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September 2026
Bands: Dying Fetus, Sanguisugabogg, Crowbar, Left To Suffer, Deterioration
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Friday, September 18th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#DyingFetus
Bands: Besatt, Grandeur, Lord of Horns, Sardonic Witchery, Wythersake, Bestial Necropsy
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Saturday, September 19th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Besatt
Bands: All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Extermination Dismemberment, Mauled
The Price Of Existence 20 Year Anniversary
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, September 20th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#ASP
Bands: Shrouds of Immortality, Thionic, Chronepsis, Demonic Altar
Venue: The Depot (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, September 20th, 2026
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
$15 at the door
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Thionic
Bands: Castle Rat, Unto Others, Wraith Knight
Summon The Beasts Tour 2026
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD) show moved down the street to Nevermore Hall
Date: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#CastleRat
Bands: Scalp, Gasket, Nerve Ending
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Scalp
Bands: Mastodon, Deafheaven, Alcest
The Poisonous Weapons Tour
Venue: The Anthem (The Wharf SW Washington DC)
Date: Friday, September 25th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Mastodon
Bands: Sadness, Barbelith, Oldest Sea, Genevieve
Early Autumn 2026 Tour
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, September 25th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Sadness
Bands: Kamelot, Visions of Atlantis, Frozen Crown
Dark Asylum World Tour – North America Pt 1
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Sunday, September 27th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Kamelot
Bands: In This Moment, Hollywood Undead, I See Stars, Vana, Melrose Avenue
The Return of Taste of Chaos
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Monday, September 28th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#TOC
Bands: Crown Magnetar, To The Grave, Face Yourself, Tracheotomy
The Sawed Off Suffering Tour
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Monday, September 28th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#CrownMagnetar
Bands: Sonja, Devil Lust, B!CEP
Venue: The Ottobar (Upstairs) – Baltimore, MD
Date: Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
$15 at the door
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Goblin
October 2026
Bands: Veneraxiom, Glorious Descent, Dashuyn
Venue: Pie Shop (H St corridor NE Washington DC)
Date: Friday, October 2nd, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Veneraxiom
Bands: Stygian Mind, Chronepsis, Ruined Earth, Pesterer, Thionic
Venue: VFW Post 9274 (Falls Church, VA)
Date: Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
$15 at the door
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#StygianMind
Bands: Russian Circles, Pelican
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Monday, October 5th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#RussianCircles
Bands: Heavy Temple, Crystal Spiders, Viqueen, Uga Buga
Venue: Pie Shop (H St corridor NE Washington DC)
Date: Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#HeavyTemple
Bands: Howling Giant, Faerie Ring, High Desert Queen, Borracho, Moonsinger
Swords of Fortune Tour
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#HowlingGiant
Bands: Polyphia, Ladrones, RJ Pasin
Tour MMXXVI
Venue: Echostage (Langdon NE Washington DC)
Date: Thursday, October 8th, 2026
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Polyphia
Bands: Ninth Realm, Face First, Concrete Caveman, Gorgar
Damnation’s Veil album release show
Venue: Pie Shop (H St corridor NE Washington DC)
Date: Friday, October 9th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#9thRealm
Bands: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, Messa
Venue: Nevermore Hall (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, October 9th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#UncleAcid
Bands: Panopticon, Catharsis
Know Hope, Against Hope – East Coast October 2026
Venue: Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, October 11th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Panopticon
Bands: Inter Arma, Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, Trhä, Distend
20th Anniversary Shows
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Monday, October 12th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#InterArma
Bands: Igorrr, Secret Chiefs 3, Violent Magic Orchestra
North Amenican Tour 2026
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
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The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Igorrr
Bands: Weedeater, Zeke, Royal Thunder, Yes Ma’am
Venue: Black Cat (U St corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Thursday, October 15th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Weedeater
Bands: Plini, Night Verses, Portraits
An Unnameable Desire North American Tour
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, October 16th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Plini
Bands: Mushroomhead, Fear Factory, Nine Treasures
Soul of a New War Machine Tour
Venue: Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg, VA)
Date: Sunday, October 18th, 2026
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Mushroomhead
Bands: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Johnny Booth, Godseyes
Final Calculating Infinity Shows
Venue: Nevermore Hall (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, October 18th, 2026
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Dillinger
Bands: Cradle of Filth, Blackbraid, Moonspell, Worm, Black Satellite
Majestic In Death II
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Monday, October 19th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#CoF
Bands: PeelingFlesh, Gridiron, Fatal Realm, Final Resting Place
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#PeelingFlesh
Event Name:: Death of Summer: Part 6
Friday Bands: Fullminator, Red Brick, Pesterer, Barbell + One More Headliner TBA
Saturday Bands: Malignancy, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Pisscorpse, Shunt, Stress Reliever, Cruel Bomb, Chronic Wasting and Mortal Grave
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Dates: Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#DoS
Bands: Periphery, Ne Obliviscaris, Greyhaven, Ando San
A Pale White Dot North America Tour 2026
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Saturday, October 24th, 2026
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Periphery
Saturday Bands: Pig Destroyer, Erode, Bandit
Saturday Bands: Pig Destroyer, Visceral Disgorge, Goetia
Venue: The 8 x 10 (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th, 2026
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#PxDx
Bands: Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, SepticFlesh, Crypta, Thrown Into Exile
