CSC Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 Coachella (11am pst) and BottleRock (10am pst) passes both go on sale this morning, so it's officially music festival season time again. BottleRock lineup looks awesome and Coachella looks hilariously awful. Boneroo says they will be announcing their lineup on Jan 11. Spoiler Spoiler
Chaos Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 Thanks for starting this. I am very fascinated by Coachella booking Hans Zimmer. I don't know that I'll do any major festivals this year, but I do have my eyes on maybe a night of Jazz Fest, Sweetwater 420 Fest, and Shaky Knees. Bonnaroo's headliners will pretty much be U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Weeknd. I'm not sure who is the 4th person on that top line.
Cliff Hanger Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Is this the first year that Coachella has done the two-weekend format like ACL? I have no idea what Hans Zimmer will do that a festival audience would want to see.
CSC Posted January 5, 2017 Author Posted January 5, 2017 Coachella has been going two weekends since 2012, I believe.
Brian Fowler Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Kendrick, Lorde and New Order would be fun.
Casey Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 9 hours ago, Cliff Hanger said: Is this the first year that Coachella has done the two-weekend format like ACL? I have no idea what Hans Zimmer will do that a festival audience would want to see. No different than any other instrumental band that would perform at a festival, really. Except this is more epic.
Chaos Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Hans Zimmer at Roo would sell me on going to Roo just because it would be something unique and different. As @Casey said, instrumental bands are nothing new to festivals. Hell, I'm a huge Explosions in the Sky fan, but to hear one of the better modern day composers play select pieces in front of a bunch of wooks would be a sight to behold.
Casey Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 Bonnaroo's line-up. It's okay, I guess. No Tool or NIN makes me sad.
Chaos Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Casey said: Bonnaroo's line-up. It's okay, I guess. No Tool or NIN makes me sad. I was just coming here to post this. I surprisingly don't hate that thing, and I fully expected to do so.
CSC Posted January 9, 2019 Author Posted January 9, 2019 2019 ... the year I depressingly have realized that I'm too old to be in the target demographic for these festivals anymore...
Casey Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 I'm just glad that 1/3 of the Bonnaroo lineup isn't shitty EDM music like it has been for the past few years.
Contentious C Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) Well, I just found something less appealing than a Lars von Trier film featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Idris Elba -- a music festival featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Idris Elba. Oh, no, wait, strike that - Bonnaroo has even that beat, since the words "Post Malone" and "Grand Ole Opry" never ever EEEEEEEEEEVER fucking belong together. Though if we're being honest, the words "Post Malone" only go well with the words, "can go die in a fire at an ass factory, so he burns to death under a giant pile of asses". Edited January 9, 2019 by Contentious C Cutting back on the double negatives...
Casey Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Show me on the doll where Post Malone touched you.
Contentious C Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 You're right, he's merely the smegmatic special sauce on the queefburger of modern music. Imagine Dragons? You'd have to, to keep knitting needles/scissors/pencils/whatever's handy out of your fucking eardrums.
Casey Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 There's plenty at Coachella and Bonnaroo (and any other festival) to go and see. I usually try and focus on the things I like on these lineups, not the stuff I hate. Because if I focused on what I hated, I'd be bitching about Phish getting three fucking sets.
Brian Fowler Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Without zooming in to read the fine print on the non-top acts, I count... One.... band I'd even consider paying money to see on those two posters combined.
Chaos Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 This is probably one of the first diverse "something for everyone" Roo lineups in awhile. The last few have not been good. I can't go because of life, but it's maybe the best mainstream festival lineup I've seen this year. That Coachella lineup is rough for my tastes, but you could see that coming with Golden Voice's other lineups (The Hangout Fest lineup is atrociously bad). 1
Casey Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Without zooming in to read the fine print on the non-top acts, I count... One.... band I'd even consider paying money to see on those two posters combined. There's more acts I'd like to see on the first day of Coachella than all of Bonnaroo combined, but like I said earlier, I live way too close to Bonnaroo not to go and know of a lot of people that get tickets for cheap (or free) and sell them even cheaper (or just give them away).
Brian Fowler Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Okay, now I actually zoomed in to look at that first day of Coachella, and there are 4 acts I've heard of. Of them, there is one I occasionally listen to, none that I would spend money on. But I'm old. I do now see Gojira is on the same night as The Avett Brothers at Bonnaroo, so we can bump it up to two acts I'd consider spending money on. 1
Casey Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 It's also entirely possible that Gojira would be on at the same time as the Avett Brothers, so, hypothetically if you bought a ticket, you might only get to see one of them due to sets being at the same time or overlaping.
Cliff Hanger Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 It kind of sucks to realize I'm finally financially secure enough to go to a music festival that isn't in Austin, only to realize that there's no longer anything there for me. Maybe if I put together the money to go to Frontiers in Italy or UK and just see trashy 80s-esque rock bands for 2 days, but even having international air fare doesn't make it worth BUYING international air fare.
Casey Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 There's tons of festivals all over the US - you're saying none of them appeal to you? Hell, I'll offer to trade with you I'd live in Austin just so I could go to Levitation.
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