did you ever see the invader zim cartoon episode where he has tryouts for his "best friend"?
i mean, a bunch of really great artists, no buffer, sounds like complete overload! it's cool they're doing long sets, time to wander around, probably some breaks between acts
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 01:53 (eight years ago) link
not bad as much as a possible misunderstanding, or different interpretation, of what is good
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 01:55 (eight years ago) link
like when I get one of those prix fixe menus where you have your choice of several appetizers, a couple entrees, and dessert and like an idiot I choose the most fatty, savory option for all courses, wash it down with red wine, and feel like i'm gonna vom
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 01:57 (eight years ago) link
It's the Roll 'Em Out Before They Die Tour. A little depressing, I guess, but that's life. I'd be disappointed if they didn't pass out LSD in the so people could embrace their mortality Huxley style.
I'm interested in what the Millennial version of Oldchella would look like, if society still exists in its current form at that point.
― larry appleton, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 02:02 (eight years ago) link
depends on who's restrospectively seen as the canon by the celestial builders
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 02:06 (eight years ago) link
OMG A BIG ROCK CONCERT I'M GONNA DIE OF ANGST
― rockpalast '82 (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 02:32 (eight years ago) link
All of them are too afraid to invite Fogerty because his current live show would put them to shame (perhaps even Neil)
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 02:40 (eight years ago) link
As soon as Frey was gone, the promoters were like "Thank God - we can finally do this show without those assholes."
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 03:38 (eight years ago) link
drake, lcd soundsystem, rolling stones, roger waters, neil young, roger daltrey & the who are you band
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 04:11 (eight years ago) link
all of these artists have made great music. you just need to ignore the boomer industrial complex/critical hagiography establishment.
― Treeship, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 04:18 (eight years ago) link
they've all made bad music too, which adds to their charm.
i'm kinda dying to know who turned them down. zeppelin? springsteen? the kinks? (i wish!)
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 04:23 (eight years ago) link
Stevie Wonder.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 09:29 (eight years ago) link
the rolling stones in 30 years? i could see that if they underwent experimental gene therapy or something. knowing how the world goes, we'd experience some disaster where the technology is lost, and the rolling stones are the only ones granted immortality. so each successive generation will get to watch them at their own oldchella. then one day thousands of years in the future when the earth is dying, each rolling stone will fly off to space to colonize their own planet, including Android Brian Jones and his mysterious Planet X. each millennium the 5 rolling stones take off from their planetary kingdoms to reunite on earth to stage the biggest show in the galaxy. that's how i see it working out, at least.
― larry appleton, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 10:39 (eight years ago) link
like this isn't a cash grab, this is someone laying in bed at night after devising cash grab schemes all day thinking "what if I just... took all the cash at once?"
this gave me a really great lol, thank you
― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 12:31 (eight years ago) link
How will they determine who opens? They should just all play at once.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 13:29 (eight years ago) link
the dead are supposed to have played their final final show right?
anyway, think the boomers will b p disappointed w/ modern times Dylan since it's not much like what the teaser/nostalgia might have them thinking
https://www.facebook.com/bobdylan/videos/10156802076230696/
seen him once in a huge venue, doesn't suit his style well imo
― niels, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 13:30 (eight years ago) link
What's a cash grab and what's a festival? Who decides
― rockpalast '82 (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, May 2, 2016 5:51 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Indeed they do.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 13:36 (eight years ago) link
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, May 2, 2016 10:40 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This might be the case if Fogerty's drummer was absolutely anybody other than Kenny Aaronoff (including, but not limited to, paramecium).
He's not ham-fisted; he's pig-roasting-on-a-spit-with-an-apple-in-its-mouth-fisted.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 13:48 (eight years ago) link
I enjoyed larry appleton's last post
― ultros ultros-ghali, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
Ticket prices are out:1 day pass General Admission: $199.3 day pass General Admission: $399.Reserved floor/grandstand: $699-$1,599.Standing pit: $1,599.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 14:46 (eight years ago) link
haw, "standing pit," sounds great. $399 really isn't *terrible* -- doesn't it cost that much to see the stones on their own these days? still way too rich for my blood.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 14:48 (eight years ago) link
pit is gonna be a madhouse of angry rich people throwing elbows to get closer to the stage, very american psycho workout chic
― ulysses, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 14:50 (eight years ago) link
seriously, security will maybe wallow in if somebody goes underfoot but there are gonna be a lot of free for all alpha males NEEDING to be up close to get that guitar pick
― ulysses, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 14:51 (eight years ago) link
Average daily high temp in Indio in October is 92F. There are gonna be a lot of 65+ people with heatstroke.
― a 47-year-old chainsaw artist from South Carolina (Phil D.), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 14:58 (eight years ago) link
God these old farts make me nauseous. I'ts such a sellout, not like all the acts who play coachella these days, they're doing it for the music man!!!
