Past INmusic Festival lineups & sets (Archive)

...come on, let's make it happen! Just please, don't schedule them for an afternoon set while the sun is absolutely beating down... or maybe stick them on one of those smaller stages tucked away in the shade...

velvetmarlin472 said:...just please don't schedule them for an afternoon slot while the sun is beating down...or put them on some tiny side stage in the middle of nowhere...

They'll be headliners, so they'll end up on the second main stage at night. Think Tricky during a Moby set 😁
maybe even hitting the main stage around 9 PM.

velvetmarlin472 said:...sure, if they don't schedule them for the afternoon heat... or stick them on some tiny side stage out in the woods...

That little forest stage was easily the best part of Coachella last year... 🙂
Hopefully it stays that way this time around.

...man, that cursed stage...I was there watching New York Dolls and it totally convinced me that "reunions" are almost always a massive letdown...

I was honestly just thinking—maybe they should go ahead and overhaul the ADA first, and then we can see if ☕ 😬
actually show up!

urbannomad30 said:I was actually trying to say they should overhaul the ADA first, then maybe we can talk about ☕ 😬

Back at the IEEE meetup, right after that de facto set finished, I asked Omar if they'd ever get the ADA crew back together, and he basically shut me down with pure disgust
...though maybe nowadays you could sweeten the deal with some $$$ 😁

So Grinderman and AF are acting as headliners?
Does that mean there's actually a chance System of a Down shows up now, since they could easily pass as headliners😢

while the sun is beating down

And when exactly was the sun beating down at Coachella? 😂 All I remember is rain, mud, and wind😁

I honestly don't get those comments saying, "we've got two headliners, so there won't be any more." 🙄

The year before last, they had Kraftwerk, Moby, and Franz Ferdinand...
And last year? It was Massive Attack, The Flaming Lips, Billy Idol, and Alice in Chains...

Henry Mitchell29 said:See, this is what I mean... you guys are actually making me interested again... 😁 I haven't caught
Mars Volta😁 live yet, and honestly, seeing those lunatics perform with their wall of sound would be something else...
If they brought out Cave, Mars Volta, maybe even AF... then we'd be talking. I'd actually buy a ticket at that point.☕

The whole Mars Volta idea is killer—we really need to lean on the promoters to stop sleeping on them. Heh.

The issue with Volt is that their recent shows have been massive—like two and a half hour sets—which just doesn't work when you're dealing with the tight scheduling of a major US music festival.

Man, it is finally time to get the Mars Volta stage set up! Let's goooo!

amberranger said:Volt is problematic because their recent sets have been running two and a half hours long. That is simply impossible within festival scheduling constraints.

Hmm...
If my memory serves me right regarding that other stage over the last few years (I think it was the Budweiser Stage last year), they used to book all sorts of random bands and acts.
And there were plenty of boring shows that ended up dragging on for nearly two hours...
So, if a bunch of random indie acts can trudge through a two-hour set, I don't see why Mars Volta can't get the time they actually need on that stage. 😎🤷 They can always just stick to the schedule or whatever...
What's the actual issue here?

Maybe they could have charged a bit more for that longer set, since it feels like the organizers just don't want to hand over headliner money to someone who isn't actually headlining...

Hot Chip, Gogol Bordello... a little party never killed nobody 😁

Henry Mitchell29 said:hmmm...
If my memory serves me right regarding those other stages over the last few years—I think it was the Bud Light stage last time—they used to book all sorts of random bands and acts.
And you’d get these incredibly dull sets that somehow dragged on forever... sometimes pushing close to the two-hour mark.
So, if some random indie band can stomp around and scream for two hours, I don't see why Mars Volta can't be given the time they actually need on that stage.😎🤷 I mean, they could always just stick to the schedule or whatever...
so what's the actual issue here?

They're way too expensive for a gig in the middle of nowhere.

amberranger said:They’re way too expensive for a set in the woods.

Why not just slot them for 9 PM on the main stage, like The Flaming Lips last year?

It's ridiculous how much these guys think they're worth, charging those insane prices... 😁

Henry Mitchell29 said:hmmm...
If my memory serves—and it usually fails me regarding the last few years at that secondary stage (I think it was the Bud Light stage last year)—they used to book all sorts of random bands.
And there were plenty of mediocre acts that somehow managed to drag on... sometimes up to nearly 2 hours.
Well, if those random acts could just stomp around and howl for 2 hours, I don't see why Mars Volta can't get the time they actually need on that stage... 😎🤷 They could always just stick to the schedule or something....
Or what's the actual issue here?

Last year, no set on the Bud Light stage went over an hour and a half. And they weren't "random bores"—they were actually solid sets... Rise Against, Pendulum live, Dubioza, Skindred, Flogging Molly.
👍

Now, I haven't the slightest clue how it went two years ago when it was the Bud Light metal stage...

Gregory Harris8 said:Maybe they’d charge more for a longer set. Organizers aren't about to waste headliner money on someone who isn't actually headlining.

How are they not headliners? That's a rock-solid band. You could easily put them on the main stage. It would be a shame if they didn't pull a crowd here in America... but I'm pretty sure they can. They belong at the top of the bill.

So you're claiming the guys don't want to be headliners? 😁

Larry Morales12 said:Last year, nothing on the Bud Light stage ever dragged past ninety minutes. And we weren't stuck watching some boring filler acts, either. They were top-tier sets from killer bands: Rise Against, Pendulum live, Dubioza, Skindred, and Flogging Molly. 👍

Oops. I think we had a misunderstanding. 😕

I can't stop thinking about that second stage. It’s the second largest one there. Just 100 meters to the right of the main stage. 🤷
I can't remember the name.
By that logic, those bands you listed were all playing on the Bud Light stage one after another.

I know for a fact that one year he was on the Apple stage, if I recall correctly.

The sets used to be weird. Bands would drag out their performances way too long, or there’d be massive, empty gaps between acts. Total chaos.

Henry Mitchell29 said:Oops. I don't think we were on the same page... 😕

I've been talking about—and thinking about—that other stage the whole time. The second largest one. About 100 yards to the right of the main stage... 🤷
I can't recall what they called it.
By that logic, the bands you listed were actually playing on the third stage.

I know for a fact that one year that second stage was the Apple stage, if I remember correctly...

You'd get those bizarre sets there—performances that dragged on forever—or just massive, awkward gaps between acts...

Ah, I see. I get it now. That second stage is a total mess—just a collection of random bores and nonsense, exactly like you said.

Gregory Long70 said:Alright, I don't really get those comments saying "we have two headliners, so there won't be anything else." 🙄

The year before last, we had Kraftwerk, Moby, and Franz Ferdinand...
And last year was Massive Attack, The Flaming Lips, Billy Idol, and Alice in Chains...

That’s actually what I wanted to ask... 🤷

You forgot to mention LCD Soundsystem, !!!, Caribou, Flogging Molly, Pendulum... all of those are huge bands, even if they aren't the main headliners.

As for Mars Volta—it would be incredible if they played right before Grinderman... maybe Mars Volta at 9 PM, then Grinderman at 11 PM. Man...