The Virgin Music Festival returned to Canada today for its second stint at Toronto's Island Park. With the crowd steadily filling in as the afternoon wore on, it took almost no time at all for the park to be consumed by excited music lovers. The show began strongly as one of the first acts on the Virgin Mobile main stage was a notable highlight.
Smoothly crooning to the crowd and undoubtedly one of the best performances of the day, Paolo Nutini warmed up the festival's early attendees, who politely applauded with their approval. The Scottish singer/songwriter's polite response was in obvious contrast to the ruckus performances by Arctic Monkeys and Bjork which drew loud cheers. k-os added a different feel to the festival line-up.
In sharp contrast to last year's inclusion of Gnarls Barkley, the predominantly rock-garnered throng responded loudly to the hip-hop artist's calls for affirmation from the crowd. As the opening acts took the main stage, there was also plenty of other music available for virtually any music fan with four musical acts playing on four different stages throughout the day. In addition to the main platform, the festival also featured the Future Shop, the Bacardi B-LIVE and the Budweiser stages.
The Future Shop stage hosted hot acts including Enter Shakiri. The English group took home four awards at the Kerrang! Magazine Music Awards including Best British Band, and Best Live Band also won the Best Album award for their independent release Take to the Skies , which went to #4 on the UK album chart.
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