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Forget Rothbury, there's not a festival in the WORLD this year that compares to Bonnaroo's lineup. Coachella and Lolla (probably) have both fallen short, IMO.
First off, undercard of the century, are you kidding? Yea it's great if you like jambands that tour constantly, are playing at almost every other jam festival this summer, and have already played Bonnaroo multiple times. However for the rest of us who want something new at the festival and not just a rehash of Bonnaroo 2003 (now with less Neil Young!) but in the comforts of Sherwood Forest, that's great. Once again I'm not arguing that Rothbury isn't a great festival if you're into jam bands and cooler (not a foregone conclusion, if you live by the great lakes you know this) weather.
hes rumored to be an add hahahahahahahahaha
I know he's rumored to be an add, but only by a guy who may or may not have been taking to the guys from rothfest. So I'm going to hold off on believing this until I hear it from someone not named towel something or nother.
Post by ihearthaters on Apr 8, 2009 17:06:58 GMT -5
of the 12-14 bands i listed i would say 1/2 are electronic...sci may headline but dont be surprised if they wind up a late night...bob dylan will NOT be a headliner= epic fail. i see him being a late afternoon set as a possible pre headliner.
sorry to offend anyone, i tried not to make any personal attacks thats not what im about...just trying to give rothbury some more credit
Post by ihearthaters on Apr 8, 2009 17:32:04 GMT -5
wolfman: i think a minority of people roobashing have bashed this years roo lineup, or any year, except 2008 (and seriously kanye west and metallica?? even you have to admit thats one that roo will sweep under the carpet), and i dont plan to bash the line up..it appears the vast majority of roo that was bashed was the crowd, ie..."brofest" and "drunken frat kids ruining my good time at roo"
wolfman: i think a minority of people roobashing have bashed this years roo lineup, or any year, except 2008 (and seriously kanye west and metallica?? even you have to admit thats one that roo will sweep under the carpet), and i dont plan to bash the line up..it appears the vast majority of roo that was bashed was the crowd, ie..."brofest" and "drunken frat kids ruining my good time at roo"
all IMO..of course
2008 was my best Bonnaroo experience ever. I slept through every headliner and raged Midday and latenights. When everyone was at Kanye I was at Chali2na and Galactic which was one of the best sets of live music I have ever seen. 2008 was a banner year if you just knew how to do it, in all fairness inforoo taught me how, and I raged for four days solid.
, except 2008 (and seriously kanye west and metallica?? even you have to admit thats one that roo will sweep under the carpet),
I understood the bashing in 08. I liked Kanye.....was indifferent towards metallica. But I saw a lot of people (on here and in real life) complaining that these two artists were on the lineup. They hated that they didn't fit in with the first few bonnaroo lineups.
The kanye bashing was warranted. After what went down I was definitely less of a fan of his and he validated most of the things people were complaining about.
Metallica on the other hand embraced Roo and were welcomed. They played a high energy, rocking show and proved people wrong. While they may be a different type of music than the jamband heads enjoy......they definitely did all they could to fit in and win over people. They really seemed to have a good time.
I don't see how people could bash this years lineup unless they are just upset that the bands/artists they wanted aren't listed. There aren't bad artists on the lineup.
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I read the news today oh boy, About a lucky man who made the grade, And though the news was rather sad, Well I just had to laugh,
I saw the photograph, He blew his mind out in a car He didn't notice that the lights had changed, A crowd of people stood and stared, They'd seen his face before Nobody was really sure If he was from the House of Lords.
Post by friendlydestroyer on Apr 9, 2009 9:38:48 GMT -5
2008 was sweet for Roo! Not a whole lot of people that year. It was like a Music Playground! Bonnaroo's set up is so good, I was able to go from one stage to the next and easily get really close without having to wait a million hours in one spot before each show. The crowd is always good and if you do it right (being just enjoy the fest-it's all good!) you could've partied your face off until 4:30am and then stumble into a full on Kanye West show bringing in the morning! If you just love music go to any fest you like and try not to stress about seeing these exact bands and needing to be super close, just let that sh*t go and you will probably have it anyway without worrying the whole time. Kinda lost my way at this point, both Roth and Roo are sweet as long as you see them as a whole and not in pure which band and which time slot.
Post by friendlydestroyer on Apr 9, 2009 9:58:44 GMT -5
Also to add: Kanye and Metallica - so what! There was still Levon freakin Helm, Disco Biscuits late night, Phil Lesh, Ivan Neville, Charlie 2na with Galactic, Bela Fleck, Broken Social Scene, Sigur Ros late night, Robert Randolph, Umphrey's Mgee, Dark Star Orchestra all in God Damn Tents Those sound pretty Bonnaroo to me, never mind the fact that the tents provide a nice intimate atmosphere that these bands would not get in a million years at any other fest. Plus never mind the 4hr MMJ show and all the Which stage performances, where again most of those acts would be on the main stage at other fests. Bonnaroo is always a win for these reason's - you actually get to SEE the band's, living legends, jams, stage art ect... Plus need I even mention late nights!?
Also to add: Kanye and Metallica - so what! There was still Levon freakin Helm, Disco Biscuits late night, Phil Lesh, Ivan Neville, Charlie 2na with Galactic, Bela Fleck, Broken Social Scene, Sigur Ros late night, Robert Randolph, Umphrey's Mgee, Dark Star Orchestra all in God Damn Tents Those sound pretty Bonnaroo to me, never mind the fact that the tents provide a nice intimate atmosphere that these bands would not get in a million years at any other fest. Plus never mind the 4hr MMJ show and all the Which stage performances, where again most of those acts would be on the main stage at other fests. Bonnaroo is always a win for these reason's - you actually get to SEE the band's, living legends, jams, stage art ect... Plus need I even mention late nights!?
Post by friendlydestroyer on Apr 9, 2009 22:44:38 GMT -5
I actually love Metallica, so all in all 2008 was the Sh*t - Loved it when Hetfield said "Do you know what song this is??!!!" as And Justice For All... rings in.
there's no dmb, john mayer, snoop, 311 there this year. i thought they were going to get no doubt or incubus or something like that. but they went pretty much with the bonnaroo 03 lineup. so what do you expect?
Ouch 25% behind last year, I would guess this will hurt the Neil Young Chances.
Looks like Bonnaroo is selling better than last year:
"And ticket sales for Bonnaroo in Tennessee "are looking really good compared with last year," says A.C. Entertainment president Ashley Capps, whose company co-produces Bonnaroo with Superfly Productions.
"Two weeks ago we were up 10% and this week we're up 15%, so I'm feeling really optimistic," Capps continues. He declined to reveal specific ticket sales numbers."
there's no dmb, john mayer, snoop, 311 there this year. i thought they were going to get no doubt or incubus or something like that. but they went pretty much with the bonnaroo 03 lineup. so what do you expect?
Those sound pretty Bonnaroo to me, never mind the fact that the tents provide a nice intimate atmosphere that these bands would not get in a million years at any other fest. Plus never mind the 4hr MMJ show and all the Which stage performances, where again most of those acts would be on the main stage at other fests. Bonnaroo is always a win for these reason's - you actually get to SEE the band's, living legends, jams, stage art ect... Plus need I even mention late nights!?
