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Virgin Fest 2008: West in the South

Kanye West was, expectedly, late to the stage.

 But he opened with the song "Good Morning" off Graduation, which 92Q uses in their promos for "The Big Fat Morning Show." Coincidence? Probably. I can only assume his fashionably late entrance was because of Lil' Wayne throwing everyone off on the South stage.

But even when Stone Temple Pilots took the stage late on the North side of the infield, they still got off in time for Nine Inch Nails to kick off their Festival closing set only three minutes past schedule.

So for now, Trent Reznor and Co. tear through their industrial hits, even dabbling in tracks from the instrumental Ghosts I-IV; Kanye (not Kayne) West dazzles the crowd with his performance that is more style than substance; and Armin Van Buurin mixes beats for a conspicuously small crowd in the dance tent. And thousands in Charm City dance, head bang, and rave the night (and remainder of the weekend) away.

Comments

more style than substance?

really?

what set did you watch?

or did you?

why bash kanye if you didn't even see his performance?

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Michael Sragow saw the greatest movie ever made, The Wild Bunch, six times in two weeks in 1969 and has been arguing about it and other movies in print ever since. He has been a movie critic for the Sun since 2001 and a regular contributor to The New Yorker since 1989. He is the author of Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master (Pantheon, 2008).

Chris Kaltenbach has been writing for The Baltimore Sun since 1982 -- the same year Barry Levinson's Diner was released. For the past 15 years, he has been writing off-and-on about the movies, as both a critic and reporter. He has spent more time watching movies at the last 10 Maryland Film Festivals than probably anyone else.
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