Does anyone else think it's weird that Metric is playing after Sonic Youth?

Is this a sign of things to come? Like, can we expect Thurston Moore and Co. to open for the Micky Dolenz Experience at next year's PNE?

Hopefully, it's tied to some sort of bogus CanCon regulation.

By the way, Emily Haines is doing the monkey. The tweens are pumped.

Georgia Straight music writer Gregory Adams has been posting items of interest from the Virgin Festival at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby. For the latest from the festival, see www.straight.com/content/music.

Complete coverage of Virgin Fest '09:

Day Two of Virgin Festival B.C. sunny and all about the music (review)
Heat, lightning, and some very fine music at Virgin Festival B.C. Day One (review)
Ben Harper and Relentless7 wrap up Virgin Festival in Burnaby
Stripper pole at Virgin Festival has short-shorted honeys lining up
Day two of Virgin Festival gets nutty with De La Soul on stage
Magnetic Zeroes opens day two of Virgin Fest with the sun shining
Good news for Virgin Festival ticket holders who braved lightning storm
Lightning storm shuts down Virgin Festival at Deer Lake Park
Thunder at Virgin Fest a sign that God might not like Our Lady Peace
Who would bring a toddler to Virgin Festival in Burnaby?
Walking shrubs and stiltwalkers add flair to Virgin Fest
Virgin Festival in Burnaby hotter than Tijuana at high noon