Wrath Across North America 2026
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Sunday, October 25th, 2026
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#ArchEnemy
Bands: Aborted, Party Cannon, Scum Sedition, B!CEP
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Aborted
November 2026
Bands: Devil Master, Early Grave, Satanic Magick, Cemetery Piss, Gorgar
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, November 1st, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#DevilMaster
Bands: Forbidden, Heathen, Void
Chaos By Design US Tour 2026
Venue: Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg, VA)
Date: Monday, November 2nd, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Forbidden
Bands: Trivium, In Flames, Fit For An Autopsy, Frozen Soul
The Crown In The Grave Tour 2026
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Trivium
Bands: Havok, Hellripper, Slackjaw, Xoth
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, November 11th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Havok
Bands: Chat Pile, Soul Glo, Shallowater
Who Loves The Sun Tour 2026
Venue: Black Cat (U St corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Thursday, November 12th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#ChatPile
Bands: Ария (from Russia, Aria in English)
USA Ariaversary Tour – XXXX Heavy Metal Years – The Greatest Hits
Venue: Karma DC (Langdon NE Washington DC)
Date: Friday, November 13th, 2026
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Aria
Bands: Imminence, Dying Wish, Gaerea
North America 2026
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Sunday, November 15th, 2026
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Imminence
Bands: Sleep
North America 2026
Venue: The Lincoln Theater (U St corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Sleep
Bands: Geoff Tate
Mindcrime: The Final Chapter
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#GeoffTate
Bands: Suicide Silence, Emmure, AngelMaker, Ingested
Reminders Of Hell Tour
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#SuicideSilence
Bands: Whitechapel, Chelsea Grin, The Acacia Strain, Netherwalker
20th Anniversary Tour
Venue: Nevermore Hall (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Thursday, November 19th, 2026
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Whitechapel
Bands: Exhumed, Jarhead Fertilizer, Savage Master, Molder
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Sunday, November 22nd, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Exhumed
Bands: Dragonforce, Ensiferum, Rhapsody of Fire
Inhuman Rampage 2026
Venue: The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)
Date: Wednesday, November 25th, 2026 (The night before Thanksgiving)
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Dragonforce
December 2026
Bands: Gwar, Midnight, Mac Sabbath, X-Cops
Gor Gor Must Die! Tour
Venue: 9:30 Club (U St corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Tuesday, December 8th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Gwar
Bands: Insomnium, Amorphis, Hinayana
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, December 16th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Insomnium
Bands: King Buffalo
Venue: Black Cat (U St corridor NW Washington DC)
Date: Thursday, December 17th, 2026
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#KingBuffalo
January 2027
Bands: Cloak
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Friday, January 15th, 2027
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Goblin
February 2027
Bands: As I Lay Dying, Immortal Disfigurement
Venue: Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg, VA
Date: Tuesday, February 16th, 2027
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#AILDVA
Bands: Nervosa, Castrator, Embryonic Autopsy
Slave Machine Tour 2027 North America
Venue: Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg, VA)
Date: Wednesday, February 17th, 2027
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#NervosaVA
Bands: Nervosa, Castrator, Embryonic Autopsy, Vigil
Slave Machine Tour 2027 North America
Venue: Metro Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Thursday, February 18th, 2027
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#NervosaMD
Bands: As I Lay Dying, Immortal Disfigurement
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Thursday, February 18th, 2027
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#AILD
April 2027
Bands: Nile, Coroner, Syn Absense
Underworld Dissonance US Tour 2027
Venue: Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore, MD)
Date: Wednesday, April 7th, 2027
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#Nile
Bands: Nile, Coroner, Syn Absense
Venue: Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg, VA)
Date: Sunday, April 11th, 2027
The venue’s event page for this concert is here
The Facebook event page for this concert is here
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Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#NileVA
May 2027
Bands: TBA
Venue: Baltimore Inner Harbor
Date: Thursday, May 27th thru Sunday, May 30th, 2027
First wave of bands announced 6/3/26 here.
Second wave of bands announced 6/18/26 here.
Akercocke (UK) – Performing Choronzon in its entirety
Ancient Death
Barren Path
Candlemass (Sweden)
Cerebral Effusion (Spain)
Ceremonium
Coscradh (Ireland)
Fire Magic
Cruciamentum (UK/US)
Demolition Hammer
Enslaved (Norway) – Performing Vikingligr Veldi in its entirety
Exhumed (Gore Metal set) – Performing Gore Metal in its entirety
Fire Magic
Fleshless (Czech Republic)
Funebrarum
Gorerotted (UK)
Ingrowing (Czech Republic)
Keys to the Astral Gates and Mystic Doors
The Kovenant (Norway) – Performing Nexus Polaris in its entirety
Martyr (Canada)
Mizmor
Naglfar (Sweden)
Obscura (Germany)
One of Nine
Onslaught (UK)
Panopticon
Raider (Canada)
Ripping Remains
Sabbat (Japan)
Sadistic Intent
Saturnus (Denmark)
Stabbing
Thulcandra (Germany)
Visceral Disgorge
Voivod (Canada) – Old School Deep Cuts
Vreid (Norway) (ex-Windir members)
Early bird tickets on sale 6/3/2026 at 12 noon Eastern here.
Direct link to this concert listing:
https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/#MDFXXII
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Thank you!! Finally a site to combine all metal shows.
Good list. Keep it up!
As always, nice info, Chris.
thanks for putting these together! very useful info dc needs.
Yes, very awesome! Thank you!
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Metal Chris, you could not be more awesome. Thank you so much for keeping this list going! If I ever run into you at one of these gigs, the beers are on me, dude.
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By any chance did you whats the latest the buses run in Springfield, VA? I wil be livig in Washingon DC, but I would not have a problem going there, only getting back home.
Thanks
I don’t know but you can probably find out on the Metro’s website: http://www.wmata.com
Also check out the local Fairfax Connector busses:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector.
(A good guide is on page 2 of the Metro section in the Sept. 2 Washington post.)
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