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- Sweetlife Festival 2011
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- Tiesto’s Club Life Tour at D.C. Armory
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- Janet Jackson - Number Ones Up Close and Personal Tour
- Bon Jovi Live 2011 Tour at Verizon Center
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- Lady Gaga's 2011 Monster Ball Tour at Verizon Center
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- 2010 Earth Day Climate Rally
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