I'll be curious to see what shifting Pitchfork to September will do to the attendance numbers. Not that I expect it to take a huge hit, but I wonder if it not falling during college kids' summer break will cut down on the out of state travelers. Personally a September Pitchfork fest is more enticing, just because it moves it out of prime 95+ degree weather territory.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 20 May 2021 19:15 (two years ago) link
If I had to guess, I would guess that there are enough high school and older people around in Chicago to more than fill a few nights of Pitchfork. I know people travel for it, but unlike Lollapalooza I doubt the fest needs those people. Tickets are reasonably priced, the capacity is a modest 19,000. Vs. Lollapalooza, which is, like, 400,000 or something, with prices literally three times as much. That's a lot more asses in ... well, that's a lot more asses.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 May 2021 19:30 (two years ago) link
Yeah, that's why I said I don't think it's going to take a hit, I'm not arguing it'll be a death knell. Just curious to see if the shift does impact the numbers at all.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 20 May 2021 19:32 (two years ago) link
Well, given how fast Riot Fest sold out (I think?) of three day passes, and that's in Sept., too, I bet things will be ok.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 May 2021 19:35 (two years ago) link
Big Ears and Mostly Mozart are more my speed.
― Van Halen dot Senate dot flashlight (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 20 May 2021 20:47 (two years ago) link
Festivals are great
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2021 20:48 (two years ago) link
i’ve been to riot fest once (poorly planned but a good time), deathfest twice (platonic ideal of a festival, good vibes good ppl great bands), and nola jazzfest ... idk at least ten times now (often overcrowded but you can also like hang out in a tent all day and watch gospel acts come and go). anything bigger than that is not my bag. but a festival experience can rule
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 20 May 2021 20:54 (two years ago) link
i was just leaving Nola when Jazzfest was starting and it felt like such a missed opp
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Thursday, 20 May 2021 20:56 (two years ago) link
Recognised 43 on a skim of the Bonnaroo poster. This seems substantial!
Good festivals are good, great festivals are great, shitty festivals are shitty.
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 20 May 2021 20:57 (two years ago) link
and then there's Fyre Fest
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Thursday, 20 May 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
Xpost - Tolstoy
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:08 (two years ago) link
im 36 years old i am not attending a big huge festival thing - with 10s of thousands of people and multiple stages etc. - ever again
some "fest" that is actually just different shows at venues in a city - sure, that's a different thing
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
i only ever attended one festival of that ilk before and i just did cocaine in my tent all weekend and saw beastie boys on the first night and bjork on the last night.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:15 (two years ago) link
mutek or sónar i would probably still be into
the thing I like about festivals is knowing the times the bands are getting on stage so I don't wait around bored for 40 minutes waiting for a band to come on stage, or if I do get there early, it's cos I'm staking out a good spot.
and I can go back to hotel and nap if I need to without fearing I'll misjudge the time the band goes on.
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
but on the flipside, a regular ole show = I only have to muster enough energy to watch 2 or 3 bands, so my back isn't likely to go out
1996: Metallica headlines Lollapalooza, causing much teeth-gnashing.2021: Journey plays Lollapalooza, causes ____________?
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:42 (two years ago) link
seems like you might not have really made the most of it tbh
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
yes i forgot about this, this is a very good and fun kind of fest
always wanted to make it to gonerfest in memphis but feel like i missed my window and am now too old to be able to drink enough to have a good enough time at it
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Friday, 21 May 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link
atp type festivals with chalets >>> outdoor festivals with tents. past a certain age, anyway.
― I was born anxious, here's how to do it. (ledge), Friday, 21 May 2021 14:03 (two years ago) link
i've never attended a festival where you camp overnight on the grounds and with any luck i never will
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 21 May 2021 14:06 (two years ago) link
i was born old
but thinking about this reminded me that both times i attended maryland deathfest me and my friends stayed on a houseboat in fells point. 10/10 experience
I have no further need to attend an outdoor music festival of any variety
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Friday, 21 May 2021 14:15 (two years ago) link
I had a great time at Glastonbury 2019.
