New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Virgin Records) - To celebrate its Surprise Gig bonus data offer, Virgin
Mobile today announced an exclusive 'surprise gig' with MGMT, to be held at the Virgin
Mobile Metro in Sydney on 7th April. MGMT's scheduled concert on 6 April sold out within the hour but Virgin
Mobile has secured the Grammy award nominees for a second 'surprise' show. Tickets will be given away with the online purchase of MGMT's new album Congratulations through Members' Lounge, and are available from 11am Wednesday March 31st. Details on how to get tickets can be found on facebook.com/memberslounge.
Virgin Mobile's Surprise Gig offer gives its Members a 'surprise' 1GB bonus internet data to use as they like to enjoy more internet. It gives Post-Paid Mobile Members the opportunity to get a 1GB data plan free for three months, Post-Paid Broadband Members a bonus 1GB monthly for three months, a 1GB bonus with Your Cap recharges for Pre-Paid Mobile, and a 1GB bonus on activation for new Pre-Paid Broadband Members. The offer runs until 30 June 2010.
The Surprise Gig tour features surprise performances by various artists at unexpected locations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane between April and June this year. Exclusive content relating to the Virgin Mobile Surprise Gig tour including ringtones, videos, wallpapers and exclusive music mixes, will be available for everyone and will help Virgin Mobile Members explore and enjoy their free 1GB of data.
The MGMT gig is the second Surprise Gig of the tour, which launched in Melbourne at the weekend, with Wolfmother giving a spectacular performance at the tour's launch party hosted by Richard Branson.
Virgin Mobile's Marketing Director Anthony Hearne said, 'Wolfmother gave a fantastic performance on the weekend in Melbourne and we're thrilled to surprise MGMT fans with a second chance to see them at the Virgin Mobile Metro next week and provide the opportunity for everyone to enjoy MGMT content for free.'
For the remainder of the 'surprise' gigs, the artist and location will be announced shortly before they take place through the Virgin Mobile Members Lounge facebook.com/memberslounge. To get Surprise Gigs alerts, information about getting tickets to a MGMT's exclusive performance, and for all Surprise Gig Tour content including Wolfmother and more, simply become a fan of Members' Lounge on Facebook: www.facebook.com/memberslounge.
For more on Virgin Mobile's Surprise Gig offer, go to: www.virginmobile.com.au/surprisegig.
