Considering how day 1 of Toronto's Virgin Festival seemed to go off relatively smoothly, it's only appropriate that the second day have a speedbump or two, and the incident during Oasis' headlining set surely gave everyone at the festival a story to write home about. The world-renowed Britpop group was in the middle of playing one of its hits, "Morning Glory," when a previously unidentified male ran out suddenly from behind the band and violently shoved guitarist Noel Gallagher forward onto his monitor. The man proceeded towards singer Liam Gallagher, who began to fight back. The altercation was intercepted by security personell, who promptly wisked away the assailant.
The second and final day of Toronto's Virgin Festival will take place tonight, headlined by Manchester-based rock superstars, Oasis. Yesterday was said to be an excellent opening day, graced by artists such as Bloc Party, MGMT, and Foo Fighers. It goes without saying that Oasis, accompanied by a lineup including Moby and Silversun Pickups, will give Toronto a night it will never forget.
This summer has been packed to the brim with music festivals, many of which have exceeded the lineup quality and ticket sales of their predecessors. There was Bonnaroo in Tennessee, Lollapalooza in Chicago, plus a group of brand new festivals that were launched, including SF's Outside Lands and Michigan's Rothbury. It's been a festival season of epic proportions and needless to say, next summer will have a hard act to follow. Festival-goers have been spoiled by the wealth of bands that have appeared at these events, making it likely that they'll turn their noses up at anything less than 
Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and Rage Against the Machine all on the same bill, as they should. Fans pay good money and deserve to have their cake and eat it too. Especially since the summer season is pushing all the way through September, these big-name festivals had better start accumulating their lineups ASAP. It's sort of like London's fear of falling short in the 2012 Olympics after China's spectacular opening ceremony. Eventually, a wall will be hit and it simply can't get any better. But until then, music festivals continue to induce the dropping of thousands of jaws, and will continue to for at least another month. Read more »
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