― DT, Saturday, 22 May 2021 07:59 (two years ago) link
the thing to remember with large outdoor festivals that take place in cities is that a fair number of people over age 25 just roll in around 6pmI was aghast at this in my early 20s, and with age have realized that the experience of sweating my ass off in the sun to see a handful of acts I’m interested in and killing time checking out a few that might be ok over the course of an entire afternoon is a mediocre value proposition the mixed-venue festivals that take place in the evenings/night time are still for me
― mh, Sunday, 23 May 2021 00:29 (two years ago) link
I don’t know what this is (it was promoted into my feed), but the number “88” does not have positive connotations for me:
ANNOUNCING: HEAD IN THE CLOUDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL!! NOV 6TH & 7TH 2021 @ BROOKSIDE AT THE ROSE BOWL PASADENA, CA. PRESALE STARTS FRIDAY MAY 28TH @ 10 AM. REGISTER FOR PRESALE ACCESS NOW @ https://t.co/NZ2YI86eDR ❤️🌥❤️☀️ pic.twitter.com/FX1my3tevo— 88rising (@88rising) May 26, 2021
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:29 (two years ago) link
88 Rising is an Asian-American record label. It has very positive connotations in China.
― peace, man, Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:33 (two years ago) link
^^ thanks for that, did not know
― sleeve, Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:34 (two years ago) link
good to know, thx. my heart skipped a beat at the name!
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:37 (two years ago) link
lol yeah that could cause some misunderstandings
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:40 (two years ago) link
I'm on their mailing list and every time I get one of their emails I wince a little. But context is everything.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:41 (two years ago) link
this isn't the WORST lineup but
it’s TIME ✨ saturday, may 21 in pasadena! want in? register now at https://t.co/I1diy5uSCZ for early access to tickets + mark your calendars for the presale starting thursday, june 24 at 10am PT pic.twitter.com/o5TQ6O5qJy— justlikeheavenfest (@JLHeavenFest) June 21, 2021
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 21 June 2021 19:23 (two years ago) link
Is it already time for Millennial nostalgia tours?
― o. nate, Monday, 21 June 2021 19:36 (two years ago) link
this lineup just wrote a strongly-worded letter to your local MP about how expensive childcare is
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 21 June 2021 19:37 (two years ago) link
i give it a 7.6
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Monday, 21 June 2021 19:46 (two years ago) link
I've seen ten of the 19 bands on that bill live and had a fine-to-fantastic time at all of them.
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Monday, 21 June 2021 19:48 (two years ago) link
if this constitutes posting in the "worst festival lineups" thread, what constitutes a "good festival lineup" by ILM standards? 🤔
― DT, Monday, 21 June 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
I mostly posted it here bc I didn't want to start a new thread for it and there's no "okay festival lineups that will give millennials mixed feelings" thread
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 21 June 2021 23:21 (two years ago) link
I'd love to see a Freedom Rock-style commercial for this.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 21 June 2021 23:29 (two years ago) link
You know they tried to get The Strokes to headline that.Incredible lineup.
― enochroot, Monday, 21 June 2021 23:34 (two years ago) link
ooh a festival for the middle-aged
― mh, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 00:11 (two years ago) link
There this one a week before if you want to skew a little older.
https://aegwebprod.blob.core.windows.net/content/content_images/173/ucG2PcpyadkW3jf0eNacob77J8XXmge653Ne8k2W.jpeg
https://cruelworldfest.com/
― nickn, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 00:47 (two years ago) link
The most (personally) tantalizing part of the Just Like Heaven poster = "Performing Apologies to the Queen Mary"
― search term: buttrock (morrisp), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 00:49 (two years ago) link
I love the Just like Heaven lineup unironically. I’d definitely go if I lived in California. Sure, probably anyone who gives a fuck about those artists is in their mid to late 30’s in 2021 but I’ve seen several of those live and they were great fun. Particularly !!!, Chromeo and Santigold. Who knows if they still have it 15+ years later but they were good live in their prime. MIA and Modest Mouse were not that memorable when I saw them in primaverasound 2007.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:00 (two years ago) link
I just mentioned it to my wife (she was already aware of it)… we may actually buy tix.(“mid to late 30’s” – bless your heart, lol)
― search term: buttrock (morrisp), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:04 (two years ago) link
Is there a ’90s equivalent to the ’00s & ’80s themed festivals posted above(?)(I ask because… I Love the ’90s™)
― search term: buttrock (morrisp), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:09 (two years ago) link
Xxpost: mid 30’s to mid 40’s then? Lol
Xpost: In the mid 00’s there was Creamfields which started in the UK and had several 90’s acts attached to it. I’d definitely buy tickets for a 90’s thing too.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:16 (two years ago) link
1. I've gone to my fair share of shows and I was at the right age for the peak of most of those artists and the only ones I've seen live are Modest Mouse (M&A era - my first show actually, yes I started going to shows late) and maybe Wolf Parade? I'm not sure if I've seen the latter but there's like a 65% chance I've seen them
2. so is Goldenvoice just gonna start a festival for every age demographic? have they started one for little kids yet where it's just Pinkfong headlining every night?
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:20 (two years ago) link
them jeans and more cinespace dj’s
― brimstead, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 01:27 (two years ago) link