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:02 (eight years ago) link
the boomers will b p disappointed w/ modern times Dylan
boomers have been known to be p disappointed w/modern times neil as well (meaning anytime neil's played an electric gtr in the past 30-ish years)
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:02 (eight years ago) link
yeah if dylan sticks with his current set it'll be more than half material from the last 15 years ... which will be unique for this kind of thing.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:03 (eight years ago) link
I'm just imagining Bono and Sting sitting their folornly waiting for their respective phones to ring.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:12 (eight years ago) link
they'll be doing it in 5 years (or less), mark my words.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:15 (eight years ago) link
they should hire the Hell's Angels as security
― ejemplo (crüt), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:20 (eight years ago) link
the fact that this is a seated event kinda undercuts the primary (sole?) appeal of this kinda festival -- which is that, if you get there early and really commit, you can generally get up-close to multiple acts for which up-close tix would ordinarily be prohibitively expensive.
but i also understand why it's seated, given what's likely to be the average age of the attendees.
― dc, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:33 (eight years ago) link
last show neil played down by the river for 35 minutes
― rockpalast '82 (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:36 (eight years ago) link
saw him last year at a somewhat star-studded willie nelson tribute. he was the only one to play multiple songs and the only one to refuse to play with the house band. (i like to think this was in part due to his wonderfully uncooperative nature and not solely because of the nelson family connection.)
promise of the real a great backing band, though.
― dc, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 15:43 (eight years ago) link
this fest is also good cuz it's the last chance a lot of gen xers will get to rail against old people, enjoy the moment
― rockpalast '82 (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 16:08 (eight years ago) link
dusting off my "hope i die before i get old" and "forever young" jokes
― tylerw, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
"when I'm 74"
― Brad C., Tuesday, 3 May 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
Boomershoot 2016
― Your Ass Is Grass And I Will Mow It With My Face (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:08 (eight years ago) link
OK, now there's a poster (apologies if it's huge):
http://www.billboard.com/files/media/rolling-stones-coachella-poster-2016-billboard-650-1548.jpg
Also, from the Billboard piece: "The campgrounds will be open, but heavy use is not expected, other than cabanas and 'glamping' similar to the top end VIP at Coachella; like Coachella, VIP packages and various shuttles and travel will be overseen by CID Entertainment, doing business as Valley Music Travel. Other enhanced experiences will include travel, dining, hotel/resort, and golf packages (there are even discussions of a tournament attached to the event). A release announcing the event promises 'an all-star lineup of world renowned chefs and 40 of the best restaurants from Los Angeles to New York.'"
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link
Pretty sure $399 at the Stones at least gets you a seat.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:39 (eight years ago) link
Wait, this is a seated event?
why even hold this in the desert
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:40 (eight years ago) link
Because these rock acts are Gods, and gods love the desert.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:44 (eight years ago) link
Can'tgetwoodstock.
― Turrican, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:45 (eight years ago) link
Monterey Grandpop
― Your Ass Is Grass And I Will Mow It With My Face (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:49 (eight years ago) link
Glastonburied
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 18:05 (eight years ago) link
the location is kind of a red herring -- it's the desert, but unless it's windy, you'd only notice that due to the dryness. the absurdity of the coachella festival aside, if it's still like it was in 2008, it's an amazing venue. the polo field is immaculately fertilized and trimmed grass and you can very easily go barefoot. virtually no humidity, and avoiding the middle of the summer, means that it's hot during the day but in open air it's much, much better than any outdoor festival with 90 degree heat would be in the midwest. and after the sun goes down, it's in the 60s/70s (much like the heydays of this festival's attractions).
camping is great at those temperatures, and it's within commuting distance of palm springs, and even taking amtrak from los angeles is less than an hour iirc
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 18:54 (eight years ago) link
Rolling Stones came last year and mostly filled up the Citrus Bowl. a whole buncha locals were like "omg who would pay to see THIS" and posted cherry-picked photos of a frail looking Keith Richards. lot of my friends (ranging from like 20s to Medicare-age) went and said it was great, albeit setlist was predictable, but still - if you've never seen em, who cares?
I mean the whole 'who wants to see them, they're old' applies more to former golden-throated singers whose voices have been ravaged by the cruel hands of Father Time, but Mick Jagger ain't exactly got that problem, and unless Keith Richards is decrepit enough to have handlers on stage move his hands into the correct chord positions, why not? kinda wished I'd gone.
the Who, on the other hand, Daltrey has sounded bad for decades and I could see being put off dude trying to croak out "Lurv, reign o'er maaaaaaay"
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 19:26 (eight years ago) link
Neil's voice is still in pretty good shape. Lost some of it's super-high upper register on stuff like After the Gold Rush but that's about it.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 19:28 (eight years ago) link
― a 47-year-old chainsaw artist from South Carolina (Phil D.), Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:58 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
each band required to inform standing pit folk of nearest medical tents before beginning their set
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 19:31 (eight years ago) link