Get Stripped: Virgin America and V Australia Team Up to Host the Official Party of the 2nd Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival

Get Stripped: Virgin America and V Australia Team Up to Host the Official Party of the 2nd Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival

**THIS FRIDAY**

WHAT: Virgin America, the award-winning California-based airline and official carrier of the Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) for the second year in a row, has teamed up with Richard Branson's newest airline, V Australia to host the official party of the festival at the Andaz West during the festival weekend (Sept. 10 - 12).

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Virgin America is the music fans airline of choice and offers guests the largest in-flight entertainment library in the domestic skies. In addition to a 25-film library, live TV and video games at every seat, Red(TM) features music videos and allows guest to create their own in-flight playlist from a library of more than 3,000 MP3s

Celebrating the vibrant musical legacy of the Sunset Strip, the second annual SSMF will showcase a number of the Strip's most legendary clubs as well as some eclectic, talented musical acts. It also marks the first time ever the Sunset Strip will be closed from Doheny to San Vicente Boulevards for a massive street fair on Saturday, September 12. Clubs participating in the festivities during the three-day festival running from September 10th through September 12th, include The Roxy Theater, House of Blues, The Cat Club, Whiskey A-Go-Go and The Viper Room. Headlining acts include Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, and more. More information regarding the Sunset Strip Music Festival can be found at: www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com

Party guests will be able to make a donation and enter to win roundtrip travel on V Australia (as well as a hotel stay down under) and roundtrip travel on Virgin America. All proceeds and a matching donation will be given to the Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association's Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firemen's Fund.

   WHEN:       THIS FRIDAY    WHERE:      Andaz West Hollywood               8401 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California     RSVP:       Please RSVP no later than September 9th to               patricia.condon@virginamerica.com    RED   CARPET:     Media should arrive for check-in and set up at 6:00 p.m. and               report to the media check-in desk.    KEY   VISUALS:    Celebrity Guests including:               > Chris Cornell (Solo artist, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog)               > Lacy Schwimmer (Dancing with the Stars)               > Michael John (American Idol)               > The Donnas                     o Brett Anderson                     o Torry Castellano                     o Amy Cesari                     o Maya Ford                     o Allison Robertson   

About V Australia and Virgin Blue: V Australia www.vaustralia.com.au is a three class boutique style airline offering the acclaimed service for which the Virgin Blue Group is renowned and a unique Australian style. On board the airline's brand new 361-seat 777-300ER aircraft, configuration includes Business Class cabin with 33 fully lie-flat beds, Premium Economy with 40 International Club seats and 288 International Economy seats. All cabins offer the Red, state-of-the-art personal seat back entertainment, seat to seat "chat" or competition connectivity. The airline also has two in-flight bars, mood lighting including twilight and sunset, bathrooms with piped music including a "ladies only" bathroom and other touches of Australiana from salt and pepper shakers to hidden wallpaper murals. V Australia is a part of the Virgin Blue Group of Airlines. The Australian-based airline group also includes Virgin Blue, second largest carrier in Australia www.virginblue.com.au and short haul international airlines Pacific Blue www.flypacificblue.com Polynesian Blue. Together they operate a fleet comprising of 80 modern Boeing 737-NG's, Boeing 777 and Embraer E-Jet aircraft flying to 28 Australian and 13 international destinations in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia.

About Virgin America: Headquartered in California and launched in August 2007, Virgin America is one of the fastest growing start-up U.S. airlines of all time and currently employs over 1500 people. Virgin America offers guests attractive fares and a host of innovative features aimed at reinventing air travel. The airline's base of operations is San Francisco International Airport's modern International Terminal. The airline's new aircraft offer interactive in-flight entertainment systems and power outlets near every seat for electronic gear. Virgin America offers in-flight internet service on every flight and hosts the largest in-flight entertainment library in the U.S. skies via its touch-screen Red(TM) seatback system. In just two years flying, the airline was named "Best Domestic Airline" in the Conde Nast Traveler 2008 Readers' Choice Awards and in Travel + Leisure's2008 and 2009 World's Best Awards. Elevate is Virgin America's first-of-its-kind loyalty program, which offers guests the ability to redeem points for any unsold seat - on any Virgin America flight, at any time. Elevate offers Web-based redemption with no black-out dates. For more please visit www.virginamerica.com

   Contacts:     Patricia Condon                     Adrian Eyre                 (650) 906-8147 (cell)               (510) 502-2419 (cell)                 patricia.condon@virginamerica.com   adrian.eyre@ogilvypr.com    /PRNewswire -- Sept. 8/  

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Profile: International Entertainment