. Virgin Mobile's full slate of smart, stylish and affordable handsets, including the Wild Card, Super Slice and Cyclops, are available at top retailers in more than 40,000 locations nationwide and online at with Top-Up cards available at more than 140,000 locations.

J.D. Power and Associates ranked Virgin Mobile highest in customer satisfaction among wireless prepaid services in both 2006 and 2007, and its customers report a 90% satisfaction rate. Virgin Mobile contributes a portion of profits from downloadable content to The RE*Generation, its pro-social initiative to help homeless youth, and provides postage-paid return envelopes in every new phone package for customers to recycle old phones. Virgin Mobile USA's national coverage is powered by the nationwide Sprint PCS network.

About I.M.P.

Formed in 1980, I.M.P. is a Bethesda, Md.-based concert promoter and event production company. In addition to launching the Virgin Mobile Festival in the U.S., the principals at I.M.P. own Washington DC's legendary 9:30 Club, named Club of the Year by Billboard and Pollstar, renowned as the premier place to see and hear cutting edge live music of all varieties. I.M.P. also programs and operates Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Over the last 28 years, I.M.P. and the 9:30 Club have put on nearly 10,000 events, hosting millions of music fans.