WASHINGTON — Get ready to rock in Virginia and roll in Maryland this weekend.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Rush hit Jiffy Lube Live! on Saturday in Bristow, Virginia, while the Sweetlife Festival聽hits聽Merriweather Post Pavilion Saturday and Sunday in Columbia, Maryland.
Here is a preview of both events for your weekend concert enjoyment.
Sweetlife Festival returns to聽Merriweather
Now in its sixth year, Sweetlife has expanded from one to two days of music and food.
Sweetlife is put on by local culinary lifestyle brand Sweetgreen, which has expanded nationally聽with 31 restaurants along the East Coast and California.
Founders Nathanial Ru, Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman first conceived the festival in 2010 as a gathering of 500 friends and family members in the parking lot behind their Dupont Circle store.
Since then,聽Sweetlife has outgrown its original location and now hosts over 23,000 attendees at Merriweather, featuring聽bands on聽two stages over two days.
鈥淲e felt expanding to two days allowed us to feature a better range of artists, food, and awesome activities,” the founders say.聽“We had also received countless requests from our festival fans to expand to two days. We heard them loud and clear and we鈥檙e excited to bring them more of what they鈥檝e already come to expect from the Sweetlife Festival. 鈥�
The lineup of 30 bands has something for all ages.
Saturday features Misterwives, Bleachers, Tove Lo and Billy Idol.
It all builds up to Kendrick Lamar and The Pixies closing out their respective stages Saturday night.
海角社区app’s Marcus Moore recently reviewed Lamar’s second album, “.”
Sunday brings another round of artists such as聽Charli XCX, Phantogram, Vance Joy, Banks and The Weeknd.
Calvin Harris — chart topper and love interest of Taylor Swift — will close out the festival.
Foodies won鈥檛 be left out either.聽 Food selections are varied,聽including a Chef鈥檚 Corner featuring聽 offerings from local and national chefs such as Jose Andres and Spike Gjerde, as well as a food truck gathering with Astro Doughnuts, Big Cheese and Takorean, to name a few.
Add in a tavern with local brews and wines, and you have a unique variety of options with the Sweetlife promise of “sustainability, transparent values and, most importantly, community.鈥�
Proceeds will聽support the educational program Sweetgreen in Schools, created to introduce kids to the benefits of healthy eating and nutrition.
Single day and two-day聽passes are still available.
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Rush at Jiffy Lube Live!
Meanwhile down in Virginia, rock legends聽Rush will hit Jiffy Lube Live!
Rush is聽celebrating its聽40th anniversary with the R40 Live tour.
While the band聽hasn’t labeled it a聽farewell tour, it聽may be one of the last tours of this scale.
Only lawn seats remain available for the show.
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