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# Festivals Prove Audiences Love Diversity
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fest/
- Published: 2006-07-28T04:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-07-28T04:55:00.000Z
- Description: The line-up for the Virgin Festival in Baltimore was announced last week and it ranges from The Who to The Flaming Lips and from the Scissors Sisters to The Red. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/07/fest.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Radio & Satellite, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Virgin_3](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/virgin_3.jpg "Virgin_3")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/virgin%5F3.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

The line-up for the [Virgin Festival](http://www.virginfestival.com/?ref=hypebot.com) in Baltimore was announced last week and it ranges from The Who to The Flaming Lips and from the Scissors Sisters to The Red Hot Chili

[![Bonnaroo_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/bonnaroo_2.jpg "Bonnaroo_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/bonnaroo%5F2.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

Peppers. This follows a widening trend towards much musical diversity at the countries most widely successful festivals like [Bonnaroo](http://www.bonnaroo.com/2006/?ref=hypebot.com) (Tom Petty, Radiohead, Blackalicious), [Coachella](http://www.coachella.com/?ref=hypebot.com) (Madonna, Tool, My Morning Jacket), [The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival](http://www.nojazzfest.com/?ref=hypebot.com) (Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Galactic), and many others.

The audiences love it; so why can’t this trend extend to theater and club shows?

Why can’t creatively packaged diversity extend to radio?