The very best—and the very worst—of what we experienced at this year’s VirginMobile FreeFest.

As it has every year since it became a free event, this year’s FreeFest tickets were depleted in a matter of minutes, with all 50,000 tickets swiped up off of Ticketfly.com.

Twenty acts are on the bill for the Sept. 21 concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Tickets will become available Aug. 9.

Wale will perform in a free show this weekend sponsored by Kia Motors. Photo by Francis Chung Something called the “Soul Collective Tour,” presented by Kia, is coming to D.C. this weekend. What that means for you: Free MGMT, Wale and Dan Deacon shows. Kia’s certainly not the first car company to realize that free live music is a pretty good way to market to a younger audience. Car companies have long brought their…

My ears are still ringing. Why? Well, because 12 hours ago MGMT finished their sold out show at 9:30 Club. Overall, it was great; the kind of show that D.C. needs to see on a more frequent basis. Before we get into the particulars, let’s talk about some numbers. A sold out show at 9:30 Club is 1,200 people, times $15 a ticket, is $18,000. Not a bad haul for MGMT, the openers and the…