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yeah, it seems a lot of people did. oh well. i have friends on FB who got through, you did, people on the lolla board - i dunno what happened but it is what it is. i was planning to redeem myself after missing them at roo in favor of the lips, and then this shit happened.
Post by nodepression on Jun 25, 2010 10:55:52 GMT -5
Depending on a certain bum friend I might have an extra ticket, but won't know for a little while. Even so, I'm sure you'll find a ticket somehow, even by posting up at the doors Saturday at the Metro.
I got tickets to Phoenix too, since I missed them at Bonnaroo due to leaving early. At least that worked out. But I would seriously trade the Phoenix tickets for Black Keys tickets.
For now, it looks like Friday I'll be at Cut Copy, Saturday at Wavves/Harlem, and Phoenix on Sunday. But in the balcony or something? It all happened so fast...
So right now I am 60-40 on whether or not I'm going this year. I'd love to since my family has a house in Logan Square, so its just a matter of getting a ticket. As a Lollapalooza noob, how long does it take to get to the north end stage to the south end stage? And usually does it get crowded for almost all shows since its in a park?
It's about a mile from the north stage to the south stage so count on at least a 10 minute walk. It's not as crowded earlier in the day, but it can get pretty busy by the late afternoon. That said, they did expand the grounds this year so maybe it won't be as bad.
Post by avocadolady on Jul 5, 2010 13:47:03 GMT -5
Sort of like Roo. They have water troughs set up, I think one or two on each end of the park. You can also bring in 2L of sealed water each day so I usually freeze some to bring in. If it gets hot enough (it did last year) they'll give out free bottles of water too.
So I went to Downtown Chicago today to get some of my bearings of the place, and I have to say Grant Park is huge. If I get a ticket, I am going to have to schedule out my shows real well.
So I went to Downtown Chicago today to get some of my bearings of the place, and I have to say Grant Park is huge. If I get a ticket, I am going to have to schedule out my shows real well.
its pretty much only stages to the right and left of that fountain and the bathroom house thingy... its not the entire park.
Post by HighlySuspicious on Jul 12, 2010 23:28:35 GMT -5
If you want to watch a preheadliner to the end of the show on one main stage you're going to be lucky to get past the sound booth for the headliner on the other side. That's what sucks about lolla... and the bands only play 50-55 minutes besides the headliners. It's a more energetic crowd though and chicago is sweet
"Are you coming to Chicago to see the return of the mighty Soundgarden at Lollapalooza 2010? If so, you may be in luck. Soundgarden has announced that they are playing an intimate show at the legendary Vic Theatre in Chicago on Thursday, August 5th…and here's your chance to get a couple of tickets"
Post by champagne cory on Jul 31, 2010 11:21:29 GMT -5
I personally do not like the taste of the water from the troughs. Last year they ran out of water for sale before the main headliners went on, so I would definitely bring in as much of your own water as possible.
Post by nodepression on Aug 7, 2010 14:40:28 GMT -5
WHY?!!!!!!!?!?!?!/!?!?!?! Why the hell did I buy into the hype? I am never one to let marketing really influence my decision making process but for some reason I was intrigued. What was I hoping to get from seeing that? I know nothing about her except she is for some reason the biggest thing in music right now. Usually that means shit to me but I was caught by curiosity. Is there something that I am just not seeing? After hearing about the elaborate stage production that they were dishing out for her this year I really was interested to see what was going to happen on stage. What happened was pure utter garbage. This isn't even the music I am talking about by the way, the songs are pretty decent pop dance songs. It's the lack of any realness that bothered me the most. Great fucking intro Ga Ga. We get to look at a curtain for 5 minutes while your cd plays. Awesome. Now I figured there would be backing tracks and barely any "real" live singing so I can over look that. What bothered me I think the most was the blood curling screams and attempts to pump up the crowd with the, for example, "Let's hear it for equal RIIIIIIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!" chants. Hey, I'm all for equal rights and I am all for trying to pump the crowd, but at least try and make it seem somewhat real rather than "this is the point in the show where I say something to get a cheer from the crowd" It didn't feel real. it felt like while rehearsing for this show you probably went over those lines like 50 times at those specific moments in the show. I guess that sort of thing works on suburban moms, high school girls, and gay guys who live in some sort of La LA land. To me, it just seemed like a failed attempt at trying to seem like she is some kind of rebel or hero to the masses. She is not.
