Virgin America Rocks Seattle!

Virgin America Rocks Seattle!

First Flight from L.A. to Seattle Celebrated with 'Land the Gig' Battle of the

Bands Concert followed by a Live Performance by the Godfather of indie rock

Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore

Virgin America celebrates launch of service between two West Coast music capitols Los Angeles and Seattle with a party at The Showbox. Emerging Seattle bands will compete live at the "Land the Gig" event to win their own music video that will later debut on Virgin America's in-flight music video library. Celebrity guest judges include music luminaries like The Donnas, actor/musician Lukas Haas, Cisco Adler, and Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads. The event will also include live performances by indie rocker Thurston Moore, formerly of Sonic Youth, as well as MTV-U's winning band, Bamboo Shoots at Seattle music institution, the Showbox at the Market.

PLEASE NOTE: Accredited Media Only. Please arrive by 7:30 p.m. for media
check in and set up at red carpet.

WHEN: April 8, 2008-Red Carpet starts at 8:00PM, JUDGING AT 8:30PM

WHERE: The Showbox
1426 First Avenue
Seattle 98101

CONTACTS Virgin America: Abby Lunardini (650) 533-7576
Patricia Condon (310) 433-4284

VISUALS: 8:00 p.m.: Red carpet arrivals featuring Thurston Moore,
Bamboo Shoots, The Donnas, Cisco Adler and Lukas
Haas
8:30 p.m.: "Land the Gig" showdown begins with celebrity
judging panel:
-- Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads
-- The Donnas (Torry Castellano, Brett Anderson,
Allison Robertson, Maya Ford)
-- Cisco Adler, Musician, Actor, and Bon Vivant
-- Zach Papaler, MTV-U Executive
-- U.S. Air Guitar Champs Hot Lixx Hulahan and
Stryker
-- Joe Scoleri, VP of Hollywood Records
-- Lukas Haas, Actor and Musician
-- David Cush, President & CEO of Virgin America
9:45 p.m.: Bamboo Shoots perform
10:30 p.m.: Thurston Moore performs

About Virgin America:

Virgin America is a brand new U.S. airline that will serve as many as 10 cities within a year of operation, and up to 30 cities within five years. Virgin America has no connection to Virgin Atlantic, although Virgin Group is a minority-share investor in the airline. Virgin America's base of operations is San Francisco International Airport's ultra-modern, spacious and convenient International Terminal. The airline's new Airbus A320-family aircraft offer guests interactive in-flight entertainment systems, plugs for laptops and other electronic devices and a host of other innovative features aimed at making flying good again. In Zagat's 2007 Global Airlines Survey of frequent fliers, the airline was ranked #1 among domestic carriers for quality in First Class and #2 among domestic carriers for quality in Main Cabin. To learn more: http://www.virginamerica.com/

PRNewswire -- April 7, 2008
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Source: Virgin America

Web site: http://www.virginamerica.com/

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