Also, the stage show wasn't really anything that over the top. Maybe my idea of over the top is greater than some (i.e. Roger Waters) but nothing about that show had me say "wow" The "monster" on stage looked like a drop cloth with spot lights. It reminded me of Eddie from Iron Maiden if Eddie from Iron Maiden was a fucking roadie with a bed sheet over his fucking head. The sparklers blasting from where her penis used to be was a page out of Blackie Lawless's school of shock and awe. Only thing different was that Blackie Lawless actually shocked and awed people(for those of you reading this who have no idea what Iron Maiden or who Blackie Lawless is, you probably already hate what I have written... go do some homework) Also, what the hell was with the 5 minute long breaks between songs. Costume changes? OK, fine, I'm all about some theatrics (it was the main reason why I went to this stupid show) but give the audience something to be entertained by during that time. Everyone around me, even fans, would start chatting and have conversations and at no point seemed fully invested into the show.
"How can we make Ga Ga's show 2 hours?" "We can have 45 minutes of downtime." DONE!!!!!
Finally, like I said, I really know nothing about GaGa but I was willing to not see The Strokes because I had faith that she would actually be worth all of the hype and media attention. And I am not mad that I didn't see The Strokes (which I would have enjoyed) rather I am furious that I actually watched Gaga with the thought that "It's gonna get better. It has to get better." Well, it didn't. It was absolute pre-fabricated pop garbage that the corporate machine is churling out as fast as possible to make as much fucking money as humanly possible because a majority of the human public are fucking morons and need to be spoon-fed a healthy diet of shit. I was one of those morons last night but I learned my lesson. As Chuck D and Flava Flav say "DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!!!!!"
WHY?!!!!!!!?!?!?!/!?!?!?! Why the hell did I buy into the hype? I am never one to let marketing really influence my decision making process but for some reason I was intrigued. What was I hoping to get from seeing that? I know nothing about her except she is for some reason the biggest thing in music right now. Usually that means Leno to me but I was caught by curiosity. Is there something that I am just not seeing? After hearing about the elaborate stage production that they were dishing out for her this year I really was interested to see what was going to happen on stage. What happened was pure utter garbage. This isn't even the music I am talking about by the way, the songs are pretty decent pop dance songs. It's the lack of any realness that bothered me the most. Great quacking intro Ga Ga. We get to look at a curtain for 5 minutes while your cd plays. Awesome. Now I figured there would be backing tracks and barely any "real" live singing so I can over look that. What bothered me I think the most was the blood curling screams and attempts to pump up the crowd with the, for example, "Let's hear it for equal RIIIIIIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!" chants. Hey, I'm all for equal rights and I am all for trying to pump the crowd, but at least try and make it seem somewhat real rather than "this is the point in the show where I say something to get a cheer from the crowd" It didn't feel real. it felt like while rehearsing for this show you probably went over those lines like 50 times at those specific moments in the show. I guess that sort of thing works on suburban moms, high school girls, and gay guys who live in some sort of La LA land. To me, it just seemed like a failed attempt at trying to seem like she is some kind of rebel or hero to the masses. She is not.
Also, the stage show wasn't really anything that over the top. Maybe my idea of over the top is greater than some (i.e. Roger Waters) but nothing about that show had me say "wow" The "monster" on stage looked like a drop cloth with spot lights. It reminded me of Eddie from Iron Maiden if Eddie from Iron Maiden was a quacking roadie with a bed sheet over his quacking head. The sparklers blasting from where her shlong used to be was a page out of Blackie Lawless's school of shock and awe. Only thing different was that Blackie Lawless actually shocked and awed people(for those of you reading this who have no idea what Iron Maiden or who Blackie Lawless is, you probably already hate what I have written... go do some homework) Also, what the hell was with the 5 minute long breaks between songs. Costume changes? OK, fine, I'm all about some theatrics (it was the main reason why I went to this stupid show) but give the audience something to be entertained by during that time. Everyone around me, even fans, would start chatting and have conversations and at no point seemed fully invested into the show.
"How can we make Ga Ga's show 2 hours?" "We can have 45 minutes of downtime." DONE!!!!!
Finally, like I said, I really know nothing about GaGa but I was willing to not see The Strokes because I had faith that she would actually be worth all of the hype and media attention. And I am not mad that I didn't see The Strokes (which I would have enjoyed) rather I am furious that I actually watched Gaga with the thought that "It's gonna get better. It has to get better." Well, it didn't. It was absolute pre-fabricated pop garbage that the corporate machine is churling out as fast as possible to make as much quacking money as humanly possible because a majority of the human public are quacking morons and need to be spoon-fed a healthy diet of Leno. I was one of those morons last night but I learned my lesson. As Chuck D and Flava Flav say "DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!!!!!"
Hopefully the general disdain for her show deters her from playing Coachella/Bonnaroo.
It sounds more like a shitty Broadway play then a concert. Keep the costume changes and crappy stage props in arenas for the top 40 monkeys.
"Weird Al"'s show has multiple costume changes, videos, choreography, and just generally a lot of visual extras, but it is 2 1/2 hours of pure kickass.
;D
